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

constructed so "that when impelled in one direction

I've just learned this piece is by well known ceramic artist Andrew Martin

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

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.