Victorian Bone Spillikins (with Musical Instruments!) in Wooden Box hanging figure I've since learned this is

I've since learned this is a collegiate tobacco silk

But what a great figure I think he is

No way could I resist this little Japanese Hariko (paper mache) tiger

The lid attaches via wire loops that fit over wire hooks on the back

Victorian Bone Spillikins (with Musical Instruments!) in Wooden Box hanging figure I've since learned this isI've always got an eye peeled for beautiful antique sets of spillikins, also known as spellicans, which were a predecessor to jack straws and pick up sticks, and which from what I understand originated in China but became very popular as a parlor game in Victorian England. I just think they are incredibly beautiful objects as well as very fun to play. Made of bone, this is the first set I've ever seen that includes musical instruments: a trumpet, a