2. Ball bearings or Pointers/Flat Tops/ Disks determine action (not sides of a spinner) in small hand-held devices.    back

O-BOY Bonne Chance Metal Toy Roulette Spinner -- 1-1/2" across.  A wonderful put and take -- it uses the term  "win" instead of  "take," and "lose" instead of "put."  To see the name and New York City manufacturer on the reverse side click here. For side view, click here. Click here , here and here to see a store display board of this product. The display board says, "guaranteed 14 K gold plated," "15 Park Row, New York City."   The display is about 12 inches tall.  More pictures here and here. These O-Boy Put & Takes were also distributed as advertising gifts to customers.  Here they were put into advertising cases by the Knickerbocker Portland Cement Company.  Click here  to see the advertising case, gold-stamped with the company name.  I thank K, a collector from Maine for the pictures.

United Kingdom.  Submitted by Brian Norman of the UK.  He said, "presumably a home made brass table top put and take spinner. Pictures attached - it is 6 inches across and stands on 3 (legs) each 1.25 inches high. Sadly missing the pointer. .... It has the look and feel of an early piece of workmanship - probably 1920's or earlier - all letters have been stamped on individually." One of the outcomes is interesting/unusual: "take half."

� The one on the left is a put and take spinner.  Transparent plastic top.  It calls itself "Whirl-E-Gig, Spin Game, Put-n-Take, copyright 1946, printed in USA."  The outside bottom says Pat. Pend. � I don't know what the one on the right is.  It is broken some.  Could have yellow catalin center, black plastic outside.  Six decals on the 6 sides: 5 of spades through 10 of hearts.  Doesn't spin well at all.  The center piece (red catalin top and bottom) is loose, slides up and down and around, to no effect.

500 pixels	Doan Motor Co -- Hand-held pocket advertising "dexterity game" or spinning game of chance.  Went for $46 on eBay, Jan 2011.  Dealer described it as: "A rare collectible, an early Studebaker advertising disc  with a game of put and take on the reverse. It measures about 2 inches across and has age spots on the front and staining on the paper put and take game which is covered with celluloid.  As you can see from the photo, it was given by the Doan Motor Company, Toledo, Ohio."
	P H Davis Tailoring Co --  advertising dexterity Put & Take.  In effect, paying $29.50 for a $45.00 suit, and calling it Put & Take.  I thank  Bruce Whitehill of  The Big Game Hunter web site for providing  the picture of this fine Put & Take.
	Federated Film Co -- another advertising dexterity Put & Take -- Pioneer Spinner.  Take All and All Put P1, P3, P4 T1, T2, T3 The seller says it all: "HERE IS A SUPER NICE LITTLE CELLULOID ADVERTISING POCKET DEXTERITY GAME. IT IS A PUT AND TAKE SPINNER AND IS FROM THE FEDERATED FILM CO., IN KANSAS CITY, MO. IT LISTS SOME MOVIES ON THE FRONT. THE SIDE (not seen here) IS MARKED WITH THE MAKERS NAME, KRAUS MFG. CO., N. Y. THE PUT AND TAKE IS MADE BY PIONEER SPINNERS. YOU WOULD LAY THIS PIECE ON A TABLE AND GIVE IT A SPIN, THE TINY STEEL BALL WOULD THEN STOP IN A NUMBER AND YOU WOULD DO AS IT SAID." Between the word "Pioneer" and "Spinners" is: their slogan, "on the level."
	Christian Brinkop Real Estate Co. --  Dexterity Put & Take.
	Sealerine Poducts Co. Registered in New York in 1931.  One of their products was used to mix with paint. They don't seem to be active now, though still registered. SEALERINE PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC. 420 GENESEE BLDG. BUFFALO, NEW YORK, 14204
	Payne's Busy Bee Lunches.  Advertises a chain of restaurants in Indianapolis, Indiana. Postcard of Payne's Busy Bee Restaurant interior, Indianapolis, Indiana, ca. 1915. Black and white postcard showing the interior of Payne's Busy Bee Lunch No. 1, 144 N. Illinois Street, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States
	Pioneer Spinner, 6 commands. Take All and All Put P1, P2 T1, T2 Note that on the backside, you change either the "Winner" face or the "Loser" face by turning the piece upside down.
	Circle Supply & Machinery Co.
	Headlight Overalls.
	Johnson Brothers Lumber, Classon Avenue, Brooklyn NY. Got it for $22 buy-it-now.
	Edison Mazda Lamps -- 2" diameter blue celluloid light bulb pocket mirror style advertisement with a put or take skill game back.  Made in Canada by �Bastian Bros. Limited, [C]oburg, Ont,� which is printed on the edge (not seen in pictures here). Wow, in Sept. 2017 it went for $186.50 on eBay, not from a Put & Take collector, for sure.
	Monarch Garment Co.

"ZINGO  "GIVE AND TAKE"  SPINNER GAME MADE BY UNIQUE ITEMS CO. NEW YORK NY. IT IS ACRYLIC AND BRASS. ... IT IS ABOUT 1 AND 3/4 INCHES IN DIAMETER. THE BRASS ARROW IS VERY STURDY AND WORKS GREAT," per eBay seller.

