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| Origins. The Put and Take is one of many
forms of Teetotums (any gaming spinning top). The Teetotums were
known in ancient Greece, and the Dreidel (put and take instructions
on the four-sided spinner) was developed in 16th century Germany.
Put & Take tops, like the standard brass one pictured just above, were
very popular from the early 20th century to about the 1940’s. They
could be carried in ones pocket and used anytime in a bar or other gathering
place for an impromptu gambling session. Each player would contribute
chips, coins or currency to a pot. Links. Here are some informative links on the subject of Put and Takes: ¶ Wikipedia Teetotum article . ¶ Waterloo Univ. ELLIOTT AVEDON VIRTUAL MUSEUM OF GAMES: Dreidel - Put & Take - Teetotum . ¶ Game: TEETOTUM -- (Detail from Brueghel's Painting) . ¶ The Chanukah Dreidel (Dreidle) . ¶ Website of ARJAN VERWEIJ: click here, here, and here. Rules. If it landed T1, T2 or T3, the player who spun it would win (take) 1, 2 or 3 chips, respectively, from the pot. If it landed with the star or “Take All” showing, he would take all the chips from the pot. If it landed P1, P2 or P3, he would lose (put) 1, 2 or 3 of his chips, respectively, into the pot. If it landed "0" or “Put All” or “All Put,” he would have to match the pot or lose all his chips or each player would have to contribute to the pot, depending on the rules. I have one set of rules where a land on "0" would mean just that the top passes to the next person. Collection. In the many pictures below are some of the over 100 Put and Takes in my collection, plus some similar horse racing and dice tops. Towards the bottom of the page, I show some put and takes that I do not own. Be sure to see the about 15th picture below (the one with the three red celluloid tops), which show how Put and Take tops can be rigged for cheating! Spin. Some of the tops spin easier than others. For tops that are difficult to spin, try this technique: you have to (1) press it down firmly against the surface, (2) make sure it is upright and still; and (3) then twist it. Experiment with your top. You can make your own Put and Take using cardboard and a pencil. Try theses links: here, here and here, from a site about Spanish language put and takes. New York Times 1921 news story of Women's Christian Temperance Union denouncing Put and Takes by name. |
| Index. Some
Groupings of Put and Takes on this page --
quick links: miscellaneous vintage bi-level tops foreign put and takes gaffed tops: vintage, modern punch boards boxed game sets, cards modern put and takes misc. look modern |
| Pictured above are
the most common type of Put and Takes. They
were usually
small, about an inch
high, and made of brass.
They can be distinguished from
each other in a variety of ways, as
is apparent on this page. ¶ 6-sided ones: groups (bags) "5" and "7," above, are 6-sided tops, and as such invariably have words on the sides and must be read with the top lying on its side -- the words are lined up with the stem of the put and take top (go in the same direction as/are parallel to the length of the stem) . These invariably have words (like "put two") on the sides, not short-hand "P2", "T1," etc. ¶ 8-sided ones: groups "2", "4" and "6" above are 8-sided tops, and as such invariably do not have full words on the sides, just a letter, star and/or number, and to view/read them, you must hold the top upright. I have never seen an 8-sided one with words on the sides, just T1, TA, P2, etc.... ... .... I find that the 6-sided ones are more common than the 8-sided ones. ¶ bi-level: in group "1" and "3" the tops are "bi-level." That is, there are two independently moving parts. In "1" the P's and T's are on the top level and the amounts (1, 2, 3, etc.) are on the lower level. Also in "1," some of the tops represent two dice. In group "3," generally the pay-off odds are indicated in the top level, and the name of a horse is on the bottom level; the horse-betting ones have the name of famous race horses and were copyrighted in the 1920's. ¶ serifs: in groups "4" and "5," the letters have no serifs (those short, fancy hanging lines at the ends of the letters, like the letter "T" here), while in groups "2" and "7" there are serifs. ¶ The tops in group "6" are made of sterling. ¶ The tops in "2", "4" and "6" are 8-sided. The others are 6-sided. |
| These are other miscellaneous
metal
Put and Takes. A
number of them are sterling.
Note the different
sizes. One near the
upper left is a pin. The
dark one near the upper right is
a cube-shaped metal Put and Take.
Just below it is a 4-sided
top. The two at the lower right and
lower left have internal spinning
dials. The reddish one near
the top has a needle and thread inside. |
| These Put and Takes
are non-metal. About half are made
of catalin;
others bone, wood, celluloid
and ordinary plastic.
Some are bi-level. Three
of them are mechanical
lead pencils that are
to be rolled for the Put and Take
effect. Two of the tops are
celluloid advertising pieces
-- one touts Manbeck's Bread
("A winner everywhere"); the
other says "You don't gamble when
you buy Trenton Crackers." The
white 4-sided one at the
bottom is made of ivory. The one
next to it is 4-sided wood. The
red one next to it is plastic with
a compartment for solid perfume. |
| Earliest 6-sided Put and Take I know of -- pictured
above -- 18th-19th century, per auction house. I
thank Marianne Jager, of the Netherlands, for the above picture of her
ancient Put and Take spinner and the following informatrion. She
says, "In the Netherlands 18th –19th century they made spinners from
silver, like in the picture. The letters and text are old Dutch. Lengh
3.2 cm, weight 6.8 gram "The letters on each of the 6 sides: A - only take B - to pay N - nothing to take T - take D - double put S – put." She adds, "The letters on the sides are difficult to read, old fashioned Dutch," so she is giving an approximate translation. "Anyway, the letters stand for put and take, inclusive: nothing (spin again?) and double.... , like the spinners we all know. That much is for sure." In a reference work, she found, "... about women in the beginning of the 18th century ... had little games ... . Spinning with the a-al-top was one of the games. The top has 6 letters: A (al = take all), B (bij = add?), S (set=put), T (trek= take), D(dubbel=double) and N(niet=not, nothing)." None of this should be surprising, what with the Teetotum gambling top being known in ancient Greece and the Dreidel (put and take instructions on the four-sided spinner) being developed in 16th century Germany -- source here . |
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I own a pair of Put and Take dice
like these. Mine are made of French ivory, a type of plastic
like celluloid where an imitation
ivory grain is printed on the dice.
On the standard Put and Take tops there
are different rules for "PA" or "AP"
-- the spinner can put up one unit or
match the pot, or all the players might
have to put in chips. Here there is no doubt.
One die has on its sides: P, P, T, T, Take All,
and Every Body Ante. The other die says:
1 2 2 3 3 4. |
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Put and Take dice with a star. I
am always seeing something new. This one has on the
numbered die: 1 2 3 4 5 * (star = "all"). Most other
times I have seen these dice with no star -- for example:
1, 2, 3, 3, 4 and A (for All), or 1 2 2 3 3 4. |
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Heads and Tails Bakelite Dice.
Not a put and take, but I couldn't resist
not showing it here! Neat. Never saw these
before. Australian dealer describes it as,
"ORIGINAL 1940s HEADS & TAILS DICE ... IN BOX PACK
OF THREE ... GOOD CONDITION FOR AGE..70+ YEARS....FROM
BYGONE STORE ... BOX MARKED W.O.I. No 256...RUSSELL
CRAFT." |
| Put and
Take Punchboards |
| These are Put and Take
punch boards and punch
cards. Rules: most non-Put and Take punch boards were so many cents per play. For example, on a 5¢ board, the player would put up 5-cents, and the reault would be losing it, winning $.05 (thus breaking even), or winning $.10, $.25. $1.00. etc. But Put and Take punch boards were a little more complex/varied. A typical one would have the player risk not a single amount, but rather risk 1 to 5 pennies. Each punch would mimic a regular Put and Take game. The player would punch one of the unpunched spots and follow the instructions printed on the punched paper: put up (give to the house) 1 to 5 pennies, or win (take from the house to add to his stake) 1 to 5 pennies or more, sometimes up to $1.00! |
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This neat little punchboard
has a picture of the whole family enjoying a put and take game!.
