Rare and Excellent c. 1930 ARCADE Ice Pick hand-thrown weed vase 1970s Towle Walnut Shell Games

1970s Towle Walnut Shell Games I've had in the shop

with crusty paint on some of the letters as evident

to which he donated his extensive collection

Overall excellent

and snatched it up just as fast as it could without even reading the description

Rare and Excellent c. 1930 ARCADE Ice Pick hand-thrown weed vase 1970s Towle Walnut Shell GamesA little research led me to learn that this is quite a seldom seen and highly prized ice pick, dating to 1930 or so. I grabbed it because I love an ice pick as a thing in general (personally I'd say goodbye to ice cube trays altogether in favor of old school ice blocks), and because of the excellent weight and size of this one, and, most of all, because of the raised ARCADE on it's cast iron, hexagon shaped handle (just the right shape to really get a