Pewter Towle Shell Game in Original Box porcelain and wood box and seems to rest at

and seems to rest at a weight a bit to the left of zero--but it's still a great little object

as well as two solid decorative lines along its front

Sarah and Tamar

and though there are others fancier

Pewter Towle Shell Game in Original Box porcelain and wood box and seems to rest atThis is the second of these c. 1970s Towle Walnut Shell Games I've had in the shop, which I think are great for all sorts of situations, from cocktail parties to serving as a fun alternative to coin tosses or Rock Paper Scissors for settling all sorts of matters. The pewter walnuts themselves are terrific objects, useful as paper weights or just sitting around. The set of three fit in neat little cutouts in the cardboard base of the original blue box,