The seller describes the punchboard as
" Unused 1935. Board is 6" by 4-3/8" by 5
/8" full color printed, boys and girls playing dreidel game,
with spinner, 300 punches, green, red and white boarders.
Back has game title Put & Take, Gradner Guarenteed
Salesboard, serial numbered, operator number, guarenteed,
Made by Gardner & Co 2209 Archer Ave Chicago. Has
punch, paper cover, split , punch present.
Has red, white, blue, NRA Eagle Member US, for national recovery act, 1935."
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Nice little Put & Take
punchboard.
It went for $17
on eBay, August 2010. To
play with puchboards like this one,
the customer would have to have at
least 5 cents because if the punch resulted
in a loss for him (a "put"), he could
lose anywhere from 1-cent to 5-cents. If
he won (a "take"), it would be from 5-cents to
$1.00, as noted on the board. The eBay seller described the item as: " Antique Punch Board, unused. "Odd Pennies Put and Take". Board measures 6 1/2" X 6 3/4" and is just over 1/2" thick. Board has rounded corners with light wear along the edges and corners from storage. Metal punch is still factory sealed in the back and the model/serial # sticker is intact." |
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Another
Put and Take trade stimulator punchboard
I own. Per the dealer: "Very nice vintage circa 30's-40's 120 hole Put and Take Punchboard game.These were found in bars and general stores. Someone would punch a hole with the key and a slip of paper would push through. The person would either owe the house .10-.25 or win .25-1.00. The game would net the house a profit of $7.00. Everything fits inside the two peice red plastic case (about 2 x 3 inches)." |
| Illegal
Put & Take punchboard "trade stimulator" disguised
as a common match box. Really
great item. It would be left on the counter
of a store near the cash register.
When the customer is given change, he is given
the opportunity to make a small wager with
the change. He can push the punchboard through
the matchbox and punch out a paper which tells
him whether he lost 10, 15 or 25 cents, or whether
he won 25, 50 or 100 cents! It is, of course, disguised
as a harmless match box so the police and bluenoses
will ignore it in plain sight, while those "in the know,"
or known to the owner, will spot it for gambling. Actually
such disguised punchboards were probably well known, but
kept "disguised" so as not to ostentatiously force the
sight of them on children and others. The instruction sheet tells the store owner that the customer will win ("take") 12 times, lose ("put") 48 times, with a net profit to the owner of $3.50 from 60 punches. The dealer described it as, "UNPUNCHED PUT & TAKE 60 HOLE PUNCHBOARD IN A MATCH BOX -- Great little item is 2-1/4" x 1-3/8" x 5/8" and slides into a match box (Protecto wooden cover) - Unpunched and comes with a little instruction sheet" |
| These are combination
games that include Put and Take (also called Plus
and Minus
on one). The bottom
one is made of wood. It
is, among other things,
a roulette wheel. It is
14" in diameter, was copyrighted
1933 by the Cardinal Co.,
Dallas, Texas. |
| The above three pictures
show
how a Put and Take can be
rigged for cheating.
The typed
instructions came with the
rigged tops when ordered from
a gambling supply house.
The scanned instructions
and catalog page are from
the K.C.. Card Co.-Mason &
Co. "Blue Book" (copyright 1932),
which at that time had offices in
eight major cities across the U.S. Notice how the middle ones are nice and symmetrical -- straight/fair/honest. In both pictures, notice how the tops on the right are shaved on the lower right side of the "T2" face, and the tops on the left are shaved on the lower left side of of the "T2" face. Knowing this would give a favorable percentage to the user; he wouldn't always win on every spin, but would come out a winner in the long run. These are 8-sided tops. The "takes" are opposite each other (for example, opposite the "T2" is a "T3"). Likewise with the "puts." So it would work this way, using the top on the left as an example (the one where the left bottom of the "T2" face is shaved some): if you spun the top clockwise (as a right handed person ordinarily would), it would more often land on the "put" side because if the top slowed down near the "T2" side, it would continue past the extra rounded (shaved) edge and land on the adjoining Put side (or as the Instructions put it more simply: "When spun to the right, a Put will show....."). And as you would expect, on this top, all four of the Take sides are shaved on the bottom left, and on all four Put sides, all of the bottom rights are shaved. Just the opposite would happen if you spin the same top counterclockwise or the top on the right clockwise. |
| This is the only movie lobby
card I know of that shows a put and take, and two
are shown on the lobby card! It is from the 1922 silent
film, "Forsaking All Others." Nothing can be read from the lower
left (white) put and take, but the upper right one's
two sides can be read. You can read them too if you
look close -- "TAKE ALL" and "PUT 3." |
| This is something I just
saw for
the first time -- a
10-sided put and take.
It is made of brass.
I don't own it. It
went for over $200 on eBay
in January 2004. |
| I don't own this little
dandy. It is described as enameled on brass,
1-1/4."
It went for $155
on eBay in November
2005. |
| Crown and Anchor put and take
top. I
now own one of these.
The one pictured above
was sold on eBay in June 2006
for $254. Seller was from
United Kingdom. The
description said in part,
"This is a vintage 6-sided
brass spinner (or wobbler).It looks
similar to a 'Put & Take' spinner, but is in two sections - the top section
can be spun independently to the bottom part. The top part has numbers (1, 7, 2, 5, 3, 9). The bottom part has card suits (heart, spade, club
and diamond) plus a crown and an anchor. On the top has 'Patent 33471.' It measures approx
1.25" I later acquired one
in 2006 for about $100 in a private
sale. They are
rather small -- about 1-1/4"
high and about 1/2" wide.
The top (odds) part
moves rather freely. I learned
that it takes a certain
technique to get it to spin properly.
At first I thought
it would never spin. Then
I got it to spin properly about
1 time in 15. Finally,
I found the technique: you have to
(1) press it down firmly against
the surface, (2) make sure it is upright;
and (3) then twist it. It spins
for quite a long time. |
| More neat bi-level ones. Left:
Looks like the bottom, at least,
is made of a type of plastic. Right:
seller says, "Celluloid Put & Take
Teetotum Gambling Top - 1920's. This is a really
nice old celluloid Put and Take teetotum featuring famous
horses of the 1920's. The horses depicted are Man O’ War,
Spark Plug, Zev, Colin, Greylag and Morvich. The top has six
sides and a separately rotating top portion with the odds on
it (1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 5-1, 4-1 and 10-1). The top measures approx 2-1/4"
high including the brass handle. The celluloid part is approx 1-3/8"
high. Condition is excellent showing very little wear or damage."
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| These are all bi-level
spinning
tops. (One collector described
them as : "Plated brass
two-tiered, six sided spinning
top dating back to the 1920's.")
The idea was for the upper and bottom halves
to spin independently.
Some were aluminum, or chrome plated....
... ... On the put and takes,
the upper tier would tell you if you
won or lost, and the bottom tier would
tell you how much. ... ... ... On the race
horse tops, the bottom tier would indicate
which horse won, and the upper tier would
give the payoff odds. The race horse
tops originally sold for 50-cents each in
the 1920's. The box they came in proclaimed
"the pocket race course ... America's Great
New Racing Game." |
| No. |
Game |
Top sides |
Bottom sides |
Comments |
| 1 |
Crown & Anchor |
1-9-3-5-2-7 |
Crown-Spade-Dia'd- Anchor-Heart-Club |
"Patent 33471" engraved on top; a
British game similar to Chuck-a-Luck, I got it from
the UK. |
| 2 |
Horse Racing |
DISQ,10-1,2-1, 4-1,6-1,8-1 |
Yutoi-Envoy-Harrier- Scamp-Sicyon-Golden Corn (I have) I have also seen it in these orders: ¶ Yutoi-Golden Corn-Sicyon- Scamp-Harrier-Envoy ¶ Yutoi-Envoy-Golden Corn-Sicyon-Scamp-Harrier (I have) ¶ and so many other combinations of the same 5 horse that I have given up keeping track! |
"Odds On, Pat. App'd. For" is engraved
on the top of the spinner. Famous
British race horses, c. 1920's.
