Spinning top spinner device
Brevete
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1880 - circa 1900
Materials
Metal, paint and leather
Measurements
170 mm (length); 38 mm (width)
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 671228.2.5
Summary
The device that sets spinning tops spinning, patented by Breveté. The device is made of painted metal with a leather disk that sits on top of the spinning top. Part of a spinning toy comprising four painted metal spinning tops shaped as fruits contained in their 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.
Marks and inscriptions
On top of the leather disk: 'Patent / Breveté'
Makers and roles
Brevete , manufacturer