Name/Title
Spinning top of the Follrath family, c. 1940sEntry/Object ID
2021.52.5Description
Acc. No. 21.52.5
Subject Category: Household, toys
Date or Period: ca. 1940s
Object: Toy
Description: a metal spinning top painted with white, red, yellow, blue, and black designs, featuring three zebras. A red wooden handle attached to a metal screw bar can be pulled up, and when pushed back in, the object will spin. Manufacturer logo on the bottom.
Size: Diameter: L5.5 x (collapsed) H-5 inches.
History of Object: a 1940s spinning top manufactured by the Ohio Art Co. Donated in honor of this family: Elsie Follrath including her son Ben Follrath, grandson Bob Follrath, and great granddaughter Beverly Johnson (a former Mayor of Alameda).
Acquired from: Jeanne Follrath
Date: 06/05/21. Catalog completion Date 12/15/2021