(Yutoi was born 1917 and Golden
Corn 1919. In the U.S.,
anyway, horses raced about 2,3 4 years
after birth. Please correct
me if I am wrong about that.) I got
the top from U.K. |
| 3 |
Horse Racing |
DISQ, 5-1,2-1, 8-1,6-1,4-1 |
Citation--Assault--Zev-- Whirlaway-- Man-O-War-- Stymie |
no patent numbers, etc. Quite
lightwight. Aluminum. Famous American horses.
This top is not
as old as the others. While
Zev was born 1920, the others
were born 1938 to 45. All the
horse on this top, except Stymie
(who won a record fortune in second
class races), won the Belmont stakes. |
| 4 |
Horse Racing |
DISQ,5-1,4-1, 8-1,6-1,2-1 |
Grey Lag-Colin-- Man-O-War--Morvich- Zev-Spark Plug |
no engraved patent numbers, dates, etc. on
the
top -- perhaps
worn away. Famous American
race horses. Colin
b. 1908; the others were born
1919-23. One seller on eBay said: "MAN O WAR DIED IN 1947 AT THE AGE OF 30 ... ... SPARK PLUG WAS BARNEY GOOGLE'S RACE HORSE (1930'S CARTOON CHARACTER) .. .... GREY LAG BORN 1918, ... ... . COLIN-1905-1932, .. ...... ZEV- became the greatest money-winning racehorse in history. His earnings are now $302084 (1920'S), ... ..... MORVICH RACED IN 1920'S DIED IN 1947." |
| 5 |
Horse Racing |
DISQ,5-1,2-1, 4-1,6-1,8-1 |
Lucky Hour-Bunting- Colin--Man-O-War- Morvich-Pillory |
"Patented April 1921, No. 19(or 3)74243."
Famous American
Horses. Colin was born 1908;
the others 1919-22. Go
figure. One eBay listing
of this top said: "Man O' War,
The greatest thoroughbred racehorse
of all time... ...Morvich,
1920 winner of the Kentucky Derby
....Pillory, 1922 winner of
the Preakness and Belmont Stakes ...
..Lucky Hour, Lexington Stable winner
at Bellmont and Aqueduct .. ....Bunting,
Whitney Stables winner at Saratoga
and Belmont. ...... Colin, Undefeated champion.
1907-08 Horse of the year. #15 in the
top 100 of U.S. racehorses of the 20th
century." |
| 6 |
Dice |
2-4-1-5-3-6 |
3-6-2-4-1-5 |
For craps or any other dice game. The
white thing on the top is a label. I should
have scanned another side, but didn't want to take
another scan. |
| 7 |
Put and Take |
Tag (means grip, take,grab)-Pott (pot)-Satt
(to deposit,put)-Tag-Alla
(all)-Satt
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4-2-5-3-1-6 |
Sweedish put and take. |
| 8 |
Put and Take |
P-T-P-T-P-T |
3-1-A-2-4-0 |
""SPINIM," PAT'D APR 12- 21" Click
here to see that patent and a drawing
of the top, etc. |
| 9 |
Dice |
4-5-6-1-2-3 |
1-6-5-4-3-2 |
nothing engraved on top. |
| 10 |
Dice |
6-2-4-1-5-3 |
5-3-6-2-4-1 |
same as No. 8, above, on the top --
SPINIM, etc. |
| 11 |
Dice |
6-5-4-3-2-1 |
5-4-3-2-1-6 |
nothing engraved on the top. This top
is unusual in
that the numbers go in a natural
sequence -- 6,5,4,3,2,1.
Usually the numbers
are mixed up as on a roulette wheel. |
| 12 |
Horse Racing |
1-1, 2-1, 6-1, 8-1, 5-1, 3-1 |
Red Fox, Fan Tan, My Pal, Jim Jo, Zev,
Gay Pet (query: other than Zev, I can't find info on these horses. Are they actual race horses, what period?) |
no mfgr info is engraved on the top. Both the top (much bigger and heavier than most: c. 1.5" x 1") and the canvas layout (30" x 5") are pictured below this table. April 2008 I paid $210 total for both in the George Cross Collection live, gambling items auction on eBay. Till then I had never seen either. |
| left: a page from my
F. & R. Co. catalog (circa
1900-1917) advertising one of these
bi-level horse racing tops (what I call #5 top,
above) and betting layout. When they spout,
"a special top which is under control at all times,"
they mean the top is gaffed for cheating. Note
that the cheating top is $5.00 and the "fair top" (i.e., honest)
is only $0.50. right: instructions (circa 1950s) from the K.C. Card Co., Chicago, which would accompany the item when ordered (for top #4). (The rounded bottom panels must have been shaved in a certain way {either lower right or lower left rounded more than with a fair top} to produce the desired results.) |
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Bi-level poker top! I had never seen this before till February 2009 when it went for $225 on eBay. The seller described it as: "Bi-level poker top ... 1.5" tall by 3/4" wide ... ..The top level spins independently from the bottom. [Hooray! I finally got a nice one on eBay for only $113 in March 2011. Just goes to show that prices fluctuate, so you can wait for the right price (sometimes).] "The top level reads TEN, NINE, ACE, KING, QUEEN, and JACK. The bottom half reads STRAI'T, FOUR, FLUSH, TWO, FULL HOUSE, and THREE. "The patent number and date are worn to the point that it's illegible. The piece dates to the 1st half of the 1900's." 327 pix |
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Another bi-level top:
the usual odds on top, but numbers 1 to 6 on the
bottom instead of horse names or crown-anchor-spade-club-heart-duamond. |
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| Football teams (British)
bi-level top. First
time I saw this, on eBay Feb.
2008 |
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Baseball bi-level top.
Dealer
said, "Bottom die reads: "Ball,
Hit, Ball, Strike, Foul, Strike" Top die reads: "H.R., 1.B., 2.B., OUT, 3.B., OUT"... ... Measures approx 1 1/4" L .. ... Marked: "PATENTED APRIL 1921 No. 1374243" I won it in Oct 2010 for $62 delivered. |
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British seller old_devil
says, "Teetotum type spinner, game unknown. ...
.... ..... The
white ring turns independently.
"top, 6 sides: 2 to 1, 3 to 1, 4 to 1, 5 to 1, DISQ, EVENS. "bottom, 6 sides: THE FIELD, PANTHER, BLUE FLASH, WHITE LADY, GOLDEN EAGLE, RED KNIGHT. "Made of celluloid or similar early plastic. ... ... .... . Height 1,5/8" or 47mm, diameter 7/8" or 23mm. ... ... ..... Guaranteed old and original." |
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British, saw on eBay August
2011. Measures 1.5" long. I
spotted the names of three horses: Soranus,
Orpheus and Tishy. |
Bi-level put and take top. No. 8 in the chart above. 1921. |
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| MISCELLANEOUS
OTHER TOPS |
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Golf Tops. Per the dealer
in the UK: "A nice
vintage boxed set of Teetotum Spinning
Tops . ... Faux shagreen style fitted box
impressed Spingolf to the top left corner
... Containing five brightly coloured tops
... which represent 5 different golf clubs which
are spun to obtain the result of each stroke
... Diameter of each approx 2 cm ... Length approx
4 cm ... Width of box approx 9 cm ... Length approx 10.5
cm ... Believe that originally there would have been a
board game with the tops this has long gone." The five tops
read (from above): masher, mid iron, driver brassie,
mashie niblick, and putter. Listed for $202 buy-it-now
price in May 2011. |
| FOREIGN
PUT AND TAKES
466 pix |
Spanish language. I saw this on eBay in July 2008 as a $40 Buy-It-Now. " Vintage 6 sides put and take galalith spinning top. It reads in Spanish: Toma 2, Pon 1, Toma todo, Pon 2, Toma 1, Todos ponen. It measures 1.68 x 0.8 inches. Tiny scratches for usage, otherwise excellent condition." Translation: Toma -- take Pon -- put Toma todo -- it takes everything (spinner takes all) Todos ponen -- all put (in a chip) |
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Argentina. Thanks to
Marianne for the picture. The top is made of orange "GALALITH,"
an early plastic made of milk. I have seen it in myriad colors. Click here to see 9 more Spanish language GALALITH put and takes in different colors. |
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Argentina.
