Bestime (also spelled BeStime or Bes-time) was a British manufacturer of jigsaw puzzles and games. In the 1950s and 1960s, the company was best known for its jigsaws created by Enid Blyton.[1] The company made the first four puzzles in 1948, including an Amelia Jane jigsaw (the first jigsaw) and released over 20.[2][3] The Famous Five series of jigsaws were illustrated by Eileen Soper. Harmsen van der Beek was the illustrator for the Noddy series of jigsaws as with the books.[4] Bestime also made the Blyton Giant Tiddley Winks Game.[5] In 1954, Bestime released the first four jigsaws of The Secret Seven.[6] The company was dissolved in 1973.[7]
References
edit- ^ "The Enid Blyton Society".
- ^ "Jigsaws:Enid Blyton:General". Green Meadow Books. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ "Chronology". The Enid Blyton Society. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ "BeStime Enid Blyton Noddy Jigsaw Boxed 1960". Thetoycabin.com. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ "Giant Tiddley Winks Game". March House Books. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ Blyton, Enid (8 August 2013). Secret Seven: 9: Secret Seven Mystery. Hachette Children's Books. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-84456-943-4.
- ^ "Department of Trade and Industry". The London Gazette. No. 45973. 10 May 1973. p. 5859.
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