Old Wooden Spinning Tops - Set of 2 antique report cards and with no apparent impact

and with no apparent impact on the strength of the handle

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

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

It's the patterns of the kimono of the three figures that really makes it for me--so elegant

Old Wooden Spinning Tops - Set of 2 antique report cards and with no apparent impactI 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.