	"unusual Put & Take spinner. As you can see from the pictures the top section pulls out slightly to allow the user to place the 6 to 8 small plastic [colored] balls contained within the body of the spinner, into the grooves. The spinner is marked 2 - 10 - 4 - 12 - 6 - 8 - 1 - 14 along the top rim and 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 below the first line of numbers - these number correspond to a groove. .. ..... Measures 1.5"* long and 1" in diameter.," per the seller.  Odds are a ratio of two numbers, and here you use the numbers on the upper level and the lower level.  For example, if the spinner ended up like in the upper-right picture in the cell to the left, the pay-off would be 8 to 1 for bets on that colored ball.  It's possible that it would end up as 1 to 2, which is known as "2 to 1 on," or "odds on". Jon H. emailed me this about it: " I have a boxed example of this piece. It's called the "Topping" racing game. British manufacture. Includes a number of colored cardboard discs corresponding to the colors of the balls (horses). These are placed in front of the players, and chips placed on them to bet. The top is first shaken to mix the balls inside, then spun. Centrifugal force causes the balls to fill each hole, the one uppermost when it comes to rest, wins, and collects according to the odds on upper section. The color to the left of the winner, "places", to the right, "shows". Forgive me if this is all known to you. Haven't seen another boxed example, in fact, yours is the only other I've seen." *** Click here to see another one of these, which has 8 colored balls. *** *** Click here for links to the original box and instructions.  It went for $250 on eBay January 2015! ***  Here too .
578 pixels	AUTOGIRO is the name of this device.  Dealer says, "This fun gambling POCKET GAME ... is dated 'Pat. 8-28-28'. The game plays just like ... 'put and take'.  You use the Autogieo by pressing in the finger fitted button at the end and the roulette style wheel spins until it stops on either a put/take/or all. The Autogieo is then passed to the next player. This toy novelty is made of Bakelite [?] plastic with a beautiful enameled brass roulette wheel that spins when you push in the plunger. Autogiro measures 4 1/4 by 2 1/4 inches. Comes in the original box (2 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches) with directions and Roulette chart on the back." Better explanation: to spin it, you hold the device in one hand.  Your index and middle finger rest against the two "wings" near the round wheel, and you press the "plunger" with your thumb. It spins very well.  Good game.
	Tin.  Only 2 inches.
	Spinning wheel. Seller says, "THE WHEEL SPINS WITH A INDICATOR TO THE SIDE, IT APPEARS IN AS BEEN SET IN AN OLD SNUFF OR TOBACCO TIN ...  TIN IS 6.5cm in dia x 2.5cm high x 110grams, some rusting to tin." Tin round cover fits over the botom half.
	Different commands!  The six sides read:   Take all, double the kitty, put one, take two, all put, take half, take one, put two. Seller says: "THIS OFFERING IS FOR A PUT AND TAKE TABLE OR BAR TOP GAME THAT IS MADE LIKE A ROULETTE WHEEL.  IT COMES IN A WOODEN BOX THAT IS NOT IN GOOD CONDITION, BUT THE GAME ITSELF IS NICE.  THE PLASTIC LENS IS VERY CLEAR AND HAS A TINY HOLE DRILLED IN IT, TO RELEASE MOISTURE I SUPPOSE.  THE HANDLE IS BRASS, THE MARKED PUT AND TAKE BASE LOOKS LIKE IT WAS CAST, MAYBE POT METAL AND THE REST IS TIN.  THE BALL LOOKS LIKE A STEEL BALL BEARING.  THE TIN BOTTOM HAS A MARK STAMPED IN IT THAT SAYS "PRO PAT 34740".  THERE ARE NO MFG MARKINGS.  THE DIAMETER OF THE GAME IS ABOUT 2 1/4", THE ROUND WOODEN BOX IS ABOUT 2 7/8".  " I first saw this on eBay Nov. 2010, offered by a UK seller.  It went for $67 plus postage.  Seller described it as "ANTIQUE PUT & TAKE SPINNING GAME IN BRASS c. 1900. ... ....  2 1/4 inches across by 1 /2 inch tall."  Click here for a side view.
	Virtual Google app.  Google app to play on your computer.  The game is described and can be downloaded here.
	Dicta-Put. Dealer says, "The box measures 4 3/4 inches square by 2 1/4 inches deep. some light wear on the box, everything else is like new condition. this game is dated 1936."  Unusual, so I got it on eBay (only 1 bid, mine) for $50 plus poastage. It is made by Dictacard, Inc., Mishawaka, Ind., USA. (The same company also makes a very similar game called "Dicta-Race," which comes with a gambling gadget, like seen to the left, and a layout with the names of six horses on it.  The "gambling gadget" has two balls and two circles of slots for the ball to land; one circle gives the name of the winning horse and the other gives the pay-off.)
	"Disc O' Games" from the U.K. Per seller from the U.K.: "here's a tinplate games wheel. I'll guess this is from the thirties or forties ? 10 1/2 inch diameter and about 3/4 inch deep - excluding the centre post." With this tin one can play roulette, race horses, Crown & Anchor, and Put & Take.  Click here to see the instructions and box.
	Peter Pan series of games. 1960s.
	Pocket-sized game with spinner and chips. Made by "Trade Route Games," Coventry RI.  Must be rather modern as there are computer bar codes on the packaging.  Spinner is 2.5" x 2.5."  Comes with 20 small blue and red plastic chips. One of the eight positions on the spinner is "Put All" (not All Put). According to the instructions, if the spinner points there, the player doubles the counters in the pot!
	Lido Top.  This great little brass game combination is owned my Marianne Jager of The Netherlands.  It consists of three discs and some spindles.  Each disc has two sides, so one can play six different games with it. Click here to see the names of the six games and the instructions.  In effect, the six  games are: � sports betting � the I, II and X refer to home team, away team and tie. � drinking game � who pays for the drinks, who drinks, etc. � Put & Take � how much to give or take, or get a free pass. � decision-making � yes, no, later, soon, etc., for personal relations, business decisions, etc. � dice � 1 through 6, like dice, or accumulate points. � roulette � red-black, odd-even, etc.
	Another cardboard spinning disk. From England. Wooden dowel, and cardboard flat part.
	Plastic. 1960s. Was owned by Thomas Dougall, his picture.  Thanks.  Wonderful little devise, about 1-1/2 inches across.  There is no handle.  You just grab and spin the entire thing.  The bottom has six sides, together form a cone.  When the spinning stops, it lands on one of the six sides; the devise rests on that bottom side; the elevated upper side gives the command.
	W.W. I, Tank Corps ??? per dealer, "BRASS AND BOVINE BONE. ... ENGRAVED AROUND THE EDGE 'CAMBRAI - 1917 - FN - TANK CORPS'.. .... JUST OVER 1.5" HIGH." I doubt if it is really WWI "trench art." Too good to be true, and his auction began at 1 British pound!
	Another bone Put & Take.  33 mm high.  6 sides.  From Britain.
	Put and Take Advertising Card.  Seen on eBay  December 2009.  Seller said, "Put and Take game, given away by Sanitary Valet System, NYC. With working spinner at right. Obsolete gambling article. Condition: minor soiling; some wear on printed circle. Minor edge, corner tip wear. Otherwise VG. 2 1/2" X 4 3/8"
	Another advertising card spinner: Black and White Taxi, Utica NY.
	Put & Take spinning coin.  Both sides shown. Seller in India said, "PUT SPINNER TAKE GAME - 25Grm / 3.9 cm (about 1-1/2 inch) - TOKEN." To play the game, you spin the "coin" on that "nipple" (point) on the bottom. Hardly spins at all on that nipple, though.

SIDE IS MARKED W/ MAKERS NAME, BASTIAN BROS CO., ROCHESTER, N. Y

Cogdill Mfg. Co.

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3. Advertising Put & Takes (company name on spinner)   back

