Towle Pewter Vintage 1970s Shell Game Set old tool handles earthy brown decorated with white

earthy brown decorated with white stripes

--so as to be to able to light a couple of candles wherever one goes

10 1/2" x 4 3/8" x 1 1/4"

but also because I didn’t know exactly what it was and wanted to find out

Towle Pewter Vintage 1970s Shell Game Set old tool handles earthy brown decorated with whiteWhat fun to have this vintage Towle pewter shell game set around perhaps to pull out at cocktail parties, or to use daily around the house, making the loser unload the dishwasher or take out the trash? Plus the pewter walnuts themselves are just great objects, usable as paper weights when not in play:) The set of three shells comes in its original blue box, with cutouts in the cardboard base for each shell and a dry kidney bean as well to hide