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Alice in Wonderland Spinning Top

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Features colorful images of Alice with the Flamingo, the Mad Hatter, White Rabbit, and Humpty Dumpty. Made in the USA by Colmor. This colorful child's toy measures 6 x 6 3/4 inches. It is quite clean and in very good condition for its age, 1950s. I assume it still works although I have never actually tried to make it spin. I bought this top at an antique store in the early 80s and have kept it on display in a curio cabinet in my home as part of my private Alice in Wonderland collection. The underside of this tin top shows considerable wear from use (much of the gold paint is worn off) but no dents or scratches. There are also no dents or scratches on the upper painted surface and no signs of wear on the painted images, except a little wear above Humpty Dumpty's eyes (see photo), quite remarkable for a toy that was obviously once handled by children and is now over forty years old. There can't be many of these tops surviving today in this condition.