Smithsonian Libraries’ Seed Catalog Collection Provides Cornucopia of Beautiful, Vintage Artwork for Mega Puzzles 

NEW YORK (April 24, 2015) – In a deal brokered by Knockout Licensing, Mega Brands America has launched a stunning puzzle line featuring colorful, vintage artwork from the Smithsonian Libraries’ Seed Catalog Collection.
“The Smithsonian Libraries’ Seed Catalog Collection is a treasure trove of beautiful artwork depicting colorful flowers, fruits, and vegetables in loving detail,” said Knockout Licensing Co-President Carole Postal. “The Smithsonian Libraries have done a magnificent job collecting and preserving these precious images and Mega Puzzles, in turn, has done a fantastic job translating images from that extensive digital collection into a wonderful range of puzzles.”
The Smithsonian Libraries’ Seed Catalog Collection includes high-resolution digitally-scanned artwork from thousands of beautifully illustrated vintage seed and nursery catalogs included in the Libraries’ Trade Literature Collection. In addition to bringing this artwork to products for people to enjoy, the Smithsonian Libraries’ Seed Catalog Collection licensing program helps generate revenue to support Smithsonian Libraries’ collections and projects.
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About Smithsonian Libraries
The Smithsonian Libraries maintains a collection of more than 2 million volumes and serves as an educational resource for the Smithsonian Institution, the global research community and the public. The Libraries are located in Washington, Edgewater, Md., New York City and the Republic of Panama.Included in the collections are 40,000 rare books and 2,000 manuscripts. The Libraries also holds an extensive trade literature collection, which includes over 500,000 commercial catalogs dating from the early nineteenth century and representing more than 30,000 companies.
About Knockout Licensing
Knockout Licensing (www.knockoutlicensing.com) is a dynamic, full-service boutique licensing agency that creates customized, innovative, and strategic merchandise programs for a varied portfolio including entertainment, digital media, fashion/trend, publishing, corporate brands, characters, and children’s properties.  Knockout Licensing delivers results with unmatched integrity and the highest level of client service, and has received special industry recognition for its work on British television drama Downton Abbey™ (NBCUniversal International Television Production) by developing an unprecedented licensing program spanning various product categories with a classic lifestyle brand positioning.  Client properties also include the best-selling book series turned popular television drama Outlander™ (Sony Pictures Television); publishing sensation Fifty Shades of Grey™; social media canine celebrity Boo, The World’s Cutest Dog™; beloved classic family franchise Little House on the Prairie®; world-renowned SINGER™ sewing brand; the Smithsonian Institution Library Seed Catalog Collection, and more.  Formed in 2012, Knockout Licensing is a joint-venture headed by CopCorp Licensing’s Carole Postal and TK Brand Group’s Tamra Knepfer, bringing together two of the most well-respected professionals in the industry.
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Ken Wong
Knockout Licensing
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kwong@copcorp.com