Galalith material? Seller says, "VINTAGE "1950s, rare
hard plastic marbled SPINNING TOP - PERINOLA (yellow & green)".
Made in ARGENTINA Size 2" long approach. All in spanish.." Perinola
in Spanish is whirligig, spinner, top, etc. |
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Argentina. I saw this neat P&T on eBay in October 2008, an auction listing starting at $99, went for $114 plus shipping from Argentina. Seller described it as: "Description: Rare vintage teetotum / put-and-take. This unique six-sided gambling device is made solid bronze divided in six panels with incised [Spanish] letters on each side. The screwed top handle of this fine teetotum opens to reveal three tiny red dice that can probably be used in different games. Lanyard could be attached as the rounded top of handle has a hole thru. Unmarked, but very probably made in Argentina, ca. 1920's. Dimensions: 1-3/4" (4.5 cm) tall." |
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Mexican probably. Large wood spinners like this one are typical of Mexican put and takes. Spanish-language, wooden Put and Take I bought on eBay April 2009. It is approximately 3.5" x 2.5." Per the auction description: "It's made of wood with painted black and red accents. It has a metal tip and looks as though the numbers/words were stamped on it. It does have a nick in the paint on the handle and some indentions on one of the sides that you can see in the pictures provided."! |
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Columbia. Dealer
says, "One plastic put and take spinning top (made
in Colombia)." |
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United Kingdom --
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. |
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United Kingdom. Splendid
little boxed set; I rarely see put and takes in
an original box like this. The UK dealer described
it as: "I have never seen a celluloid version of this game before, and this is certainly a lovely example. ... It appears unplayed with ,complete with original box and instructions. ... Put or Take,Made by Mudie & Sons Ltd,15 Coventry St.,London. ... Dating I would think to the 1930s ... .The spinning dice is in perfect ,pristine condition and measures just over 1.5" in length." Interesting that they call it on the box "PUT or Take" (not Put and Take). |
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United Kingdom. Seller
on eBay, grandsam100,
in Oct 2009, said: "Early Put
and Take Type Solid Brass Spinner
measuring approx 1 1/4" long six sided
with top section spinning independently
from the bottom, good clean condition
no knocks or tarnish, U.K" |
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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." |
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United Kingdom The
Tip Top. The UK seller wanted $360 buy-it-now
for this. In the picture to
the left, the stem is not shown. Seller says,
"A nice vintage tinplate gambling top. The Tip Top with
three revolving central spinners, Length approx 4.5
cm, Width approx 2.5 cm, This piece is in all original
pre-owned condition age related wear and marks to the
tinplate, there are spots of rust it is not perfect - but
it is unusual." |
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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." |
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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. |
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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. " |
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United Kingdom. Note
how the term "give" is used instead of "put." |
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United Kingdom. Another
one of these. 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 all in one all in two san farian one in one out two in two out [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. "] |
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United Kingdom (?).
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 @ 1900. ... .... 2 1/4 inches across
by 1 /2 inch tall." |
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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." |
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United Kingdom. Yummy, nice
thick one. Plus it shows what a good picture can do.
Went for $52 plus postage in Jan 2012; I was outbid. Seller describes it as, "This has a very thick spinning handle. ... Lovely old 6 sided spinner - 1 and 1/8th of an inch tall." |
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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." 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. |
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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). |
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France. "This old solid
brass spinning dice measures 1 1/8 inches
long and is in a very good condition. No
damage. The 6 sides are marked: ¶ Galeries Lafayette -- take all ¶ Prenez1 -- take 1 ¶ Mettez 1 -- put 1 ¶ Mettez Chacun -- "put each one" -- all put ¶ Prenez 2 -- take 2 ¶ Mettez 2 -- put 2 Click to see the original old instruction sheet and original box. ("Toupie" means top/spinner or whirlgig.) c. 1935. Seller told me "Galeries Lafayette is a famous chain of shops in France. I believe they've been around for over 100 years. I've previously sold antique shop advertising handles with their name and mark on them." Click here for pictures and description of this fabulous French department store -- perhaps the most magnificent department store (grand magasin, en francais) on the planet. I won the auction -- $32 plus shipping. |
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France. Dealer
sullycha in Belgium
said: "VINTAGE BRONZE FRENCH SPINNING
TOP (BAR GAME). "DETAILS: 6 FACES (Mettez un [put one] - prenez tout [take all] - mettez deux [put two] - prenez un [take one] - mettez tous [put all/all put] - prenez deux [take two]) "ANCIENNE TOUPIE EN BRONZE. JEUX DE CAFE. DETAIL VOIR CI-DESSUS." |
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French. Dealer said, "Three
rare wooden put & take gambling spinning top (french)." |
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German. Per
seller:
6 panel Put and Take dreidel in German. Older item, made of solid brass. Machine cut knurled spinning grip. Sides are: NIMM 1 (take1) NIMM 2 (take 2) NIMM ROMA (take everything) Setze 1 (put 1) Setze 2 (put 2) Jeder Setze (everybody put) I won it for $48 on eBay January 2011. |
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German.
Nimm alles (take everything),
Gib Zwei (give two). |
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German. Per
seller: RARE EARLY SILVER PUT & TAKE DIE/DICE ENGRAVED with CUP NIM ALLES, LA STEHEN,NIM EINES, NIM HALB, SETZ ZV, BELL. ... .... This piece is wonderful. While it is not marked, it looks to me to be silver, and considering its age and use, the fact that it shows no wear tends to indicate to me that it is sivler through out. Irregardless of its content, this is a wonderful object and will nto be tested with acid by me. It is , from my research, an old put and take gambling die. It is about .75 of an inch to a side.One side is bent, the side with NIMS HALB.and one side of the side that says NIM ALLES. It went for $271 at auction! Click here for another picture. |
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German
Put and
Takes. Left: made of heavy plastic,
well used. The sides
read: Nimm 1 (take 1), Gib 2 (give 2), Nimm alles (take everything), Gib 1 (give 1), Nimm 2 (take 2), and Alle geben (everything give). Right: made of wood. |
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Greek.
Dealer says, "For sale is a great vintage small SPINNING TOP
from GREEK. ... This game was very popular around the 1970s and
1980s in Greece.... The game is called "PARTA OLA" (TAKE IT ALL)
and it is actually a lucky / gambling game. ... The toy is available
in 4 different colors RED / BLUE / YELLOW / GREEN." A Greek person told me: "Clockwise from the 1:00 (red) position: Take 2, Put 1, Take all, Put 2, Take 1, All put. .... Pronounced: Pare, valte, parta ola, vale, pare, valte olie." |
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Greek
-- modern Put and Take. Made by Parta Ola ("Take All")
Tops, established in 2006. They say their "aluminum tops are
precision machined for accurate balancing and excellent spinning capabilities.
