Hamley Bros. London Rare c. 1880 "Dissected Map" of the World Puzzle in Original Box scrap wood frames dated August 8

dated August 8

I've looked but have not been able to find another quite like it so am not sure of the maker and it is unmarked

though the family tree gets complicated

No way could I not bring him home

carrying strap

Hamley Bros. London Rare c. 1880 "Dissected Map" of the World Puzzle in Original Box scrap wood frames dated August 8This 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