Perry & Co. London, 1860 Brass Whist Marker with Pointing Hand antique inuit doll the bright blue ground

the bright blue ground

I really have no idea of its age but it definitely has some

And I've whited awkward reflections of myself trying to do so out of a few images

and it has only gotten better with age

It was found in Pennsylvania

Perry & Co. London, 1860 Brass Whist Marker with Pointing Hand antique inuit doll the bright blue groundI've long admired antique pointing hand Whist markers counters like this one, used for scoring the classic English trick taking came, which was widely played in the 18th and 19th centuries. This lovely example, made of brass, was produced by Perry & Co London, and, based on the diamond shaped Podr registation mark on reverse, we can date it to Jan 31, 1860. The inner disk with hand turns smoothly to point to any number on the outer disk, 0 9, which is