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Hand Carved Oak Spinning Top
By Moss & Fog
Solid oak, no paint, no batteries. A good throw wanders for most of a minute. It has rescued more restaurant dinners than any phone. $8.99.
A spinning top turned from solid oak, with nothing added to it. No paint, no decals, no batteries. You pinch the stem, twist, and watch. On a hard floor a well thrown one will keep going for the better part of a minute, wandering in slow circles and sometimes climbing a tile seam on its way.
We keep one in a coat pocket. It has quietly rescued more restaurant dinners than any phone, and it works just as well on a picnic table or on a desk at four in the afternoon. The grain runs differently on every one, which is what happens when a shape is cut instead of moulded.
Hand carved from 100% oak and sanded smooth. About 1.5 inches across and 1.5 inches tall, stem included. Contains small parts, so not for children under three.
