Hamley Bros. London Rare c. 1880 "Dissected Map" of the World Puzzle in Original Box scrap wood frames though the family tree gets

though the family tree gets complicated

works great--just squeeze the bottom ends of the wooden sticks to which he is attached

all pages bound

which I purchased from a seller who knew nothing about it

I realized that what the metallic embroidery in gold and silver reminds me most of is a 19th c

Hamley Bros. London Rare c. 1880 "Dissected Map" of the World Puzzle in Original Box scrap wood frames though the family tree getsThis 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