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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
F D Initials Puzzle
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

F D Initials Puzzle

Object numberMO 1987.8.1
Maker (American publisher and printer)
Date1933
Mediumpaper (cardboard, cardstock), ink
Dimensionsoverall (box) H 7/8 in x W 3 1/2 in x D 5 5/8 in (2.2 cm x 8.9 cm x 14.3 cm )

DescriptionA boxed "F D Puzzle" set based on the letters F and D, from Franklin D. Roosevelt's "World Famous Initials."

a) The puzzle consists of five individually shaped red cardboard pieces that form the letter "F”, and six individually shaped blue pieces that form the letter "D".

b) The original two-piece cardboard box for the puzzle. The lid of the box has a paper label that features a portrait illustration of FDR, information about the puzzle, and the maker and copyright information.

c) Contained in the puzzle box is a cardstock insert with printed instructions for writing the maker for the solution to the puzzle.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Douglas Thurman in 1986.
Credit LineGift of Douglas Thurman
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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