Hamley Bros. London Rare c. 1880 "Dissected Map" of the World Puzzle in Original Box vintage measuring tape The seller (from what I

The seller (from what I could make out on his tag) seems to have thought perhaps for holding floats (maybe he meant fly fishing flies

but it is clean and new and dust free

11 3/4" long x 7 1/4" wide (at wheels)

) I really love both the silhouettes and the color combinations on these

There are a few lighter striations on one side of the back

Hamley Bros. London Rare c. 1880 "Dissected Map" of the World Puzzle in Original Box vintage measuring tape The seller (from what IThis 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