I've had a couple of these carved of bone, but this is the first treen (hardwood) example I've found, British I presume, and I believe earlier than later 1800s. My photos aren't great, but it a lovely thing, with black inked numbers in each side, written in just the same manner as on early 19th century bone ones, so I do believe of that age. Used in the 18th and 19th century for games including "Put and Take," and often as substitutes for dice (sometimes the faces pips as on dice rather than written numbers), these were made with anywhere from 4 to 12 sides; eight sides on this one. Lovely thing, spins great, and all sorts of games one might invent now to play with it, I'd say!
1 15/16" t x 1 1/16" d. Very good condition, with fading to the black ink of some of the numbers, as documented.
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