Extra Large Painted Folk Art Spinning Top transfer ware child's cupBlind Mans Buff The front of the right

The front of the right foot is chipped

with a patina beginning to develop on the dry wood surface

I really like the way the rubber has worn and color faded

and by the end of my stop if I've become pretty attached to it I won't let it go

the links are each about 1 7/8" long x 1 1/8" wide

Extra Large Painted Folk Art Spinning Top transfer ware child's cupBlind Mans Buff The front of the rightAt one point surely there was a string that wrapped around this which one would use to set it spinning, but I like it just as an object now, and rather a patriotic one, too, hand painted red white and blue. It's about as large a wooden top as Ive seen, with a satisfying form and metal disks at either end, meaning it could be wound and spun on either end. Id guess 1940s or so. 6 1 4 l x 3 1 4 d and in good condition.