jigsaw puzzle, Canada at War: The Loss of the Margaree
Report a Mistake- Object Number 20080131-001
- Event 1939-1945 Second World War
- Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer Sommerville Limited
- Date Made 1940-1945
- Place of Use Continent - North America, Country - Canada
- Category Recreational artifacts
- Sub-category Toy
- Department Arms and Technology
- Museum CWM
- Earliest 1940/01/01
- Latest 1945/12/31
- Inscription (top/dessus): CANADA AT WAR LARGE PICTURE finishes about 14" x 20" APPROZIMATELY 450 SCROLL CUT INTERLOCKING PIECES ORIGINAL PICTUE ESPECIALLY PAINTED FOR THSI PUSZZLE MADE IN CANADA by SOMERVILLE LIMITED THE LOSS OF THE MARGARREE On a stormy winter night, the Canadian destroyer MARGAREE was run down and cut in half by a merchant vessel which she was convoying. The forepart of the stricken warship sank immediately with a large loss of life while some survivors were rescued from the stern portion. This loss brought home to the people of Canada in a forcible way the great work which the Canadian naval vessels were doing, and the risks and dangers which beset them. A specially drawn Canadian illustration of an authentic Canadian war episode made into a De Luxe JIG-SAW PICTURE PUZZLE; (side/côté): CANADA AT WAR AUTHENTIC CANADIAN WAR EPISODE JIG-SAW PUZZLE; (side/côté): TITLES IN THIS SERIES 1. CANADIAN WARSHIP CAPTUES FIRST ITALIAN PRIZE 2. ROYAL NAVY TAKES OVER U.S. DESTROYERS 3. THE LOS OF THE MARGAREE 5. H.M.C.S PRINCE ROBERT CAPTURES THE WESER OFF MEXICO 5. CANADIAN HIGHLANDERS ESCAPE FROM FRANCE 6. CANADIANS DO A ROYAL GUARD 7. TAKING THE STING OUT OF A TIME BOMN 8. CANADIAN TROOPS GARRISON ICELAND 9. AIRMEN IN TRAINING FLY OVER CANADA 10 ABOUT TO TRY THEIR WINGS IN THE AIR 11. AMERICAN TRAINING PLANES ARE TOWED INTO CANADA 12. FIRST CLASS OF AIRMEN GET THEIR WINGS
- Materials Paper, Cardboard
- Service Component Royal Canadian Navy
- Unit HMCS Margaree
- Measurements Height 5.2 cm, Length 34.3 cm, Width 20.2 cm