Brand/Manufacturer: Sifo Co. (Sifo Company), Made in U.S.A.
Era: Vintage mid-century (stamped copyright 1952 by Sifo Co.).
Featured Puzzle 1: “Hickory Dickory Dock” nursery rhyme puzzle. It features a grandfather clock layout accented with colorful retro illustrations of mice, birds, and fairy-tale characters. Bottom left piece is broken as pictured.
Featured Puzzle 2: Classic circus-themed locomotive and train car puzzle, complete with stylized illustrations of a circus engineer and festive train cars.
Additional Game Pieces: Includes a large matching set of vintage heavy cardboard pictorial domino cards. One side features classic black domino pips on a bright yellow background, while the reverse side showcases charming mid-century illustrations of animals, circus themes, flowers, and objects (such as elephants, seals, carrots, and ducks).
Condition Report
Wooden Puzzles: Both puzzles are structurally complete with all original interlocking wooden pieces present. The lithographed paper faces show beautiful vintage character, with typical edge wear, light surface scuffing, and minor corner fraying consistent with age and careful historical play. Bottom left piece is broken as pictured.
Domino Cards: The cardboard matching cards show visible handling wear, minor corner creasing, and surface aging, but the graphics remain distinct, bold, and fully readable.
Completeness: Sold as an estate lot collection. Card counts have not been checked against a manufacturing register.
1950s Sifo Wooden Puzzles – Hickory Dickory Dock & Circus Train & Cardboard Picture Dominoes
Brand/Manufacturer: Sifo Co. (Sifo Company), Made in U.S.A. Era: Vintage mid-century (stamped copyright 1952 by Sifo Co.). Featured Puzzle 1: “Hickory Dickory Dock” nursery rhyme puzzle. It features a grandfather clock layout accented with colorful retro illustrations of mice, birds, and fairy-tale characters. Bottom left piece is broken as pictured. Featured Puzzle 2: Classic circus-themed…
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- Marion, Ohio, United States (US)
