Extra Pretty and Nicely Designed Old Abacus with Hand-written Numbers antique scepter hence the notion to hang

hence the notion to hang it on the wall--though perhaps someone more industrious than I could put this vise to good practical use

I'm not certain the origins of this snake

but happily systematically turning each block in one direction gets you to the next image

and useful

4 inches long and in good shape

Extra Pretty and Nicely Designed Old Abacus with Hand-written Numbers antique scepter hence the notion to hangI love an abacus, but there are a lot of them out there and I usually make myself let them go. This, though, is the loveliest abacus I've seen in a long while, with an unusual recessed design, and a nice softness to the color on the wooden beads. Plus someone long ago wrote numbers in increments of ten down the left side in red, and scribbled a few other things on it as well, making it warmly personal in addition to beautifully minimal, to me a very