Beautiful Antique Wooden Spillikin / Spellican Set in Original Slide Top Box incised This pair I believe dates

This pair I believe dates to the 1960s-70s

simultaneously great little artworks

The lid fits snugly and there are no major dents at all

with a nice warm patina to the wood and full head of black horsehair bristles--perfect for hanging on the wall as part of a brush or broom collection

Beautiful Antique Wooden Spillikin / Spellican Set in Original Slide Top Box incised This pair I believe datesI only recently discovered Spillikins, also called Spellicans a predecessor to jack straws and pick up sticks, which from what I understand originated in China but became very popular as a parlor game in Victorian England. No wonder they are fantastic!!! And super fun to play!!! I've found sets in both wood and bone produced by a few different British makers in the late 19th century which came in a labeled box with printed instructions but these are