Bestime Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.enidblytonsociety.co.uk/games-puzzles-and-toys.php?cat=bestnumjigsaws
  2. Web site: Jigsaws:Enid Blyton:General. Green Meadow Books. 28 January 2014.
  3. Web site: Chronology. The Enid Blyton Society. 28 January 2014.
  4. Web site: BeStime Enid Blyton Noddy Jigsaw Boxed 1960. Thetoycabin.com. 28 January 2014.
  5. Web site: Giant Tiddley Winks Game. March House Books. 28 January 2014.
  6. Book: Blyton, Enid. Secret Seven: 9: Secret Seven Mystery. 8 August 2013. Hachette Children's Books. 978-1-84456-943-4. 66.