The Little Joiner, Very Scarce Late 19th C. German Made Construction Set hennesy and nolan bottle I have found a few

I have found a few other of these out there for sale

in a solid oak frame: 11 1/4" x 8 7/8"

with dials turning smoothly to show an array of flags

the Murray Hill Hotel was located at  112 Park Ave in Manhattan

I’ve never seen another rolling pin style footstool/footrest fashioned into an animal like this

The Little Joiner, Very Scarce Late 19th C. German Made Construction Set hennesy and nolan bottle I have found a fewI can find no record of this existence of this toy construction set out there anywhere, which sold me on the lid of the box alone. And it would not surprise me if very few sets were produced, as it is not exactly user friendly I can't imagine young hands (or any hands!) having a lot of success building complex structures with these. But, it seems a significant predecessor to many others (tinker toys for an example) and also very aligned with Froebel's