443 pixels	Selfridges --   Embossed words -- United Kingdom advertising Put and Take.  eBay seller in UK: " Heavy white metal spinner. Very unusual advertising marked  'Come to Selfridges'. The store opened in 1909, so this is likely to date from that year." Gerrit  Veldhoen has one of these where the "put two" side is upside down! Click here to see it.  I just acquired one, and the "put two" side is upside down on mine too, so manybe on all of them.  Mine is in much better condition than the one shown here (to the left). Mine is large and heavy:  1-9/16", 46 grams. non-magtnetic  Could be lead cast in a mold -- there are the tell-tale mold lines. The sides read: take all, put two [upside-down], take one, all put, take two, and put one. Better picture, of another top, is here.
	Bates Tyres (Tires), United Kingdom. Click here for pictures of their advertisements and tires.
	"FN - Cycles" -- United Kingdom.  Don't know how this would work or what it was made for.  The P2, TA, etc., sides are for Put and Take, of course.  But why the other inscriptions? Seller said in listing, "A nice vintage brass put and take dice game ... Six sided FN Cars, Motor Cycles ... Length approx 4 cm ... Width approx 2 cm ... 2.5 cm = 1." Seller in the U.K. put a $230 buy-it-now price on it! But it didn't sell at that price. After quite a while it sold for 57 GBP in March 2013. I notice from the pictures that: � P2 and AP sides say "cycles." � TA and P1 sides say "motor cycles." � T1 and T2 sides say "cars." FN was one of Belgium's longest-lived car makers, as it built cars between 1899 and 1939, albeit in rather small quantities. FN stands for Fabrique National d'Armes de Guerre and, as the name suggests, it was mainly engaged in building armaments. ...   Production of FN motorcycles continued until 1965, and production of trucks until 1970.
	Winter Gardens, famous London UK theatre.  The theatre closed permanently in 1959 when it was sold by the Rank Organisation to a developer.  It was then gutted and remained vacant until 1965 to be replaced in 1973 by the current building.  The modern theatre is built on the site of previous taverns and music hall theatres, where a place of entertainment has been located site since Elizabethan times. Marianne Jager's top and pictures. 29.5 mm.
	"Dart Unions Take All." 6-sided, brass, 1-1/4 inch, 23 grams, 1-1/4 inch, terrific spinner. Sides read in this order: dart unions (for take all), put one, all put, put two, take one, take two. I won this for $24 from a Florida, USA, seller.  The top of the top reads "Dart Unions Take All," meaning the "Dart Unions" side of the spinner means "take all" and/or the Unions have power! .. ... but Dart Unions could also refer to a type or brand of plumbing supplies. See here.  Any help is appreciated. Probably refers to plumbing supplies. Also see here  and here .  I thank Marianne Jager for finding the second of the three links here.
	L.M. Levey Co., New York. Two sides have the name-address ("L. M. Levey Co., 686 Broadway NY")  and product ("suits and overcoats") of the company.  The other sides have the usual Put and Take commands.  Picture from Marianne Jager. The six sides read: PUT ONE, LM LEVEY 686 B'WAY N.Y., PUT TWO, TAKE ONE, SUITS&OVERCOATS, TAKE TWO.
	"'Spots' Saves Petrol" -- U.K. I bought this from a U.K. seller.  Would appreciate info on the meaning.  I guess "Spots" is an additive to gasoline to improve mileage. 20 grams, 1-1/8 inch, the usual 6 sides.
	Lamsun Oil Co., Inc.  Celluloid  top (you can see the tell-tale celluloid lines on the top of the top) from my collection.  There it says "Lamsun Oil Co., Inc.  How about GAS?"  Sides: [red star (very faint, hard to see here)], T3, P1, T2, [zero], P3, T1, P4. 1-1/2."
	"Sharon Pressed Steel."  Terrific spinner from the page of  Justin Michell.
	Carter's Little Liver Pills top. "Free to purchasers of Carter's Little Liver Pills" on the envelope.  Went for $58 plus postage on Oct 2015 UK eBay auction. Measures 50 mm across. Both Carter's and the eBay seller of this give-away are from the U.K.
	Ahlberg Bearing Company.   Celluloid top.
	Bridgeport Oil Well Equipment Co.  Celluloid top.  The star stood for "Take All." A distant relative of the owner of the company found this among his  possessions, and didn't know what it was till she found my web site on the internet.  Happy to help.
	Trenton Crackers.  Celluloid top. Per seller: "The spinner measures 1-1/2" in diameter. "You Don't Gamble When You Buy O.T.C. Trenton Crackers". This is a Put & Take Spinner where you spin it to see how much you would put or take - sort of a gamble. There are no chips or scratches on the celluloid. Manufactured by the Parisian Novelity Co. Chicago, ILL. "
	Chicco Beverage Co.  Celluloid top.
	Want Ad Digest Co, Troy NY.   Advertising Put & Take: it was made, given away apparently (and maybe sold) by www.wantaddigest.com in Troy NY. The name, address and web site are all printed on the top! It's a classified ad site; they sell a lot of autos and everything else, but not these tops now. Take a look. 8-sided, plastic, 2" long, 18 grams. Modern, made recently.... the sides read in this order: TA (take all), T1, T2, P3, AP (all put), T3, P4, P5. ... fun to play with -- very easy to pick up, spins well enough every time, and very easy to read the sides.

4. Errors in making the Put & Take.  back

	Sloppy and left-handed.  Notice how "put one" was stamped in on a slant!  From Gerrit V. put one, take one, put two, take all, take two, all put.
	Error top: words reversed! Both left- and right-handed!  Hard to put in words, but look at how the words are upside down -- not the same way on all sides.  From Gerrit V. sides read, in no order: put one, take two, put two, all put, take one, take all. (I show other spinners that are both left- and right-handed in section 7, below.)
	Mis-strike or Repeart-strike.
	Over-strike.
	Mis-strike.

5. Small -- like Cracker Jack prizes -- Put & Takes. Some flat tops.   back

	Prize. Small Cracker Jack "prize." Dealer describes it as, "6-Sided Put and Take Game Piece Cracker Jack Toy Top    ca 1920 Approx 9/16 x 15/16" Pot Metal "Reads: Take 1 - Put 2 - Take All - Put 1 - Take 2 - All Put" 6 gr.
	Prize.  Looks to be under 2 centimeters (i.e., less than an inch).  Probably a prize, like in a Cracker Jack package.  Was listed on eBay by a UK seller.  He said, "You are being offered a metal Put & Take 'spinner'. ... It was found in a box amongst a lot of stuff from the 1930's so I am presuming it is from that era. You will know better!" Another UK seller said, "Just a tad of age and use related wear as they say but nothing major to report. It certainly spins amazingly well particularly on a glass topped table. It measures approximately 20 mm in diameter at it's maximum and displays superbly." 4 grams.  Sides read in this order: take all, put 2, take 1, all put, take 2 and put 1.
	Square, 4 sides. The flat square face is 3/4" x 3/4." Magnetic. Sides: A N T P. 8 gr.
	Very light and small.  About 1/2" high and 1/2" wide! Copper color; not magnetic. Sides: T1, P2, T2, P3, T3, P1. 0 gr. (that is, less than 1 gr.).
	Prize -- Milkglass Put and Takes.  "These are vintage Milk Glass Spinners made in Japan."
	Prize --  Small put and take charm, I bought.  3/4" diameter. Seller described it as: "HERE WE HAVE A VINTAGE GUMBALL CHARM OF A COOL LITTLE GAME CALLED "TAKE PUT"!! THIS CHARM IS A CIRCA 1960'S GUMBALL PRIZE! SO ADORABLE WITH AN INTACT LOOP! LOOK AT THE ITSY BITSY STEEL BB INSIDE TO PLAY ON THE DETAILED PAPER BOARD! THIS CHARM IS A MUST HAVE FOR YOUR COLLECTION AND IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND PAPER! "
	Prize.  Cracker Jack-type toy.  Dealer describes it as: "Tin Put and Take Spinning Top, 1 � inch diameter, lithographed tin with wood spinner, marked �Kiddies Toodle Top, Pat. Applied For�, probably US made, probably early 1900�s [?], good condition with minor wear to the lithography, early toy gambling device with values on each flattened section, could even possibly be Cracker Jack... ."

Made in Hong Kong. � these must have been made for charm bracelets or Cracker Jack-like prizes. �  says "Cosmo ... Hong Kong" on the back. � Great Collectors Items. .. ...Upon shake, Mini Metal Marble stops in one of 6 Red (Put) or 6 Black (Take) numbered slots. ... Made in Hong Kong. ...All have Loops. � there are two types to choose from: (1) 1/4" (2/8") high, in red and yellow; ...  and (2) 3/8" high, in green and yellow.  Both types are shown here. � I have some of these for sale on my Put and Take Sales Page.

Cracker Jack prize.  At least described that way by the seller in June 2014: "Crackerjack Toy Top. Put and Take Game marked SP in a circle and the number 3 with 4 dots around the 3." Note the words "put" and "take" near the edges.  It is a spinning top: the small handle is facing you, and the nipple (point) is on the other side. I just (March 2016) bought the same thing, but in very light green color. It is 1-1/2 inch across (flat to flat), weighs about 1 gram, spins very well (endlessly).

