Pair of Early Gibbs Tin Litho Spinning Tops with Winder scientific instrument Same basic construction on the

Same basic construction on the other but many fewer nails

I imagine he slate on which this pink house and winter landscape was painted was salvaged from an antique school slate the frame of which fell apart

Panels are composed of three layers of wood

I've had a few cigarette pack folk art creations

Tightly bound and very stable

Pair of Early Gibbs Tin Litho Spinning Tops with Winder scientific instrument Same basic construction on theA lovely pair of early Gibbs tin litho spinning tops; I pretty much never come across ones as nice as these, so optically satisfying with those bright stripes and yellow bottoms, and they are excellent spinners. They came with a wooden spring loading winder, which seems to click into place on top, but I haven't figured out how to make it work (there is a push button release but it seems to just stay in place, so I can't say for sure that it is in