Early 19th Century Bone Dice-type Teetotum antique model train with the lower half seeming

with the lower half seeming likely meant for winding yarn or thread around

imparting the bird with a pretty regal attitude in the process

the first and most obvious being the tiger swallowtail butterfly hand-stitched to the top of it--tethered just about 140 years ago

who also popularized the concept of extraterrestrial influences on geophysical phenomena

very old iron finials or flag toppers together this week

Early 19th Century Bone Dice-type Teetotum antique model train with the lower half seemingI've seen a few of these bone teetotem described as Napoleonic Prisoner of War; I am not sure if that is the case here, but earlyish 19th century I believe, and European. I love antique bone dice, but how much lovelier, and more fun, to spin a die rather than throw one! Used for playing games, mostly of the gambling variety, especially put and take. I have a few others in the shop with numbered sides, listed as a set here pretty scarce and highly