Perry & Co. London, 1860 Brass Whist Marker with Pointing Hand antique inuit doll it is really pretty bright

it is really pretty bright white

and it has only gotten better with age

I found this lady yesterday in New Hampshire and grow more enamored of her every minute

some text visible from the cigar box wood from which it was made

It was found in Pennsylvania

Perry & Co. London, 1860 Brass Whist Marker with Pointing Hand antique inuit doll it is really pretty brightI'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