Pewter Towle Shell Game in Original Box porcelain and wood box painted black

painted black

I can just picture its maker planning out the design and then emphatically carving away

as well as two solid decorative lines along its front

but I think it is perfect just by itself

Pewter Towle Shell Game in Original Box porcelain and wood box painted blackThis is the second of these c. 1970s Towle Walnut Shell Games I've had in the shop, which I think are great for all sorts of situations, from cocktail parties to serving as a fun alternative to coin tosses or Rock Paper Scissors for settling all sorts of matters. The pewter walnuts themselves are terrific objects, useful as paper weights or just sitting around. The set of three fit in neat little cutouts in the cardboard base of the original blue box,