Hamley Bros. London Rare c. 1880 "Dissected Map" of the World Puzzle in Original Box gouache on pith I really love this old

I really love this old box

and I especially love the detailed ink-drawings on those outer circles

The very old

which is happily accompanied by satisfying clicks

Hamley Bros. London Rare c. 1880 "Dissected Map" of the World Puzzle in Original Box gouache on pith I really love this oldThis is a rare one, and in fact I can't find its exact match, but there were others similar produced in both London and the United States by other companies, which help date to about 1880, maybe a few years earlier. What I've learned is that "dissected maps" (lithography maps mounted to wood and cut into pieces) were one of the earliest types of educational tools for children, used in early kindergarten, and among the first iterations of the jig saw