Perry & Co. London, 1860 Brass Whist Marker with Pointing Hand simple I really like it for

I really like it for its awkwardness

Among my very favorite old stools I've had

it occurs to me how deeply embedded is our tendency toward linear organization

There are beautiful dovetailed corners on all sides of the box and on the corners of the drawers

Again this marvelous combination of rich red and gold

Perry & Co. London, 1860 Brass Whist Marker with Pointing Hand simple I really like it forI'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