Teetotum
Habitat
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
circa 1973
Materials
Fabric, cardboard, wood, plastic and rubber
Measurements
Matchstick - 44 mm (length), Plastic bag - 67 mm (length), Fabric bag - 55 mm (width), Each counter (min) - 16 mm (diameter), Each counter (max) - 37 mm (diameter)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 657909
Summary
A teetotum (possibly a reproduction made by 'Habitat' circa 1973) in the form of a flat octagonal cardboard spinning dice divided with four red and four blue segments with the letters 'B', 'F', 'K' 'N', 'L' in each segment. In the centre is a hole. There is a matchstick with a rotten rubber band wrapped around it. There are two blue, two green, one red and one yellow plastic counters in a transparent plastic bag. All of the above items are inside a cream fabric bag with the word 'habitat' stamped in ink on the outside. Total number of items is 10.
Makers and roles
Habitat, maker