Editing Jigsaw puzzle (section)

==History==
[[File:Spilsbury jigsaw - John Spilsbury, 1766 - BL.jpg|thumb|left|[[John Spilsbury (cartographer)|John Spilsbury]]'s "Europe divided into its kingdoms, etc." (1766). He created the jigsaw puzzle for educational purposes, and called them "Dissected Maps".<ref>{{cite news|title=The Time of the Jigsaws|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/entries/7f70977c-1c98-318f-9174-1dddfa3565a7|agency=BBC|date=15 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Top 10 facts about jigsaw puzzles|url=http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/top10facts/616404/Top-10-facts-jigsaws-puzzles|agency=Daily Express|date=15 November 2016}}</ref>]]
[[John Spilsbury (cartographer)|John Spilsbury]] is believed to have produced the first jigsaw puzzle around 1760, using a [[marquetry]] saw.<ref name=history />

Early puzzles, known as dissections, were produced by mounting [[map]]s on sheets of [[hardwood]] and cutting along [[border|national boundaries]], creating a puzzle useful for teaching [[geography]].<ref name=history /> Royal governess [[Lady Charlotte Finch]] used such "dissected maps" to teach the children of [[George III of the United Kingdom|King George III]] and [[Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz|Queen Charlotte]].<ref>[http://www.hrp.org.uk/NewsAndMedia/TheArtFundKewPalacejigsaw_ Historic Royal Palaces press release "Jigsaw cabinet"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613212211/http://www.hrp.org.uk/NewsAndMedia/TheArtFundKewPalacejigsaw_ |date=2015-06-13 }}</ref><ref>https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1243701/puzzle-cabinet-unknown/ V&A collection; Museum number:B.1:1 & 2–2011; puzzle cabinet</ref> [[Cardboard]] jigsaw puzzles appeared in the late 1800s, but were slow to replace wooden ones because manufacturers felt that cardboard puzzles would be perceived as low-quality, and because [[profit margins]] on wooden jigsaws were larger.<ref name=history />

[[File:Bodleian Libraries, Dockyard and the ship in all its stages (title on box).jpg|thumb|British printed puzzle from 1874.]]
The name "jigsaw" came to be associated with the puzzle around 1880 when [[fretsaw]]s became the tool of choice for cutting the shapes.<ref name=history /> Along with fretsaws, [[Jigsaw (tool)|jigsaw]]s and [[scroll saw]]s have also been noted as tools used to cut jigsaw puzzles into pieces.<ref name="Lerno 2021">{{cite web|url=https://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/blogs/lapl/puzzling-history-puzzles|title=A Puzzling History of Jigsaw Puzzles|date=December 6, 2021|last=Lerno|first=Tina|website=[[Los Angeles Public Library]]|access-date=August 31, 2023}}</ref> The term "jigsaw puzzle" dates back to 1906.<ref name="Lerno 2021" />

[[File:Close up of Hand Cut Jigsaw Puzzle.JPG|thumb|left|Wooden jigsaw pieces, cut by hand]]
Jigsaw puzzles first became a craze among adults in the United States from 1907 to 1910, and a year or two later in Europe.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Williams |first=Anne |title=The Jigsaw Puzzle: Piecing Together a History |publisher=Berkley Books |year=2004 |isbn=0425198200 |location=New York, NY |pages=47-62}}</ref> These puzzles were typically made from solid wood, and were often non-interlocking, making them very challenging.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Williams |first=Anne |title=Jigsaw Puzzles: An Illustrated History and Price Guide |publisher=Wallace-Homestead Book Company |year=1990 |isbn=0870695371 |location=Radnor, PA |pages=10-13}}</ref> Adding to the challenge, there was usually no image on the box. Puzzle historian Anne Williams attributes the 1907-1910 puzzle craze to a mix of factors: a poor U.S. economy in 1907, increased participation of middle- and upper-class women in arts and crafts activities like puzzle making, and the introduction of the foot-powered scroll saw.<ref name=":0" /> Jigsaw puzzles also soared in popularity during the [[Great Depression]], as they provided a cheap, long-lasting, [[recycling|recyclable]] form of entertainment.<ref name=history /><ref name=briefhistory>{{cite web|last1=Williams|first1=Anne Douglas|title=Jigsaw Puzzles – A Brief History|url=http://www.mgcpuzzles.com/mgcpuzzles/puzzle%5Fhistory/|website=www.mgcpuzzles.com|access-date=2 August 2014}}</ref> It was around this time that jigsaws evolved to become more complex and appealing to adults.<ref name=history /> They were also given away in [[promotion (marketing)|product promotions]] and used in [[advertising]], with customers completing an image of the promoted product.<ref name=history /><ref name=briefhistory />

Sales of wooden puzzles fell after [[World War II]] as improved [[wages]] led to [[price]] increases, while improvements in [[manufacturing]] processes made [[paperboard]] jigsaws more attractive.<ref name=briefhistory />

Demand for jigsaw puzzles saw a surge, comparable to that of the [[Great Depression]], during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]'s stay-at-home orders.<ref name=cnbc>{{cite web
 | url =https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/03/coronavirus-sends-demand-for-jigsaw-puzzles-surging.html
 | title =Demand for jigsaw puzzles is surging as coronavirus keeps millions of Americans indoors
 | last =Miller
 | first =Hannah
 | date =April 5, 2020
 | website =CNBC
 | access-date =April 16, 2020
 }}</ref><ref name=NPR>{{cite web
 | url =https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/13/833346707/with-people-stuck-at-home-jigsaw-puzzle-sales-soar
 | title =With People Stuck at Home, Jigsaw Puzzle Sales Soar
 | last =Doubek
 | first =James
 | date =April 13, 2020
 | website =NPR
 | access-date =April 16, 2020
 }}</ref>