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| Put & Take tops were very popular
from the 19th 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. They would take turns
spinning the top. Some tops had six sides,
others eight sides. The roots of the game can
be traced far back -- four-sided
Hebrew Chanukah dreidel and Victorian England pub
games. Other web sites:
Thomas' Spinning
Tops Collection, here (Arjan Verweij dice
home page), and here (Arjan Verweij
put and take page), and here
. 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. In the many pictures below are some of the over 50 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 sixth picture below (the one with the three red celluloid tops), which show how Put and Take tops can be rigged for cheating! 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. |
| 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. In groups "5" and "7," above, the words are lined up with (go in the same direction as) the stem of the Put and Take top. These are invariably 6-sided put and takes, and they have words (like "put two") on the sides, not short-hand "P2", "T1," etc. ... ... ... 8-sided ones. In the other groupings the words are upright/perpendicular to the stem. These are invariably 8-sided put and takes. The 8-sided ones also invariably (but not always) have a star on one side (meaning "take all"), a "0" on another side (meaning put all or all put), and short-hand P2, T1, etc., (not words) on the other sides. ... ... .... I find that the 6-sided ones are more common than the 8-sided ones. ¶ 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. ¶ 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 "2" and "7" there are serifs. ¶ The tops in group "6" are made of sterling. ¶ The tops in "2" and "4" 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. |
|
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. |
| Put and Take Punchboards |
| These are Put and Take punch boards
and punch cards. |
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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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| 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. |
| Here's another neat one,
not mine. Looks like the bottom, at least,
is made of bakelite. |
| This picture was emailed
to me January 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." |
| 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. |
| 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 |
"Odds On," Pat. App'd. For." 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 names and numbers on the
top, perhaps worn away. Famous American race
horses. Colin b. 1908; the others were born
1919-23. |
| 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 |
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" |
| 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. |
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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: "This auction is for a 6 sided vintage gambling spinner device. This is metal piece in excellent condition. The piece dates to the 1st half of the 1900's. It is 1&3/8" tall by 1" wide. The top reads Ten, Nine, Ace, King, Queen, and Jack. The bottom half reads straight, four, flush, two, full house, and three....." |
| Football teams (British)
bi-level top. First time I saw this, on eBay Feb. 2008 |
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 |
| 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 !!! -" |
| NON-US PUT AND TAKES |
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." |
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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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Large, 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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German Put and Take. 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). |
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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.
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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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, Prenez1, Mettez
1, Mettez Chacun, Prenez 2 & Mettez2. ," on eBay Dec, 2009. Mettez
in "Put" in French. Prenez is "Take." 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.".. ... ... I won the auction -- $32 plus shipping. |
| Modern 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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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. |
| Both of the above games 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". |
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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... ....." |
| Wonderful Put and Take theme on a sheet
music cover, on eBay August 2009, bid up to $106.00. "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." |
| 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." |
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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 |
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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" |
| Miscellaneous |
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Per seller: Vintage Celluliod Put & Take Spin
Top Dice. Measures about 1 ½ inches tall. |
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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.
" |
| 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" |
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