Spinning Orange and White Carnival Wheel of Chance, A-Z Plus 1-6 antique floral or wood spirits

or wood spirits

African and made of ebony

) The carving was done in very low relief

25" diameter × 1

The molded glass shows one large and some scattered small bubbles here and there

Spinning Orange and White Carnival Wheel of Chance, A-Z Plus 1-6 antique floral or wood spiritsThere is something so satisfying about spinning a game wheel like this, with the flap at top catching the nails around the perimeter as it goes, making the most satisfying sound. This homemade iteration with hardware store gold on black stickers on white painted wheel bolted to orange standis not especially refined, but I like that it feels as if made with expediency for a relatively humble carnival or local fair, Id guess maybe in the 1970s or so.