Perry & Co. London, 1860 Brass Whist Marker with Pointing Hand antique inuit doll And I've whited awkward reflections

And I've whited awkward reflections of myself trying to do so out of a few images

some text visible from the cigar box wood from which it was made

This one is heavy and almost 10 inches across

and also for the efficiency and efficacy of strategy  it represents

Perry & Co. London, 1860 Brass Whist Marker with Pointing Hand antique inuit doll And I've whited awkward reflectionsI've long admired antique pointing hand Whist markers counters like this one, used for scoring the classic English trick taking came, which was widely played in the 18th and 19th centuries. This lovely example, made of brass, was produced by Perry & Co London, and, based on the diamond shaped Podr registation mark on reverse, we can date it to Jan 31, 1860. The inner disk with hand turns smoothly to point to any number on the outer disk, 0 9, which is