Beautiful Condition (and Brilliantly Spinning) 19th Century 8 Sided Bone Teetotem carved brush or a peach--I believe it

or a peach--I believe it was meant to represent the former

This one shows wear

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

I purchased this wonderful box this summer from a dealer in Pennsylvania and wanted to live with it a bit

Beautiful Condition (and Brilliantly Spinning) 19th Century 8 Sided Bone Teetotem carved brush or a peach--I believe itI'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