Images(2)

Puzzle, Slide

Object number2008.87.1 a-d

Manufacturer Frederic E. Aaron

Date1941

OriginPittsburgh, PA

MediumPaper; wood

Credit LineGift of Betty C. Hasley

DescriptionBox with nine wooden puzzle pieces (blocks) inside and instruction card.Dimensions0.5 x 3.25 x 4 in. (1.3 x 8.3 x 10.2 cm)
Inscriptions(a)
Each wood block has handwritten label in black marker ink: "PIANO"; two "CHAIR"; "SOFA"; "TABLE"; "RUG"; "MAT"; "LAMP"; "CLOCK".
Marks(b)
On top of box, rectangular sticker, "THE / MOVING / PUZZLE / MOVING IS ALWAYS A PROBLEM / PLACING THE PIANO IS FREQUENTLY A PUZZLE / CAN YOU DO IT? IF NOT CALL ON US! / WE CAN SOLVE THIS PUZZLE AS WELL AS / ANY OF YOUR PROBLEMS IN / MOVING - PACKING - STORAGE - SHIPPING / WRITE FOR SOLUTION SEE DIRECTIONS INSIDE / Hasley Bros. / MOVING AND STORAGE / WALTER HASLEY, Prop. / 855 SOUTH CANAL ST., N.S. / PITTSBURGH, PA. / Agent Member / ALLIED VAN LINES, Inc."

On bottom of top: screen-printed in black, directions and image of game.

(d)
Black screen-print: "SOLUTION TO THE MOVING PUZZLE", with movements of pieces to solve puzzle; at bottom right, "Hasley Bros. Moving and Storage / N.S. Pittsburgh, Pa."
Historical NotesAdvertising puzzle for Hasley Brothers Moving and Storage, which was owned and operated by donor Betty C. Hasley's father-in-law and his brothers. Hasley Bros. was started in 1878 by Samuel Hasley as a hauling and moving business. Throughout their 62 years of business, Hasley Bros. hauled wool, metals, coal, machinery, bricks, and lumber. Their location was on South Canal Street, on the North Side of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Related institution Hasley Brothers Moving and Storage

Related person Samuel Hasley

Related person Walter Hasley

Related institution Allied Van Lines, Inc.

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