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O-Boy spinner

ca. 1921
Metal, leather
Overall (game): 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (0.6 × 3.8 cm)
Container (case): 2 × 2 × 1/2 in. (5.1 × 5.1 × 1.3 cm)
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
2002.1.2079
DescriptionSmall dark brown leather case with a snap closure containing a tiny gold colored metal spinner for put and take game; case is stamped in gold "Bonne Chance Corp./ 15 Park Row/ New York City"; round spinner has a ridged edge; front has spinning arrow and is divided into sections marked in red and black with numbers and the words "Win", "Lose" and "O-Boy/ Win All"; back is embossed " 'O-Boy', patent pending".
ClassificationsTOYS
Collections
  • Business and Advertising Ephemera: The Bella C. Landauer Collection
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