Beautiful Antique Wooden Spillikin / Spellican Set in Original Slide Top Box incised Great for kids

Great for kids

simultaneously great little artworks

There is a small split in the wood on the top of the box toward the very back left side but it is in overall very good condition

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

is in excellent condition (the wood is just gorgeous

Beautiful Antique Wooden Spillikin / Spellican Set in Original Slide Top Box incised Great for kidsI 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