Each of our colored tops are hard-anodized for lasting color, and all
tops are CNC engraved. Tops are available in Greek and English." The English spinners made by this company say on the sides: all put, put 1, put 2, take all, take 1, take 2. |
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Greek
-- modern Put and Take. See row above. The 6 sides (shown to the left here) translate to: TAKE ALL / TAKE 1 / TAKE 2 / ALL PUT / PUT 1 / PUT 2. |
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Italian. June
2011, I saw this on British
eBay. Dealer said, "This little
brass game spinner which is Italian in origin
is an example that I have not had or seen before
and over the years I had several different brass
game spinners but I have never had this example before
. The game spinner is marked with the numbers 1,
2 , 3, 4, 5 and the word SARTI on the sides . On the top
it is stamped [MESSICANO (?)]." English translation of "Sarti" is "tailors." Why? Italian word "MESSICANO" means "Mexican." ?? Gerrit emailed me this info: "...Messicano Sarti is a Liquer brand - .... about the first advertising around 1922 Messicano L'apperitivo Sarti." |
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Italian. "VINTAGE GAMBLING
GAME TAKE AND PUT TAKE AND PUT WITH ITALIAN INSTRUCTIONS -46 mms long PAGA 1 (pay 1). VINCE TUTTO (win all). PAGA2 (pay 2). VINCE1 (win 1). TUTTI PAGANO (pay all) . VINCE 2 (win 2)," per seller, my translations. |
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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. |
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Ottoman Turkey.
Per eBay seller: "antique Ottoman Turkey gambling
game ''Put&Take'' brass spinning top. Six sided
top engraved in Turkish language. Size:30mm x 15mm. Condition:
excellent antique condition, hot patina on brass." |
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Turk. I
found the picture at the website of ARJAN VERWEIJ here . |
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Armenia. Person
who owns this said recently, "This Amenar [spinner]
has been in our family about 100 years." The Republic
of Armenia is a mountainous country in South
Caucasus. .... Geographically, the country belongs
to Asia, but in cultural and historical aspects sees itself
as belonging to Europe. Armenia is considered to be
the oldest Christian state of the world. ... Armenia is
since 2001 member of the Council of Europe . The country
borders Georgia , Azerbaijan , Iran and Turkey . The capital
Yerevan was founded in 782 BC and is one of the oldest cities
in the world. |
| Netherlands. Part
of the collection of Marianne Jager of the Netherlands,
picture sent to me in November 2011. |
| United Kingdom. Wonderful
boxed top set I bought from Gerrit Veldhoen,
Netherlands. Circa 1935. Elsewhere
on the box they are called three "Joy Tops." Another
panel on the box says, "The 'PA-DI-CA-CO" Tops, made by
The Patent Die-Casting Co., Ltd., 64 Strode Road, Willesden
Green, London, N.W. 10." |
| French. I saw this on
eBay March 2008
-- top has 8 sides.
I could make out
these sides: 1/M, 24/P, 13/P,
10/P, 36/P, and I think 12/P.
Description: " RARISSIME
ET ANCIEN JEU DE COMPTOIR
!! - Jeu de bistrot de la fin du
XIXème - TOUPIE ROULETTE BTé
SGDG - Roulette de comptoir, 8 facettes
(voir photos) - Jeu d'une très
grande rareté!!! , très
bon état, tourne parfaitement,
hauteur : 1,5cm - BONNES ENCHERES
!!! -" |
| French. Not a
Put & Take, but similar interesting gambling
top with 8 sides. Click here
to see the original box and three-language (French; English and Spanish)
instruction sheet for this item, called "Amusing Top" by the French manfacturer.
In April 2011, dealer put $100 starting bid on it. He described it as, "ANTIQUE AND VINTAGE 8 SIDED "PUT AND TAKE" GAMBLING SPINNING TOP VERY RARE , ALSO IS A PERFUME MINIATURE ... it seems is usefull for many gambling playing , because on each side it has diferent symbols , likes classic dots of dies playing , or diferent colours horses jumping , or diferent colours dots . Besides into the body it has little perfume receiving , then pushing it down sprays some of fragrance . It measures 1-1/4" , the body its seems bone , but I am not sure . Some symbols , specially the horses , are lightly discolouration . On the top cover is stamped "Made in France Deposse Bijou" , Is very rare piece !!" |
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Put and Takes
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This is a modern Put and Take (maker calls it a "spinner" and "dreidel") that I first noticed appearing on eBay in October 2008. It is lightweight, made of aluminum, and has a hole in the stem to accommodate a key chain. The letters are "blacked in" for easy reading. |
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¶ Another modern put and take, sold in U.K. ¶ two other modern put and takes are the first two on my sales page. |
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¶ Another 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." |
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¶ same UK seller as above.
8-sided and 6-sided Put & Takes, and die. ¶ He states in eBay auction, "This listing is for the Classic six sided solid brass spinning top game Put and Take. Buy it now price is for ONE reproduction only (not original). Although if you keep it in your pocket for a few days it will tarnish and take its newness away. ... I have had a brass put and take for many years, and played the game since I was 10 years old, previously it belonged to my father. ... This Put & Take is ... new, with nice engraving. ... Also available as eight sided and ten sided Put & Take. ... See also Unusual hexagonal spinning dice (brass) . |
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Saw this on eBay Jan 2011.
Seller,
illinoisvalleycustoms1. Seller says, "INCLUDED IN THIS SET ARE FOUR SETS OF DICE. EACH SET IS HANDCRAFTED RIGHT HERE IN THE ILLINOIS VALLEY BY OUR MASTER CRAFTSMAN AND OFFERED AT A DISCOUNTED PRICE IN THIS COMBINATION SET. THE DICE IN THIS SET REPRESENT THE FOUR MOST POPULAR STYLES OF DICE IVC HAS TO OFFER AND ALL MADE FROM SOLID BRASS. INDIVIDUALLY THESE SAME SETS SELL FOR OVER $50.00. THESE DICE ARE NOT BRASS PLATED OR PAINTED, THEY ARE 100% REAL CUSTOM MACHINED BRASS. YOU ARE PURCHASING A SET OF DICE THAT SCREAM “I’M SERIOUS ABOUT MY GAMING”. FEEL FREE TO ASK ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS. THE DICE INCLUDED IN THIS COMBO DEAL ARE AS FOLLOWS: *SET OF TWO ¾” SOLID BRASS SPINNING HEX TOP D6 PIP *SET OF TWO 5/8” SOLID BRASS LONG LOG ROLLER D6 PIP *SET OF TWO ¾” SOLID BRASS FLOATING D6 PIP *SET OF TWO ¾” SOLID BRASS STANDARD D6 PIP |
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Another modern one I saw on eBay, August 2009. Seller, historyfanatic, from Charleston IN, said, "While this top is made to replicate an original IVORY top, ours is reproduced in a resin-based artificial ivory. " He called it a copy of a Revolutionary War one! |
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Bone. These have been around for quite a while, usually labeled as "vintage" or "antique." I took these pictures from one honest eBay seller, who described the set as, "This is a contemporary made game of chance for "Put and Take". Includes the carrying case and (2) game pieces. Made from bone. Very well detailed. The case is replicated to look like a wicker basket. The basket measures 2 1/2" long x 1 3/4" wide x 1 1/4" tall. Hinged lid opens to reveal the 2 game pieces. Each are made of bone and feature black & red colored barrel shaped die & "Put & Take" spinning top piece. Each piece is approx. 1 3/4" long. Excellent condition." |
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The dealer describes these
as: "Up for auction
is a very high quality machined
aluminum anodized
Put and Take GAMENUT
Dreidel dice/die. This patent pending design is precision balanced and the smooth rounded patent pending spin-tip will not mar surfaces. Lettering is Laser engraved and will not peel off. Each piece weighs in at a heft .3 ounces and provides enough weight to keep the die spinning for over two minutes if you'd like. We've had 2:24 seconds as our best spin." |
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Dealer, in eBay August 2009 auction description, says: "... .... A box of 1 dozen 3/4" dice for the game Put & Take etched in black, red and blue. Directions for P & T are included. ... .... Proudly made at the Crisloid factory in Providence, RI." |
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Dealer told me: "I am
not sure, but it is not old. Probably form
90's.Thanks,E." "Put & Take spinning top / Teetotum Wooden handmade, eigth sides 4,5cm long and 2,2cm diameter TA: take all T3: take three P1: Put one T2: Take two AP: All put P3: Put three T1: Take one P4: Put four Spin well, 40 seconds over glass surface" |
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"New spinning top for Parta
Ola (Put and Take), the
traditional spinning top game.
