Jaques of London
ManufacturingEngland, United Kingdom11-50 Employees
Jaques of London is a manufacturing company that specializes in wooden toys and games for a broad range of ages. Based in Edenbridge, England, the business traces its origins to 1795 and is described as the oldest toys and games company in the world, a lineage carried through eight generations. Its product portfolio includes classic titles such as Croquet, Ping Pong, Snakes and Ladders, Ludo, Tiddledy Winks, the Staunton Chess Set, Happy Families, and Snap, alongside a broader line of wooden toys developed with educational aims in mind through input from UK teachers. The company operates as a small-to-mid-sized enterprise and keeps office hours from 9:00am to 5:00pm, Monday through Friday, though the premises are not currently open to the general public.