Beautiful Condition (and Brilliantly Spinning) 19th Century 8 Sided Bone Teetotem carved brush and would guess it is

and would guess it is likely Danish

but in this case the wear feels at to the good to me

it was published by the Hayes Lithographing Co

but they do easily screw out should one want to rid this piece of function

This one shows wear

Beautiful Condition (and Brilliantly Spinning) 19th Century 8 Sided Bone Teetotem carved brush and would guess it isI'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