By Rafe Calder
- Ravensburger is a games and puzzle publisher from a town in Upper Swabia. The company’s museum starts its history in 1883. This piece keeps to the points the sources agree on and avoids business figures.
The start
English Wikipedia says Ravensburger was founded in 1883 by Otto Robert Maier in Ravensburg, a town in Upper Swabia in southern Germany. The museum’s own site agrees on 1883 as the start of the history.
The museum
The museum’s own site, a producer’s page, says visitors can see the company’s development from its beginnings in 1883, early games and books, Ravensburger classics, and how a game or a puzzle is made. It also has “reading worlds”. The site says the brand made the city’s name known across the world. That last line is the museum describing its own subject, and we mark it as such. We give no hours or tickets.
What kind of sources these are
Two encyclopaedia pages and one producer’s own site. The museum page is promotional by nature and says little with a date.
Questions a buyer would ask
Is a Ravensburger puzzle made in Ravensburg? The sources do not say where any given product is made. They place the company’s headquarters in Ravensburg. Ask the seller of a specific box.
What we left out
Revenue, ownership, product ranges, prices and any claim about where a particular puzzle is manufactured.
Quick answers
When was Ravensburger founded? In 1883, by Otto Robert Maier, according to English Wikipedia. The museum’s website also begins the history in 1883.
Is there a Ravensburger museum? Yes. The museum’s own site describes the company’s history from 1883 and how a game or a puzzle is made.
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