Hand lathed of aluminum, well balanced
for long spins. English lettering
is CNC-engraved and hand painted. Great
game for the whole family. This
auction includes one aluminum top,
instruction card, and small fabric gift
bag. The perfect gift!," as described by
eBay seller rembet33 in Oct 2009. |
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per eBay seller, March
2010: "Well, I came up with a design and had it made and now
am selling it to other Put and Take enthusiasts
looking for an ultimate game experience that can be
carried with you wherever you go. Okay, I'll even sell
it to anyone else who might want it so don't feel left
out. So, here it is, the ultimate put and take die!!
It's an ivory colored 12 sided (D12 to the gamer community)
16mm die and the sides, in no particular order, are engraved as
follows: Put 1, Put 2, Put 3, All Put, Put All, Lose Turn Take 1, Take 2, Take 3, All Take, Take All, Roll Again" |
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Modern, sold now on the
internet. |
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Modern crooked (gaffed)
Put & Take. "A gaffed gambling device increases
your odds to 90% accuracy!
The six sided spinner contains a P1, P2,
P3, and a T1, T2, T3, The P's mean you put in 1,
2 or 3 dollars, the T's mean you TAKE," says the
dealer of these tops. The "secret" is somewhat
similar to the three red celluloid Put &
Takes near the top of this page: if a player (the
mark) twists the top to the right (clockwise) --as most
players would-- it will almost always land with the
"Put" sides showing, and if the hustler, who knows the
secret, twists the top to the left (counter-clockwise),
the top invariably lands with the "Take" sides showing.
The red celluloid tops worked that way because the lower
portion of the sides were rounded in such a way to force
the desired outcome. The white plastic one here is
weighted on the inside for each of the six sides so as to force
the desired outcome depending on whether the operator twists
the stem to the right or left. |
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"Gold Rush" Put and
Take. Saw this
April 2011 on Ebay. Dealer said,
"The contents of the game are the metal
dreidel, 10 authentic Gold nugget replicas,
rulebook with a very short history of
the California gold rush, and a canvas pouch
to hold it all. A Fast paced & easy to learn
game for 2 or more players, new unopened condition.
From Channel Craft Company, Made in U.S.A., Original
price tag from the Mel Fisher Museum of $10.95." |
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Old Western -- New. Seller
says, "Gambling 8 sided put-n-take top carried by all early
1800"s gamblers, a game could be started anywhere with someone
putting money into a pool and spinning the top. Originals of these
tops are hard to find today, these are made exactly as the originals
and after they tarnish, will look exactly like an original does." |
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New. Saw this
oneBay June 2011. Per dealer, "Made from solid brass, this
six-sided Put & Take measures
1.25" long by 7/8" wide. It features a
knurled stem for easy spinning and its heavy 1.6oz weight
will aid in long spin time. Letters are engraved
for longevity. Take a stylish game/casino anywhere
you go! "Side Engravings: AP, TA, P1, P2, T1, T2." |
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Card Game: Put and
Take. Per dealer: "This card game is a variation from the
simple dice or top games designed
to risk pieces of candy, coins or a few bucks.
54 cards contain instructions to put or take playing
pieces with the pot or other players. A few of the
cards contain new instructions that can radically change
the outcome. The game finishes when one player has all
of the pieces. Entertaining for kids and adults. Great game
to have when family comes over for the holidays." Sold at this web site: playingcardsetc.com |
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"Rocky Top." Unusual
the way the two characters on each side are deliberately mis-aligned, never
saw that before. Also, the bottom is rounded, no "nipple" or point to
spin on. I first saw this February 2012. "Top is NEW 1 and 1/4 inches tall Hand Machined of solid Brass and Polished Made in the U.S.A. By Me.," per seller. |
| Miscellaneous
Put and Takes, Tops -- look
modern |
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I saw these for the first
time
August 25, 2010, on eBay in two
auctions with starting bids of about
$65 each. Seller ID 1knifeguy1
(West Coast Trading Post) of Fairfield,
CA, calls them "vintage" brass Put and Takes
and lists them many times. |
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Also called vintage and
listed many
times by the same seller. Called
by the eBay seller: antique,
brass, hollow in the inside, and no "top
cover." June 2010. Dealer
said in part: "Unusual Antique brass
gambling device called a "Put and Take".
This tiny device (only about 1 3/16"
tall x 5/8" wide; weights only .2 oz.!) ...
.... ... this piece has a brass rod that appears
to be pressed into the inside of the base; and doesn't
appear to have ever had, or needed, a top
covering piece. This piece has light patina
on the brass, and a greenish verdigris on the
inside. Perfect for any gambling, gaming,
or put & take collection / display." |
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Same seller, also called
vintage
with many listings. Seller
says: "UNUSUAL NICKEL PLATED ANTIQUE
PUT&TAKE GAMBLING DEVICE . .. ...
Antique gambling device called a "Put
and Take". This small gaming device is unusual
in that it is nickel plated, about 1 1/8" tall
x 11/16" wide, and weights a mere .2 oz.." |
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"NICE OLD [?] PUT AND TAKE SOLID BRASS
SPINNER IN EXCELLENT
CONDITION, ALL THE NUMBERS & LETTERS
ARE ALL ALMOST PERFECT, NO MAJOR DENTS.
IT MEASURES ABOUT 1 3/8" LONG X 3/4" AT IT'S
WIDES POINT" per dealer LAMB 534, May 2011. |
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This is the worst put and take I have
ever seen. For one thing,
it won't spin, ever. The letter/numbers
are poorly stamped. Purported to be vintage. Sides read: TA, P2, T1, T2, AP, P1. |
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and Take Sheet Music |
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Wonderful Put
and Take theme on a sheet music cover,
on eBay August 2009, bid up to $106.00. I don't
own it, came in
second. "Sheet music.
PUT AND TAKE is a song about gambling
away his money playing Put
and Take. Copyright 1921. 1/2"
tear through all pages top left (in
the "U"). Light fold in the center.
Six pages." |
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More old Put
and Take sheet music. Sold
on eBay, Oct 2009, by bixokeh, who described
it as, "Scarce sheet music for "My June
Love" from the stage production "Put and Take"
Music by Spencer Williams, lyrics by Irvin
Miller, published by Perry Bradford Music, 1921."
I own one of these from the "Put and Take" stage
production -- virtually same cover, though mine
has the sheet music for "Nervous Blues," not "My June
Love." |
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Per dealer: "from the
Broadway Production
of "Put and Take" - which went on to
tour as "Broadway Rastus".... ...... 1921
Sheet Music of Alex Sullivan, Jimmy Flynn,
and Harry Rosenthal" |
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Teach them while they are young. I bought this on eBay, August 2009. "Put In, Take Out." Seller said, "THIS SWEET LITTLE BOOK IS IN GOOD CONDITION. SHOWS WEAR ON THE CORNERS AND THE SPINE. INSIDE IS VERY CLEAN NO TEARS OR MARKS. ILLUSTRATION ARE SO SWEET. OUTSIDE OF BOOK NEEDS A GOOD CLEANING. 12 PAGES 6"X4". PICTURES BY JAN PLAMER. GOLDEN PRESS,NEW YORK 1983 |
| Boxed
Put and Take Theme Games, & Cards
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Edgar Bergen's CHARLIE McCARTHY Put And Take Bingo by Whitman 1938 -- Saw this on eBay, August 2009. Opening bid was about $22.00 postpaid. I didn't bid. Dealer wasn't too helpful with details. I had no idea what it entailed. I was turned off by the big size of the item: "The size of the box is 9"x15"." The description said: ""A game of chance with dice and chips." Box top has staining, major corner and edgewear, one torn side and a small amount of graphic loss at one corner, otherwise solid. Contents are COMPLETE and in excellent condition." |
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3 Vintage POLITICAL PUT & TAKE 1960 Dice Games. I saw this on eBay, August 2009. I'm not sure how it is played and what the dice look like. The dealer wasn't very helpful in answering questions. His description: "3 vintage 1960 (dated) Put and Take political dice game. Consists of a 9" tall cardboard sheet with directions and two dice showing various anatomical feature of the donkey and the elephant. Even if you don't like the game, this deal is worth it for the dice." It was listed as buy-it-now for about $20.00 postpaid. |
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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" |
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Put
and Take Advertising sign. It is 7.5 inches by 4.25
inches. Taped to the back of the sign is the profit
chart per set of 1200 "tickets" on a spindle. The player would have to
unwrap the ticket to see the results. Kind of bold for a store owner to put up a sign like that. Pull tabs, spindle tickets and punch boards would be illegal in most places. 1930s-40s? Note it says "Put or Take." The ones below say "Put 'n' Take and Put-n-Take. Often: Put & Take. |
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Dealer said, "No information
on the manufacturer
or actual date made, perhaps
50s or 60s. Bar-Zim Manufacturing Co
was out of Jersey city, NJ. Product is Made
in the USA. ... ... .... The box is 12" x 10" x
2"." |
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Electric Put and Take
game. I own this, $30.00.
