Beautiful Condition (and Brilliantly Spinning) 19th Century 8 Sided Bone Teetotem book plate drawing (The threaded silver ring holding

(The threaded silver ring holding the photo looks to me as it was made to flip up

but stable and sound and nice to hold

and then this array of toy figures and animals arranged on the chair beside him

Signed by a Linda Hyda and dating to the 1930s-1940s

or for any fan of tabletop furniture--this is a beautifully constructed little wooden carpenter's table/workbench

Beautiful Condition (and Brilliantly Spinning) 19th Century 8 Sided Bone Teetotem book plate drawing (The threaded silver ring holdingI'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