Antique Bone Spillikins Set in Original Wooden Slidetop Box gift for fun perhaps by way of Walter

perhaps by way of Walter Gropius when he came to teach at Harvard

I believe all of these old Red Cross pins date to the World War I era

I am not entirely certain the maker of this one--I have found a "No

with imperfections to the bone I presume original to the piece

They're also nicely loosely painted and imperfect

Antique Bone Spillikins Set in Original Wooden Slidetop Box gift for fun perhaps by way of WalterI've always got an eye peeled for beautiful antique sets of Spillikins, also known as Spellicans, which were a predecessor to jack straws and pick up sticks, and which from what I understand originated in China but became very popular as a parlor game in Victorian England. I just think they are incredibly beautiful objects as well as very fun to play a perfect way to pass the time these days, especially! There may once have been a few more pieces in