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

I know from the seller that this old whimsy came from an amazing estate on Madeline Island in Lake Superior that had been built by two Norwegian brothers in 1905 and was filled to the brim with a lifetime collection of antiques

the other a painted yellow ring

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

which appears to be made of a different

Hamley Bros. London Rare c. 1880 "Dissected Map" of the World Puzzle in Original Box vintage measuring tape I know from the sellerThis 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