6. Unusual number of SIDES; i.e., NOT 6 or 8 sides.   back

	Four-sided.  Similar to a dreidel. These, and others, are described in Section 7 below under A-N-P-T.
	Two Five-sided brass Put & Takes custom-made by Gary Parkin.  Two different 5-sided tops by Gary are shown here, both made in Mach 2015.. (1) upper row:  Gary made just five of these -- two each for myself and himself, and one for Marianne Jager.  Since there is an uneven number of sides (5 instead of 4, 6 or 8), he made the spinner on two askew tiers so there would be just one uppermost side showing when the top comes to rest.  1-1/2", 44 grams.  Spins well. My two spinners have the sides in this order on one top: TA P1 AP T1 P2, and on the other top: TA P2 AP T2 P1. 2) lower row: He signed his artwork "Gus."  Here "Gus" is engraved on the side that would ordinarily be "Take All" (TA), and stands for that.  Because this one is a simple 5-sided top, when it comes to rest two sides are equally uppermost.  So the players would have to agree beforehand that either (a) the command side will be down/hidden, or (b) the command side is to be up (exposed) and to the right or left of the handle. 4.3 cm (almost 1-3/4"),  34 grams, center spindle (from top of handle to nipple) unscrews. The 5 sides are: GUS - P1 - AP - TI - P2.
	Five-sided Put and Take (or "Drop and Cop" here).  I could have entered this in the plastic category, but decided to put it here because of the very unusal 5-sided feature.  Most Put and Takes are 6- or 8-sided. The seller described it as : "A VINTAGE RED PLASTIC, I DON'T THINK IT IS BAKELITE, PUT AND TAKE TYPE SPINNER OR TOP.  INSTEAD OF "PUT" AND "TAKE" IT HAS "DROP" OR "COP".  IT MEASURES ABOUT 1 1/4" HIGH AND WIDE."  5 grams, superb spinner. Note there is no side here equivalent to "All Put" (or All Drop). *****  I found printed rules for such a game (cop, drop, five sides, etc.) here and here.  The rules say "Copyrighted 1945, Coast to Coast Sales Co." ****** Note: the five flat sides underneath are staggered so when the spinner comes to rest, one flat side is uppermost.  What Gary Parkin did, above.
	Seven-sided, modern. link to current sale of these . Shapeways, the maker of these, says, "7-sided heptagonal top / spinner / dreidel for the game put-and-take, aka toma todo. Sides are labeled as follows: AP = all put, P1 = put 1, P2 = put 2, TA = take all, T1 = take 1, T2 = take 2, and star. The star can be used as an extra rule, for example, all take, take one from everyone one, everyone takes one from you, take half, put half, etc. Come up with your own new rules to make the game more fun."
	10-sided put and take.  This is something I just saw for the first time.   It is made of brass.  I don't own it.  It went for over $200 on eBay in January 2004.  Then, in June 2016, in a poorly entitled description, it went for $30! *0, P9, T4, P1, T6, P3, T8, P5, T2, and P7.   "*0" is odd, and I notice there is no TA or AP sides.  I wonder how it is played. It measures 1" long and has a diameter of 5/8." 28 grams.  Spins well.
	10-sided top. � Modern one, sold in the U.K.  This one has 10 sides! � Seller says: "As usual it has the following markings: Put One, Take One, Put Two, Take Two, Take All, All Put. As this is ten sided it also has Put Three, Take Three, Put Five, and Spin Again."
	12-sided put and take. U.K. seller says, "not ancient......Definitely 12-sided: Put one to five, Take one to five, Put all, and Take all." I bought it on eBay for about $50 total only, mainly because the picture was so poor.  1-3/4 inches, 68 grams.  Spins poorly, hardly at all most of the time. 12 sides in this order: TakE  ALL, PUT 5, PUT 3, TAKE 2, PUT 4, TAKE 3, TAKE 1, PUT 1, TAKE 5, PUT ALL, TAKE 4, and PUT 2.
	12-sided put and take. U.K.seller calls it, "Antique Brass WWI spinner." I weighed and measured it: 88 grams, 1-3/4 inches!  Spins wonderfully, for ever!  Note: it is left-handed, and has many unusual words for a Put & Take, like San Farian, Pool, In, Out, Nothing Doing, etc. The 12 sides in this order: San Farian (probably Spin Again, or Pass the Spinning to Next Person), Nothing Doing, Pay All One (P1: spinner pays each player 1 chip?)), Spin Again, Pool ([spinner] Takes All), One In (P1), One Out (T1), Two In (P2), Two Out (T2), Pool (Take All), All In One (AP), and All In Two (AP2 [all put 2 chips into the pot]).

7. Unusual words on Put & Take -- in alphabetical order: a, all in one, give, grab, in, lose spin, out, put all, san farian, tak all, etc.   back

