Old Wooden Spinning Tops - Set of 2 antique report cards 1970s) Color-Aid Standard Set of

1970s) Color-Aid Standard Set of 202 color swatches

finely made cross-stitch on heavy linen pillowcases feature grids of wonderfully detailed images: figures engaged in a variety of activities (a gardener sowing seeds

I think the design-- executed in low relief and glazed a lighter brown--is just terrific

and with no apparent impact on the strength of the handle

as most I have in this style contain an interior compartment--usually concealed by a sliding top--for stashing snuff (ground tobacco

Old Wooden Spinning Tops - Set of 2 antique report cards 1970s) Color-Aid Standard Set ofI just love these old wooden spinning tops as objects, and I believe this pair are probably a hundred years old at least. As they should be, they are quite worn all over, with dings and scrapes and some dryness to the wood. In great structural shape and good for a spin, though also nice just on the shelf. Larger: 2 1 2" tall x 1 3 4" d. Smaller: 2" tall x 1 1 2" d.