Jewish Spin Top Toy??

[Dirtgirl]

Hello Everyone, I found what I believe is a Spin top Toy with the star of David. Has anyone ever seen anything like this? Weighs 57g, made of pewter( some of the pictures the lighting is off) this was a foot down.

Thank you and Happy Digging!

 

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[Lafitte Deux]

I think you may have part of an old gyroscope toy.
Like this.

 

[Darrenjay]

Dreidel, used for hannukah

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Lafitte Deux is correct, it is definitely the spinning gyro component of a toy gyroscope. I owned one of that exact same kind in my young childhood, over 50 years ago. Note that on Sara's find, both of the wheel's shaft ends are cone-shaped, to permit spinning in the ring-shaped frame. You'd wrap a piece of twine around the shaft just above the wheel, then pull the twine quickly, which made the gyro-wheel spin very rapidly. Due to the gyroscopic effect, that would make it do amazingly cool "balancing" tricks for you.

 

[johnnyblaze]

That sure does look just like The Star of David

Maybe it was a Jewish Gyroscope


Blaze

 

[Dirtgirl]

Maybe... this was in the same area I found the buckle....

 

[CMD]

I agree with cannonballguy............ a toy gyroscope. I remember playing with one yeeeaaars ago also.