578 pixels	+A, -A. 6 sides, brass.  From a UK seller.  Went for $161 (113 GBP) plus postage Feb. 2016; I bought it.  28 grams, 1-1/2 inch, doesn't spin at all. -1 (take one) (T1) + A (match the pot) (AP) -2 (take 2) (T2) +1 (add one) (P1) -A (take all) (TA) +2 (add 2) (P2)
	"A" in a diamond (for All Put?).  8 sides, brass, 18 grams, 1-1/8." The sides read: * [star for Take All, of course -- common], P3, T1, P2, "A" in diamond [I suppose for All Put], T3, P1, T2.
	"ADD ONE," "ADD TWO."  Other sides say "TAKE ALL," "TAKE TWO," "ALL PUT," etc. Said to be approx 3 cm.  I won this at auction.   Described as "white metal."   It's a great Put & Take, a favorite of mine -- unusual in many ways. Sides read (very shallow engraving, need good eyes to read them): take all, add one, take two, all put, take one, add two. Magnetic, so made of steel!  Steel is so hard that it is difficult to make text visible, as noted above.   1-3/8" (33.5 mm), 1 ounce (28 grams). .. ...Get a valid spin each time, though sometimes it wobbles, but most of the time get a long smooth upright quiet spin.
	ALL IN ONE, ALL IN TWO, POOL -- United Kingdom.  Dealer in the UK, godblessthismess, says for Feb. 6, 2011 auction, "This vintage chrome plated brass "Put & Take" spinning top gambling game were all the rage in the 1920/30's period and measures 1.25 inches in length." Looks like it has 8 sides.  These sides were pictured: all in one, pool, all in two, two in, two out, and one out. Another San Farian Put and Take (not pictured here) has these 8 sides: SAN FARIAN, ONE IN, ONE OUT, TWO IN, TWO OUT, ALL IN ONE, POOL, ALL IN TWO.
	ALL PUT 2.  Also: Put 5, Take 3, etc..  Top is a heavy 62 grams.  Owned by Carl E, who sent me these pictures, Jan 2019. Per seller: "Vintage Large 62 Gram Put Take Brass Dreidel-Spinner. ... Measures Approx.  1   5/8" Long." The six sides are: � take 2 � take 3 � take all � put 4 � put 5 � all put 2
	A-N-P-T.  The flat square face is 3/4" x 3/4." Magnetic, 8 gr. Similar to vintage dreidels and other period teetotums, what with four sides and one letter on each side. The letters would be from different languages and could mean different things. The four sides of the dreidel had these commands: (1) nothing other than the top passing to the next player, (2) the spinner winning the entire pot (TA - Take All), (3) the spinner winning half the pot, and  (4) the spinner adding one chip or all his chips to the pot.  The ANPT commands here could be similar.  Often Latin was used for the commands, like perhaps these: � A -- Latin "aufer" = Take. � N -- Latin "nihil" = Nothing. � P --  "P" for Put seems best.  ? � T -- Latin "totum" = All. Same letters are on the rows below this row.
	A-N-P-T.  Per seller: "Vintage Cast Iron 4-sided Dreidel Game Spinner TPNA, 1-1/8" tall x 1/2" square- not sure what this goes to."  Same letters as in the rows above and below this row.
	A-N-P-T.  Wood, 2 inches, 4 grams, paper labels.  I own this one.  See the rows above and below..
	A-N-P-T.  Another one.  Same letters as in above three rows.
	A-N-P-T.  Bone, 4 sides, 1.35."  Same letters as in the four rows above.
	C1, C2, C3.   Seller in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on eBay says, "Antique eight sides put & take in spinner top. Wood. Metal bottom. It reads TP, P4, C3, P1, C2, P3, a star, C1. It measures 1.8 x 0.85 inches. Faded, scratches. ... Weight: 5 grams." I'm not sure what the "C" stands for -- Take?
	COP and DROP. This is described below in the Unusual Features section: click here.
	D O, R [star].  Seller says, "Vintage golden  8 sided put & take sipinner.  Sides read:  0D, P3, T1, P4, [a red star] R, T3, P1, T2. It measures 1.20 inches tall and 0.60 maximum diameter. ... Weight: 3 grams." Looks to be hollow inside.  Made of light material.  Copper?... ......  Here is a similar one, from the same Argentine seller. He describes it as: "Vintage golden toned metal 8 sided put & take sipinner. It reads on sides 0 D, P3, T1, P4, a star R, T3, P1, T2. It measures 1.25 inches tall and 0.65 maximum diameter. Original patina."
	DOUBLE KITTY.  Seller says, "This original brass "Put & Take" spinning top gambling game was a major craze in the 1930's. Measuring 1.25 inches in length these tiny spinning top's could be found on many street corners and lots of money was both won and lost! The 6 flat faces are stamped with: Put 1, Take 2, Double Kitty, Take All, Take 1, Put 2." I guess that instead of an "All Put" side where each player usually adds one chip to the pot, this top has "Double Kitty" where I guess the spinner of the top chips in the size of the pot. Wow, July 2014, it went for $142 (83 GBP) on U.K. eBay!
	GIVE -- United Kingdom.  Note how the term "give" is used instead of "put."
	GIVE, ALUMINUM. Marianne Jager's top.  She cleaned and polished it.  1.5 inches.  One other thing that is unusual with this top is that the first letter of each side is a capital letter.  Almost always on these tops, the letters are the same -- all lower case or all capital.
	GRAB ALL -- Unusual wording. eBay dealer, Sept 2010: "AN ANTIQUE BRASS 1.1/16THS INCH LONG." The sides, in no particular order, read: grab all, one in, all pay, one out, two out, all pay.
	GRAB ALL, IN, OUT.  From a U.K. seller, August 2012. 16 grams, 1-1/16 inch, spins well. Sides: grab all, one in, two out, all pay, one out, two in.
	H, N, T, P. Antique bone teetotum Put & Take. Hand-painted, bone, 3 cm square, 4 cm tall. Sides read (see A-N-P-T, above): � H -- ? � N -- Latin "nihil" = Nothing. � P --  "P" for Put seems best.  ? � T -- Latin "totum" = All.
	In.  Sold for 31 GBP, UK seller, Sept 2012 on eBay.   Per seller: "One out, Two out, Take Pool, One in, All Pay, Two in ... 3 cm long." A lot on this spinner is unusual -- In (instead of "put"), Out (instead of "take"),  Pool (instead of "take all").
	IN, OUT -- ALL IN, TWO IN -- United Kingdom.  Per seller, " Vintage In and Out spinning top / dice game.  In excellent condition.  27 mm. x 14mm. dia." Interesting in that some sides have the inscription vertical (1 IN, 1 OUT), and at least one side has it horizontal (ALL IN).  Left-handed, too; covers many categories.  Marianne J top.
	IN, OUT.  United Kingdom.  Seller says sides read: " ALL IN, ONE IN, ALL OUT, TWO OUT, ONE OUT, TWO IN."  (I happen to own one.) The top is unusual in that all sides have the word "In" or "Out" -- no words like Grab, Pool, San Farian.
	In, Out.  Another one, from the U.K.  Every side says "In" or "Out." Per seller, "SPINNER MEASURES APPROX 29mm HIGH BY 15mm AT WIDEST, THE STANDARD SPINNER MEASURES APPROX 25X13mm."
	IN, OUT -- ALL IN, ONE IN, TWO OUT.  From Gerrit V collection. Sides: All in, two out, all out, two in, one out, one in.
	Another: all sides end in "IN" and "OUT." Sides read in this order: all in, one in, all out, two out, one out, two in. "All Out" must mean spinner "Take All."  "All In" must mean "All Put."
	IN, OUT -- "Grab All," and "In" and "Out" -- United Kingdom. Called an "antique" by rog610 of the UK, who placed it in auction April 2010.  It went for $62 plus postage.  He said in auction description: "This is a brass gambling top, much favoured by troops in the victorian era and later in the trenchs during WW1.   Made of solid Brass it measures just over 1 inch high by 1/2 inch dia. .... The six flat side facets read : ONE IN, TWO OUT,  ALL PAY,  ONE OUT,  TWO IN, and   GRAB ALL."
	IN, OUT, POOL.  Five of the 6 sides are unusual, though not so much so for British tops. 2.8 centimeters.  All 6 sides are pictured here: Two In -- P2 One In -- P1 All Pay -- AP Take Pool -- TA Two Out -- T1 One Out -- T2
	LOSE SPIN.   Never saw that on a Put & Take before, though some games do have varying rules for whenever a "0" or "All Put" shows up -- like losing your turn, spinning again, matching the pot, etc.
	P's and T's -- no numbers.  I like this one so much that I also show it below in section #8!  I own this spinner.  It spins very poorly; in fact it usually flops about; spins fairly well rarely. .. .... . 25.5 mm (about 1")... ... . Must be made of iron/steel -- it clings to a magnet. Sides: T P T P T P.
	PAY (ALL) -- Pool -- United Kingdom  Same sides as above.  This one was offered on eBay Sept 2009.  Seller (ID: things_from_us) said old: "OLD IT WAS USED BY MY GRANDAD IN HIS PUB." Other sides read: "Take Pool," and "One Out." ..... ...... ......  I bought another one on eBay in June 2008: Seller in United Kingdom auctioning this 6-sided Put and Take on eBay in June 2008. I won the auction, paid $28 postpaid. The sides say: Take Pool, Two Out, One Out, Two In, All Pay and One In.  Each side has unusual wording (compared to the typical 6-sided ones). I just bought the one pictured to the left, in April 2015.  Same thing.  Heavy 29 grams, 1-1/8 inch.
	PAY 1, ALL PAYS.  Wooden.  Seller on eBay shows that this top was made in Czechoslovakia -- it is so marked on the ends. I just saw another one on eBay, sides read: PAY 1, TAKE 2, ALL PAYS, TAKE ALL, PAY 2, TAKE 1.
