Spinning top
Brevete
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1880 - circa 1900
Materials
Metal and paint
Measurements
55 mm (height); 70 mm (width)
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 671228.2.1
Summary
A spinning top in the shape of an orange patented by Breveté. The top is made of metal and painted orange. Part of a spinning toy comprising four painted metal spinning tops shaped as fruits, with a device to set them spinning. The toy is contained in it's original cardboard box. The toy was played with by the donor, her father (born 1905) and her children, and was also possibly played with by the donor's grandmother (born in the 1880's).
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mrs Gillian Evans in December 2010.
Makers and roles
Brevete , manufacturer