Large Old Wooden Spinning Top chinese Sophie Newcomb Memorial College in

Sophie Newcomb Memorial College in New Orleans (now associated with Tulane)—which if you are not familiar with

Plus all those gorgeous old nails

booklets were published in 1934

this one dating I believe to the late 19th/early 20th century

Large Old Wooden Spinning Top chinese Sophie Newcomb Memorial College inI love old wooden spinning tops just as a form, and this is an especially lovely one, as pure a form as can be, with a great patina to boot. Heavy and smooth, I'd probably put it on the desk to use it as a paperweight, picking it up occasionally to give it a twirl around. (I believe there was likely once a separate winding device that attached to wind it up and properly get it spinning.) 5" tall x 2 3 4" diameter at widest. Excellent overall