	PP (All Pay). Per seller: "measures 1 1/2" tall x 1" wide. The top is engraved in this order:  T1, T2, TA (take all of the pot), PP (pay the pot), P1 and P2.   Seller tells me it is non-magnetic, made out of aluminum bar stock, and guesses it is about 10 years old. (But I notice, writing this in Sept. 2016, that these are being listed now on eBay as "new.") 18 grams, spins very well.  Very handsome looking: large, thick, easy to pick up, easy to read.
	POOL, OUT  -- United Kingdom.  EBay seller, starterforten, in UK says, "Six sided brass vintage Put & Take gambling top. More unusual wording than normal : TAKE POOL, ALL PAY etc and milled handle. Just over 1.1/8" long weight 20 grams. Spins well. Very good condition. "
	"PUT ALL" instead of "ALL PUT" --  I went through my collection just now (March 2012), and this is the only Put & Take I could find that said "put all" on one side instead of the usual "all put."  I don't know if this is a mistake or not.  I do know that some put and take rules have the spinner "match the pot' (i.e., put in an amount equal to the size of the pot)  if it lands with "O" or "AP" showing (thus, the opposite of "take all").  If the players started out with an even stake, perhaps put all his chips in the pot. This particular spinner (brass) is quite small (slightly under one inch) and crudely stamped, as you can see.
	"PUT ALL." Top of Marianne Jager.  1.5" long. 41 grams.   TAKE ALL PUT TWO TAKE ONE PUT ALL TAKE TWO PUT ONE
	"Put 2, Take 2," etc. -- Word and Numeral.  Never saw one like this before.  Got it August 2012 from a UK seller.  Instead of "Put Two" or "P2," this one has a word and a number: "Put 2," etc. One inch long, spins excellently. ....... One of those left-handed Put & Takes. Sides: take all, put 2, take 2, put 1, take 1, all put.
	PUT 4, PUT 6. Seller says it all, Nov. 2017: "WHAT MAKES THIS PUT & TAKE SO RARE IS THE VALUES GIVEN.  ....  I HAVE NEVER SEEN A PUT AND TAKE MARKED WITH PUT 4 OR PUT 6.  I CAN FIND NO MENTION ANYWHERE INCLUDING IN WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE THE PLACE TO GO FOR PUT & TAKE INFORMATION  [this site] ... THE SPINNER MEASURES APPROX 30mm HIGH BY 15mm AT WIDEST."  21 grams. Sides read: take all, put four, take two, put six, take one and put one. ... It sold for $170 on eBay!
	SAN FARIAN (not pictured, on hidden side)  -- United Kingdom.    Saw it March 2011 on eBay.  Bid up to $150 with a day to go still!  I wish someone would explain the rules for these to me.  The 8 sides read: pool -- (probably: spinner takes all of the pot -- TA) all in one -- (probably all pay one to the pot -- AP) all in two -- (prob. all pay two to the pot) san farian -- (prob. spin again, or pass the spinner to next player) one in -- (prob. the spinner puts  one into the pot -- P1) one out -- (prob. the spinner takes one from the pot -- T1) two in -- (prob. the spinner puts two into the pot -- P2) two out -- (prob. the spinner takes two from the pot -- T2) [Note: an E. Kane was kind enough to search the web and email me this (from a thread at the Birmingham History Forum): "Finally found what I have been searching for in an old 1918 Newspaper San Farian (Tommy's "Translation" of ca ne faitrein.....It Doesn't Matter ) Put and Take ...a gambling craze played with a tee-to-tum (see photo) It was played for any stake and each player in turn span it and followed the direction which fell uppermost Take out or put in .....San Farian entitled the player to another spin. "] "Sanfarian" was also the name for the Put and Take game.  "Sanfarian" is a French word(s)  of which the best meaning seems to be "without doing anything."  I think that if the spinner landed on the "Sanfarian" side showing, the player would either spin again or pass the spinner to the next player.  (I'm just guessing, but there are only 6 or 8 sides, so it seems like a waste of a side just to require a new spin. The San Farian ones seem to come in only 8-sided tops. ) ... .... Another suggestion: perhaps Sanfarian means the pot is full, no more players, let the spinning begin. ....  Also relevant: British soldiers in WW I anglicized the French expression "�a ne fait rien" ("it doesn't matter") into  "San Fairy Ann," becoming a once popular British expression that has eventually fallen out of favor.
	San Farian.  Another like the one above. Seller says: "The 8 possible actions on the 8 flat surfaces are; ONE IN, ONE OUT, TWO IN, TWO OUT, ALL IN ONE, POOL, ALL IN TWO & SAN FARIAN. .. .... This small device is about 1 1/4" tall x 1/2" wide; weight 25 grams or .8 oz."
	SAN FARIAN, IN, OUT, POOL.  Per U.S. seller: "It has 8 sides:  two in, two out, one in, one out, all-in-one, all-in-two, pool and SAN FARIAN.  It looks to be nickel plated brass, but don�t hold me to it. ...  Age � 1920�s � 30�s ... Measurements � 1 �� tall x 2� cir." ... ..... Another one was auctioned on eBay right after the above one.  UK seller: " 3.5cm  LONG - 8 SIDES WHICH SAY --- ALL IN ONE - POOL - ALL IN TWO - SAN FARIAN - ONE IN - ONE OUT - TWO IN - TWO OUT --------  IN THAT ORDER  - THE  WORDS  ALTERNATING  RED AND BLACK ." In May 2012, the top went for c. $100 on eBay (U.S. seller).  Shortly thereafter I won the same thing for $50 (UK eBay seller):  24 grams (7/8th ounce) ....  33 mm .... I get a valid spin virtually every time, though it wobbles often, and the spin is decent, but does not go on forever.  Not smooth or elegant, but certainly OK.
	SAN FARIAN --chrome plate worn.  Same as above, but chrome coating is worn exposing the brass. Incidentally, this tarnished/worn Put & Take was beautified by applying brass polish.  Click here to see the "restored" Put & Take.
	SAN FARIAN -- United Kingdom, "San Farian."  From the collection of Barrie M.
	SAN FARIAN, POOL. --  1.35."  Sides read:  All in One, Two Out, One in, Take All, All in Two, San Farian, Pool, and One out.  Was in a November 2011 UK eBay auction.
	SAN FARIAN.
	Similar to San Farian -- Maybe my most unusual Put & Take .  So many things are unusual about this top: (1) unusual commands (examples, "all put two" and "No Spin"), (2) many of the commands are on one row rather than only one word per row (for example, instead of "take" above "one," we have the two words on one line, "take one"), and (3) though it is 8-sided, we have words sideways (eg, "take all") instead of initials upright over each other, for example: T A. 8 sides (all pictured here to the left): take all, all put two, no spin, take one, take two, put two, put one, all put one.  (in effect, the same 8 sides as the http://www.antiquegamblingchips.com/San Farian spinners!) 22 grams, 1-1/8."  Spins very well.  This is one of 4  Put & Takes that the seller (from New York State) found at an old estate sale.
	"SPIN AGAIN."  Seller in UK calls it: "Vintage ww1 metal detecting find put&take brass spinner uncleaned trench art." 8 sides, 1-1/4," 20 grams, spins OK but wobbly, I paid $44 UK eBay (plus postage). The stamped letters are aligned nicely next to each other, but the words are stamped on misaligned. The 8 sides read in this order: � spin again, � all out [I guess "all take one"], � one out [I think, spinner takes one out], � all one in [all put in one], � all two in [all put in two], � one in [I think, spinner puts one in],   � two out [very hard to see, but guess: ...? spinner takes two?], and � two in [spinner puts two in] **So there is no "take all" ***
	"SPIN AGAIN," "TAKE POOL," "OUT," "IN," made of wood, left-handed, large. Wood, 20 grams, 3 inches. Sides read in this order: Take Pool, 1 In, 2 Out, Spin Again, 2 In, 1 Out.
	T ALL. The top is also unusual in that it is "upside down" and that "ALL PUT" is on a slant. It is also unusual to find words on an 8-sided Put & Take. Brass, one inch tall. I paid about $50 for it, buy-it-now, May 2013. Spins well. 8 sides: T ALL, P3, T2, ALL PUT, T1, P1, T3, P2.
	T and DOTS -- 6-sided celluloid.  Per seller: "SIDES READ:  T IN RED, 2 DOTS IN GREEN, 1 DOT IN RED, T IN GREEN, 2 DOTS IN RED, & 1 DOT IN GREEN. IT MEASURES 1.85 X 0.70 INCHES. ... 7 grams."  One color must be for Take, the other color for Put.
	TAK ALL --  Clever: since there are three letters in "PUT" and "ALL," they made Take as three letters: "TAK." From the collection of  Barrie M.
	TAKE POOL.     From Gerrit V collection.
	T.II and P.II  -- I think I finally figured this one out.  From Gerrit V.  collection.  The sides read: TA -- take all TII -- take 2 PI -- put 1 AP -- all put TI -- take  1 PII -- put 2
	W TA, and A P2.  6-sided brass Put and Take.  The sides are listed in the right-most column.  Unusual are: W TA -- Winner Take All (instead of simple TA for "Take All") A P2 -- All Pay Two (instead of the usual  AP for "All Pay") 18 grams, 1-1/4 inch, spins well.  Mine looks brand new. I have also listed this top on my Main Put & Take page in the category of Modern tops, which this likely is: here.
	WTA and AP2.  Left-handed.  20 grams, 1-1/4 inch long.  6 sides read: WTA ("Winner Take All"), T2, P1, AP2 (I guess it means "All Pay 2"), T1, and P2. Got it on eBay, March 2018.  Seller called it a WWI item, but it looks brand new to me. Spins rather poorly.  Therefore, I filed down (flattened) the pointy tip, and that improved the spins.
	"X." Made of hard plastic, 22 grams, 1-3/4." Sides read in this order: X( for Take All), P3, T1, P4, 0 (for all Put), T3, P1, T2.

