Once again, the Spring BCD magazine issue provided a thorough overview of the recent quarterly meeting (see previous post) as well as a nice variety of other interesting articles. 
Nicki Barker asked the question “Colour-Line Cutting – When did it really take off?” and included pictures of a wonderfully line-cut 1870 puzzle of the Packet boat from Folkestone arriving at Boulogne.
Tom Tyler’s brief article discussed an unusual Chad Valley “Mauretania on the stocks” – unusual in that it’s the only Cunard Chad Valley puzzle that shows a liner being built and that the box did not have any guide picture on it. Jackie Armstrong contributed a comprehensive article “The Orient Theme (Middle & Far East)” that provided details of all the puzzles she had taken to the Winter meeting (see previous post), more details of some of the puzzles other members showed and an overview of the photo book she put together specifically for the meeting including many more orientally themed puzzles she owns. 
David Shearer provided Part 8 of the wanderings of his Jigasaurus website, this time focusing on his investigative work on a seemingly diverse collection of puzzles based on their advertised identities but perhaps all linked by the cutting and puzzle design of Robert Plumb, “Jig-Saw Puzzle Expert To The Graphic Gallery, The Strand, London”.
Several members contributed to the Member’s views section and editor, Brian included a list of spare back issues of the magazine ranging from numbers 83 to 126, with overviews of their contents, available at discount prices from him, with all proceeds to go to The BCD.