Scarce and Prized First Generation (1930) Engraved Bakelite White on Black Backgammon Doubling Cube Oculus The intense blue green ground

The intense blue green ground of this old oil on canvas painting of pink roses is what makes it for me

perfect patina

This handmade model Buffalo train station was surely once part of a model train set up

one assumes not long in advance of its sender arriving

Scarce and Prized First Generation (1930) Engraved Bakelite White on Black Backgammon Doubling Cube Oculus The intense blue green ground2,4,8,16,32,64. Though clearly a (very excellent looking) die, with each side a mathematical doubling of the next, I did not know exactly what this was when I found it. Didn't take long to learn that die like this were and are made for use in backgammon specifically for raising (doubling) the stakes in a game. I've learned with a bit of research that the first doubling cubes were introduced in 1930, and this is an iconic very early example, perhaps