8. Left-Handed Put & Takes  back

480 pixels	Left-handed put and takes.  Fairly rare.  From Gerrit V. first one (on left): P1, T1, all put, T2, P2, take all. second one: put one, take one, take two, take all, put two, all put. third one: put one, put two, take two, all put, take one, take all.
	BOTH left- and right-handed!  Very unusual.  The "put one" and "all put" sides are left-handed.  The "take one" side is right-handed.  Note the mis-strike on the "all put" imprint.  I picked this up for $30, UK seller. The sides read in this order: take all -- left-handed put one -- left-handed all put -- left-handed put two -- left-handed take two -- right-handed take one -- right-handed
	Another one both left- and right-handed.
	Another one both left- and right-handed. The 6 sides read from a left-handed perspective, in this order: take all, put two, all put, take one (upside-down), take two (upside-down), put one. 18 grams, 1-1/8 inch, brass, spins well.

Left-handed put and take -- all 6 sides pictured.  Unusual for at least two reasons: (1) "left-handed", and (2) has both initials (eg., T2) and words (eg., All Put) on the sides.  It is the same as the one on the left pictured above. Sides: take all, P1, T1, all put, T2, P2.

Left-handed.  From the collection of Barrie M.  It is also unusual to have initials (like P1, T3) on the sides instead of words (like Put one, take three) on 8-sided put and takes.

Left-handed, all left-handed ones are rare.  � very RARE left-handed brass Put and Take.  Hardly ever see left-handed ones.  Note that as you read it, the stem is on the left side! (I have only 1 or 2 left-handed ones in my personal collection.) � 1-1/8" � 6-sided: all put, take two, put one, take all, put two, and take one. � spins well enough with each attempted spin.

