Beautiful Condition (and Brilliantly Spinning) 19th Century 8 Sided Bone Teetotem patinated copper or to mark 5 decades

or to mark 5 decades of life on earth

To my sensibility

showing everything from club foot

Stands sturdy on its own

or counting out

Beautiful Condition (and Brilliantly Spinning) 19th Century 8 Sided Bone Teetotem patinated copper or to mark 5 decadesI've had a couple of 19th century bone teetotem in the shop previously those actually purchased from the same collection as this one in Pennsylvania and will continue to scoop them up when I can, though usually they are quite preciously priced. The term teetotum encompasses tops like this made for games ranging from 4 to 12 sides, marked with numbers or symbols (a dreidel is a type of teetotum.) This one is eight sided, and i believe would have used