Disc-o-games

[jimmy55]

Not coin operated, but I just wonder if anyone had ever come across this game before. Its tinplate and is just over 10" diameter and shaped rather like a large crown cap from a beer bottle. Its really well made with a nice flywheel on the small spinner and lead weights to make the big arrow spin. I cant find any ref. to disc-o'games online and the names around the outside mean nothing to me at all?

[arrgee]

I wonder if this originally came with a pack of cards Jimmy? Looks as if you place a bet by putting your coin in the 'dished' areas adjacent to the (horses?) names. Set the small dial and spin the arrow and see what the odds are, ie: 25 (large dial) to 1 (small dial). Cards could be played to determine winner as in the card game 'newmarket'
Just a new year thought

[13rebel]

The names around the edge are of racehorses born between 1917 and 1920. Tishy (died 1923) was subject to cartoons as it was reputed to cross its legs when running.

[jonesthegarage]

In my day I think I have backed a lot of descendants of Tishy - an awful lot of those I backed hadn't grasped the rudiments of equine motion.

I backed one at 20/1

..................it was still running at quarter to four.

[13rebel]

It could be that more than one type of game can be played on it. 'Put and Take' was a game often played in WW1 trenches. There would be a 'kitty' of say, a penny per player; spin the spinner in turn and follow the instructions, e.g. 'put 2' would mean you put 2 pennies into the kitty; 'take 1' means that player takes one from the kitty; 'put all' means that player doubles the kitty and so on, until 'take all' is obtained and a new kitty and game is started.

[13rebel]

Your eloquence is most suitable JTG

[jimmy55]

As always I knew I could rely on you guys. Those references really date it nicely. It came from some of the final items of stock that a house clearer has had stored in an old cottage oop here in N Norfolk. It wouldn't surprise me if there were cards at one time, now lost in a tea chest somewhere. Thanks again.

[treefrog]

This dates to about 1922-1923 and was registered under patent 204872 for Improvements in appliances for playing games of chance.
Probably should be a belt around the pulleys.
A few have sold at auction and on ebay in recent years around the £20-25 mark.

[jimmy55]

Fantastic, cheers TF ....I'll try an experiment with an elastic band!

[jimmy55]

I now see it's an upgraded version of this .... ANTIQUE BRASS DUAL SPIN HORSE RACE PUT & TAKE SPINNER DREIDEL TEETOTUM GAME WW1