9. Wood Put and Takes: 8-sided with paper label   back

620 pixels	British boxed set, new terms.  Instructions and seller here.  Wood Put & Take with paper label. 1-7/8 inches long, 13 grams. Spins well. "U CLICK" = Take All (the spinner takes the pot). "THE BIRD" = Put All (the spinner must match the pot!). Sides read in this order: U Click, T3 P1 T2, The Bird, P3 T1 P4.
	Wood put & take in cardboard tube container.  Per dealer: "THE VEE-BEE Everybody Ante Top Game Marked original price: 25 cents Manufactured by: VOEDISCH BROS., 3427-29 N. Clark St., Chicago, Ill. Condition: Vintage, used in original paper tube container with wear present, all chips are paper & have been used (see photos) 8 sides (in order): Every-body Ante, T1, P3, T2, P1, T ALL, P2, T3 I own this set.  The top is 1-7/8" long.  It spins very well. It says "patent pending" on the paper strip glued to the wood.  The set comes with about 40 red, white and blue thin cardboard plain chips, about 5/8" dismeter.  Not shown here, but lengthy "Directions" (instructions) are printed on the back of the container.
	"ALL ANTE' and "WIN."  Wood with paper label, 8 sides, 1-1/4 inch, 10 grams. "Win" (for TA -- Take All) is on the right side of the first picture.  "All Ante" (for AP -- All Put) is in the second picture. The 8 sides are, in this order: Win (Take All), P4, T1, P3, All Ante (All Put), T2, P1 and T3.
	Wood.  Stamped on wood. Source: here .
	EVERY-BODY ANTE.  Paper label over wood. "Dimensions (approximate):  1� wide x 2� tall, weight (approximate):  8.5 grams, 8-sided." Since the top is so tall and wide, there is room to print "Take All" and "Every-body Ante."
	EVERYBODY PUT IN,  PICTURE OF CLOWN.  Per seller: "Original wood and paper labels�red paint looks �too� good�not sure if it is original or not�bid accordingly. Dimensions (approximate):  15/16� wide x 1 15/16� tall.  Weight (approximate):  12 grams".  Clown side must mean "take all."
	A 1939 VERSION OF PUT AND TAKE BY TRANSOGRAM COMPANY, INC., NEW YORK. The sides read (from another of their sets): Take All, Put 3, Take 1, Put 4, All Put, Take 3, Put 1, Take 2.  The sets come boxed with those small wooden chips
	Transogram Co., Inc, NY.  � 8-sided wood P&T (1-3/4" long) with paper strip, in original cardboard box (6 x 4.5 x 1") which includes small plain wooden chips.  On box and P&T label, it says made by Transogram Co., Inc, NY, and box adds: copyright 1939. � left-handed P&T. � sides read: take all, put 3, take 1, put 4, all put, take 3, put 1, take 2.
	SAY SO with HORSESHOE PICTURED.  Wood with paper label,  2 inches long, 8 sides. I bought this on eBay Feb. 2015.  I wish I knew what the "Say So" side means.  At the bottom of the "Say So" side are letters like "Mf's War't ...Paid."  Eight sides in order: Say So, P1 T3 P4 T2 P3, blank or damaged side, and P2.  Horseshoes usually signify luck, so the "Say So" side could mean "Take All."
	Plaza Manufacturing Co, New York, NY. 8 grams, 1-3/4 inch.  Sides read in this order: TAKE ALL,  T3, P1, T2, ALL PUT, P3, T1, P4.
	Plaza Manufacturing Co., New York, N. Y. wood spinner. � 8-sided, paper label glued to wood, 1-3/4." � comes with original instructions, seen here. � the spinner, the Put & Take instruction sheet and the small plastic chips still sealed in the cellophane bag!  Very easy to read the sides.  Made by Plaza Manufacturing Co., New York, N. Y.  Research shows the Company to be active in the 1930's.  The box is 4" x 3" on top.  The chips are 5/8". � sides read: take all, T3, P1, T2, all put, P3, T1, P4.
	Rustop Game Put and Take with Put and Take Poem!.  Seller says, "1920's Game  directions are printed on the top of the box lid in the form of a poem: "RUSTOP GAME Ten counters start you on the play, "P", is for "Put", and "T", "Take away", Who takes the "Star", the winner will be, For he takes all you've put in, you see! "Box is illustrated with an Art Deco Style floral typical of 1920's cards and stationary. Dice may not be original to the game since the poem does not mention them.  Box has darkened with age .... Box measures 2 1/2" x 3 1/2""... Side of box says, "Rust Craft, Boston." I bid $53 for this, was surprised that it went for $97. Why?  Is Rustop or Rust Craft a desirable collectible? I suspect  it is: "Fred Rust opened his Book and Craft Shop in Kansas City in 1906. ... The Rusts' moved to Boston from Kansas City in 1913 opening the Rust Craft Company. Mainly in the greeting card business, this greeting card company evolved into one of the largest in the United States. After the move to Boston it produced greeting cards, puzzles, book marks, books, postcards, book plates, etc. ...  The Rust Craft Greeting Cards Inc. Company was purchased by Ziff Davis in 1979. "
	Star and o. 10 grams, 1-3/4 inch. Sides read in this order: star [for 'take all'], T3, P1, T2, 0 [for 'all put'], P3, T1, P4.
	T All and All P. 12 grams, 1-3/4 inch.  Each side has a separate piece of paper glued and taped on. Sides read in this order: T All, T3, P1, T2, All P, P3, T1, P4.
	Wood. U.S.seller.  1-5/8 inch long.
	Wood.  1-1/8" high. Paper label, sloppy. 6 sides... .....  Note: "Put All" instead of the usual "All Put."
	Wood w/ paper label.

11. Plastic Put & Takes.  back

	Mechanical Pencil Transformer Put and Take.  The seller on eBay put it this way: "The  scan shows this "mechanical pencil" and all of the features that come in it! There is a "PUT & TAKE" * COMPASS * DICE hidden inside * plus a mechanical pencil that does work when filled with lead. How long would a boy keep this in grade school? If the teacher didn't take it away, someone else would! Closed and useable as a pencil, it is 7" long. Apart, see how it will break down to use and possibly make some money!! No age, but my guess is 1930's to the late 1940's. No TV yet, and people had more time to play "games"."  I bought this for about $30 total.  Great buy The same pencil-put & take combination is made in Spanish.  Click here to see it. Seller said: " SPINNER READS IN SPANISH PONE UNO, TOMAA TODO, PONE DOS, SACA UNO, TODOS PONEN, SACA DOS. SIDE PENCIL READS M CALVETE.....BUENOS AIRES."
	Celluloid.  Measures 1 3/4" x approx 1 1/4" at its widest point. 8-sided:  P-3; T-1; P-4; TAKE ALL; T-3; P-1;T-2; and ALL PUT.
	This neat plastic Put and Take (the red one) I found on ARJAN VERWEIJ's web page. I have the same top in black.  It comes with the boxed game, which I have pictured here. Note how there is no "All Put" command, just Put 1, 2, 3 and 4!
	"Vintage/Antique Put & Take pocket gambling spinning top game - Heavy duty Plastic ... ..  8 sided spinner with Take All; Take 1; Put 2; Take 3; All Put; Put 1; Take 2; Put 3," per eBay seller.
	Bakelite.  Nice the way the handle is an extension of the body, not just a wooden stick stuck in. Got it for only $18 total on eBay. 1-1/4 inch tall.Spins very well, terrific. Sides in this order: * T3 P1 T2 0 P3 T1 P4.
	Very unusual material.  Never saw one like this before -- spotted on eBay, Jan 2012, US seller. Surely not ivory. Per seller: "An original, used, 1 1/8" tall X 9/16" wide 8 sided, IVORY LOOKING perhaps CELLULOID SPIN TOP (I don't know).  It seems to be quite old.  The sides have the following inscriptions: a circle opposite of a star, a "P" over a "3," a "T" over a "1," a "P" over a "4," a "T" over a "3," a "P" over a "1," and a "T" over a "2." "
	CELLULOID.  Nice grain. "ANTIQUE RARE 8-SIDED STRIPED BEIGE  PUT& TAKE.  "SIDES: IN RED: T 3, A STAR, T 2 & T 1; AND IN BLACK:  A CIRCLE, P 3 , P 1 & P 4. "MEASURES 1.40 INCHES LONG AND 0.75 INCHES WIDEST. ORIGINAL PATINA.  Weight:  8 grams."
	CELLULOID.  Note the initation ivory grain, typical of celluloid. 1-1/2", 12 grams, spins very well on blunt "point." Sides read in this order: TA, P1, T2, AP, T1, P2.
	Flat put and take.  Seller on eBay (Aug 2009) called this one "old."  He said: "I have never owned this particular style put n take, so it must be hard to find. Made of celluloid or French Ivory, the top measures about 1 7/8 inches across and 1 1/4 inches tall. Good condition."
	Screw-off upper part; perfume inside.   Sides: take all, put two, take one, put all, take two, made in France put one.  Very light imprints.  From my collection. A mite over 1-1/2."
	Three plastic tops.  From Marianne Jager's collection.  The one on the left is made of catalin/bakelite.   The other two are probably made of celluloid.
	Nice.  Bottom reads, "St.George Series Made in England, Pat No 803600," which I believe dates it 1958.  From Marianne J. collection.  Click here to see a 1957 print advertisement for "the new transparent Put and Take spinner, patent pending." From a similar eBay sale: "6 SIDED DICE.      ALL PUT/TAKE ALL/PUT 2/TAKE 2/PUT 1/TAKE 1. BASE SAYS ST. GEORGE SERIES.  MADE IN ENGLAND.  PAT. NO. 803600. MADE OF PLASTIC."
	Nice.  I just bought this one, just like the above top. Seller said: "Of clear plastic, roughly 1.5" tall. signed: St Georges Pat No 803600 Made in England."
	Molded plastic.  1 5 /8" in length x 1" wide.
	Plastic.  2-3/4 inches. 8 sides.
	Celluloid plastic and brass. Only one inch long.  Surprisingly, to me, it went for $76 plus postage on eBay Oct. 2014.

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