It actually works, with a "D" battery.
You press down on the little red
knob at the lower righrt to get the two "rotors"
(wheels) to spin -- the "number rotor" (numbers
1, 2, 3, 4, and 5) and the "color rotor" (put,
take and take all). There are instructions
printed on the inside of the top of the box. Vintage / Antique Game ELECTRIC PUT-N-TAKE by Jim Prentice The Electric Game Co. Inc., Holyoke, Mass. followed by model number (54-P) and U S patent #. |
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Transogram Put'n Take
dart game. Per eBay seller in Nov.
2011: "Vintage Transogram Put'n Take dart
game in old box. Box is bent out of shape and had
some water damage in one corner. Darts have been
colored black and the rubber heads are broke. The 22"
board is in good shape and so is the hardware that holds
it up. Comes with instructions." Click here and here to see the darts and the box for this game. It looks like the darts could be thrown while the target was spinning! |
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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.) |
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are by W. H. Schaper
Mfg. Co. Inc.,
Minneapolis 11, Minn, copyright
1956. ... ... .. Upper one: the box
is 8.5 x 11 x 1." From left
to right, I show the outside box cover,
the inside including chips and black
plastic put and take top in the lower
left, and the instructions on the inside
of the top of the box... ..... Lower one:
about 9 x 11 x 3". |
| Put and Take Card,
both sides shown. Interesting trade or premium
card where one could cut out the body of a put and
take top, but hardly worth the $300 buy-it-now price
on eBay, May 2011. That's
what you get when those silly grading companies
go to work and seal products in plastic holders.
It is also what happens when eBay has those
no-fee special promotions. |
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Vintage Put and Takes (actually, all the put and takes on this page are vintage unless labeled as modern) 401, 620 pixels wide |
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Put and Take Dice in
Charm or Pendant --
I reveived a picture of this from the
owner in Feb. 2010. He said, "
I came across a set of Put and take dice
in a pendant which I think is brass. I didn't
know what they were for years until I found
info on Put and Take tops and games on the internet.
I have searched tirelessly but can
not find any similar to the ones I have.
They belonged to my Grandfather and were
mixed in with war medals and other keepsakes. The
dice are green stone of some sort with white lettering
and the pendant is possibly brass
that opens at the top and has a eye for a chain
I believe. ... I think it might be
too heavy for a bracelet. The case is 1 inch
long by 1/2 inch wide and the dice are 7/16 wide
with precision edges. I would like to try to
identify the type of stone the dice are made of and
also the type of medal the holder is made of. It
belonged to a male so I don't think it was a charm.
" |
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Silver Put and Take.
April 2010 eBay. Dealer said, "DESCRIPTION:
THIS IS AN ANTIQUES VICTORIAN PUT AND TAKE SPINNING TOP IN
GOOD CONDITION. TOP READS PUT ONE, TAKE ONE, ALL
PUT, TAKE ALL, PUT 2, PUT ONE. TOP LOOKS TO BE SOLID SILVER
BUT NOT SURE. ... ... ....MEASUREMENT:
IT MEASURES 1 1/4 INCHE LONG AND
IT WEIGHS 16.7 GRAMS." |
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Silver Put and Take. EBay
dealer called it a dreidel. He said, "Up for
auction is a Sterling Silver Dreidel. .. ..
Dreidel is in great shape. It weighs 5.2 grams." ... .... I paid about $50 for this delivered. It's unusual for a number of reasons: ¶ it is one of those rare "left-handed" put and takes: you have to hold the finial (stem) in your left hand to read the sides. Usually, you use your right hand. ¶ It has 8 sides, but the sides are inscribed in words (put 1, take 2, etc.), not the usual letters (P1, T2, etc.) ¶ it is made of silver and has the maker's mark and "sterling" inscribed on it. |
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Sterling with embossed markings,
tall: 1-5/8." " BEAUTIFUL VINTAGE STERLING
SILVER DREIDEL ... INSTEAD OF HEBREW LETTERS THE SIX
SIDES IT HAS THE FOLLOWING ON EACH SIDE: A STAR, P1 (PUT
1), T2 (TAKE 2) O, T1 (TAKE 1) AND P2 (PUT 2) .. ... .... THE
DREIDEL MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 1 5/8” X ¾," per
seller. |
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Milkglass Put and
Takes. Poor picture. "These are vintage Milk Glass
Spinners made in Japan." |
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¶ 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. |
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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! " |
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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. |
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Squat, unusual one
I own. I love it. It is very squat (exacxtly
an inch high). six-sided, it uses 2 characters
on each side instead of the usual words (for 6-sided
ones).
The side read: TA, P1, P2,
AP, T1, T2. |
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Squat, unusual. |
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Sterling Silver Put and Take. Here
are more pictures of this kind of Put and Take. The
first picture shows a silver mark: here
and here . |
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14-sided put and takes. Picture
is from the collection of Justin Michell. |
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Sterling Silver Put and Take.
"14 sided Put & Take Dice, Sterling Silver, marked
925. measures 3/4 inch high and wide," per dealer.
The 14 sides
are: ¶ the star (take all). ¶ the zero (all put). ¶ a series of 6 sides (T6, P4, etc.) ¶ another series of 6 sides (P3, T5, etc.) |
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Sterling Silver Put and Take.
Note the notation "STERLING" in the first picture,
and the British hallmark. |
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Sterling Silver Put and Take. Dealer
describes it as, "This auction is for a vintage sterling
silver Dreidel charm. Use on a bracelet or necklace.
Give as a gift for Hanukkah..... measures 2" and weighs 3.7
g. " |
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Sterling, 8-sided. Dealer
said, "Antique Sterling Silver
8 Sided Put & Take Dreidel, Circa - 1900's,
Stamped Sterling, Weighs 11 grams, Measures Approx.
1-1/2 inches long, In excellent condition - nice
patina." |
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Embossed lead metal
Put and Take -- embossed letters stand out in relief,
unusual for a put and
take -- I saw this on eBay May 2009;
they wanted $60.00 buy-it-now.
Per description: "Embossed lead
metal Put and Take -- embossed
letters stand out in relief, unusual
for a put and take. Per
listing description: "Antique gambling
device called a "Put and Take".
This one is the same size & shape of others
that are similar; however, this
one is made from cast lead. It undoubtedly
was less expensive at the time than the more
common cast brass style, but is
also more scarce and unusual. These typically
date to the late 19th century through the
first part of the 1900s. This small device (
about 1 3/16" tall x 9/16" wide; weight .4 oz.)
has nice, natural aged patina, and was carried
in the pocket by Men who could initiate
a gambling game almost anytime and anywhere; and
could be played by any number of 2 or more Men. The
game consists of all participants putting the
same amount of money in the "Pot". Then, each gambler
would spin the top (the Put & Take), and the
spinning top would land on one of it's 6 flat surfaces,
with the top flat surface designating
the luck (or unluckiness) of the gamblers to do one
of 6 actions. The 6 possible actions on the
6 flat surfaces are; TAKE ONE, TAKE ALL, TAKE
TWO, PUT TWO, ALL PUT, & PUT ONE. This gambling
game would continue until one participant
would "TAKE ALL"; then the gamblers would again
all put $ in the pot and continue the game.
