Lovely Old Bone Gambling Chips, Set Five (Green) red collar with the eye holes below

with the eye holes below the painted eyes lining up well to my face at least

very good condition

5 1/2" t x 3 5/8" w

but none in a wooden box like this one

Part II offers a detailed discussion of lettering: the qualities of good lettering

Lovely Old Bone Gambling Chips, Set Five (Green) red collar with the eye holes belowI found a box of these old bone gambling chips and have become obsessed with them in the same way I'm obsessed with old clay marbles: I think they're just gorgeous as objects, and would be glad to have piles and piles of them! I've divided them into several groups based on shape and color; these were dyed green, surely once more saturated than they are now, but I like how they have faded in quite a painterly way. Certainly these could be used for game