Japanese Horse Roulette in Turned Wooden Box with Great Text on Bottom handprinted ceramic box at the rate of 18

at the rate of 18 oz

with a few spots along the left edge (I think probably rubber cement stains) and a couple of small smudges

1940s or so I'd guess and in very good used condition

very good vintage condition

9" long x 7 1/8" tall x 1 7/8" deep (just the wood)

Japanese Horse Roulette in Turned Wooden Box with Great Text on Bottom handprinted ceramic box at the rate of 18I cannot resist objects like this, which wear the stories of their lives on their sleeves or bottoms, as is the case here. The thing itself is great, and a rare one: a very sweet old turned wood box with terrific galloping red horse on top and roulette wheel inside, which spins super fast, rolling the metal ball around until it lands in one of the recesses, marking the winning horse. One assumes the five little wooden chips stamped with horses 1 5 are