This was a very popular form of spontaneous gambling
among Men, as this small pocket gambling device was small,
portable, simple, and easy to understand and participate...
....." |
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sold for about $50.00
on eBay, February 2010. Not mine, but I have similar. 620 pixels wide |
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I bought these two for
$84 on eBay, February 2010. Unusual to find embossed
(stand out in relief) letters and numbers. (The one on the
left is the standard incised one
-- "engraved." |
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Wonderful little boxed
set:
2 put and take dice, and a
typical brass put and take solid
top. In August 2010, I got this for just
$28 on eBay. |
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Upside-down lettering
on brass put & take.
Never saw this before.
Maybe no one else did either, as
I got it for $14 on eBay, March 2008. |
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Another
one -- very unusual -- inscriptions are upside-down.
From a seller in the U.K. Notice how the numbers
and letters are in the opposite direction than usual. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Put & Take with Spinning
Tray
-- I bought this on eBay Sept. 2010.
Never saw one before. Dealer
described it as: "At auction today is a vintage Put and Take game of chance with a Birdseye Maple tray. The little brass spinning top has six sides marked Put One, Put Two, All Put, Take One, Take Two, and Take All. The Birdseye Maple tray is made of one piece of wood with nice graining and a raised edge that keeps the top from spinning off. Both pieces are in good used condition, the top spins nicely and has no breaks and only a few small dings to the brass, the tray has some expected minor scratching and scuffing. The top is just 1-3/16" long, the tray is 9" in diameter." It arrived, and I am very happy with it. If you spin the top and it gets close to the edge, it does NOT immediately tumble and stop -- rather, it just moves away from the edge and continues spinning, for the most part, and then it collapses and stops. |
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"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 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, |
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2007. The
sender said, " It's from 1982 and was
made by a company called BOJO's. ... .....
..... The top breaks down and you
can move the tumblers off and on, depending
on what you are playing." |
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¶ 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. |
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Per seller: Vintage Bakelite
Top ... ..... The white and red parts are bakelite - The
spin seperately
from each other so the final outcome
is always random - The blue handle
is wood with some wear to the paint - The
markings on the white part are P and
T and on the red you have 0 1 4 A 2 3 "It is marked "Spinim" on top with a patent number. The patent number is U.S. PATENT #1374243, and the patent can be seen by clicking here. Once on that web page, you will see links for a drawing of the devise, abstract, description, claims, etc. The patent was made to cover all tops that were bi-level -- two separate rotating parts. "1" wide x 2 1/4" tall." Went for $38. I own this top, by the way. It is also in about the 5th picture on this page, along with other bakelite tops. |
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Interesting construction.
Tinny, and looks to be hollow on the inside. I like it. Also unusual is that there be vertical letters (eg, "T2") on the six sides instead of words (eg., "take two"). Usually the 6-sided put and takes have words on the six sides, and 8-sided put and takes have letters on the 8 sides. Here the sides read: TA, P2, T1, P1, T2, AP |
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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" |
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Put and Take dice. Dealer
says, "They look like they are made of plastic but I've
seen other ads
that list them as Bakelite. I think
they are plastic. These were made by a
company called Elk Brand." |
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8-sided round Put & Take. Dealer
describes it as, "Not
sure of the metal it is made of, maybe
lead or zinc plated brass. It is not magnetic.
It measures approx. 9/16th"." I could only see 6 sides, which read: ND, P3, P2, AP, T2, T3 |
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Sewing Set Put and Take. This is
just like the one I own and show in the third pictureon this
page -- the red-colored one. The dealer describes
this ones as, "A
vintage Put and take spinnning top
game containing a sewing set. The main part
holds the thimble and threads and the
central shaft is a needle case. .. .... Measures
just over 2 inches tall in total.. In good condition
with minor wear for its age." |
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Saw this on eBay UK June 2011, called
vintage. Unusual for at least
two reasons: (1) "left-handed", and
(2) has both initials (eg., T2) and words (eg.,
All Put) on the sides. |
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eBay seller, in June 2011, offered
six of these, and said, THEY ARE CRAFTED FROM COPPER
& NICKLE....SIZE: 1 1/8" TALL
... WEIGHT: .18 oz EACH ... CONDITION:
VERY GOOD. THEY HAVE A NICE AGED
PATINA. THE LETTERS AND NUMBERS HAVE BEEN STAMPED
INTO THE NICKLE METAL AND THEN PAINTED. ... SPINS: EASILY...THEY SPIN ENDLESSLY WITH LITTLE EFFORT OR SKILL! ... HANDLE: HAS A LONG TAPERED HANDLE ... THE LETTERS/NUMBERS ARE ON THE 8 SIDES AND READ AS FOLLOWS; T1,P4,*,T3,P1,T2,O,P3." Wow, the lot of six of them went for $200 (12 bids)! (I bid $62!) |
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Cracker Jack-type toy. Dealer
describes it as:
"Tin Put and Take Spinning Top, 1 ½
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...
." |
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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." |
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Genuine African Elephant Ivory
chip put-and-take set. Dealer selling this says:
"Here's a RARE & ORIGINAL late 19th
century "Put & Take" spinner gambling game
in its original plain black-textured-paper-covered
cardboard box with a hinged lid. The small
box measures approximately 3 inches x 2 inches.
... The original 8-sided brass top or spinner with
numbers, letters, and a red star, and the original folded
instruction paper on how to play "Put & Take". . ...
Between 150 and 200 original thin, square-shaped
REAL IVORY playing chips that measure approximately 7/16
inches x 7/16 inches. There are 4 different colored
chips (red, white, purple, and orange). |
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Sold to me as a Put and Take
set for $95, Julu 2011. No printing or mfg mark
on item. Closed leather container is 4" x 3" x 1-1/4."
I big selling point is that the small rectangular
chips are ivory! There is a large ivory
piece in the center; for what purpose? |
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Prize. Looks to be under 2
centermeters (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!" |
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1-1/2 inch. |
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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. |
| This neat plastic Put and Take I found
on ARJAN VERWEIJ's
web page. |
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"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. |
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"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. |
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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." " |
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boxed put and take. No name of maker or country.
The instructions have a picture of the spinner (diamond
instead of a star for the 'take all" outcome), so I am convinced
that I have the original put and take for the box. Two interesting features of the spinner: ¶ the 4 take sides are in red; the 4 put sides are in black. ¶ instead of a star for "take all," there is a diamond. |
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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. Dreidel and tokens show no wear. Dice have scuffs and rubs. .... 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. I have even seen fruit jar labels by this company." |
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Very large
spinner, 2 inches long! I saw this on the Netherlands
eBay web site. The two smaller ones are shown for size
comparison purposes. The seller describes it as, "A nice vintage Put and Take Teetotum Gambling Dice ... with various odds on the six sides ... Length approx 5 cm ... Width approx 2.5 cm." The six sides, in no particular order: put 1, put 2, all put, take 1, take 2, take all. |
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"STERLING SILVER HOLLOW CHARM
PENDANT PUT AND TAKE," per UK seller, who adds, "A LOVELY SILVER
CHARM WHICH WILL BE A GREAT ADDITION TO A CHARM BRACELET OR MAYBE USED
AS A PENDANT ON A NECKLACE." |
| JOHNNY DUNN'S ORIGINAL
JAZZ HOUNDS - PUT AND TAKE / MOANFUL BLUES, Columbia A3579. This classic by Johnny Dunn was recorded in 1922. .. .... Speed: 78 RPM .. .....Record Size: 10" |