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Whip and top consisting of a wooden stick with a string tied to the end and a wooden spinning top. Add to board
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Whip and Top

To play with a whip and top, the string would be round round the ridges of the top and then whipped away quickly, to send the top spinning.    This one is made from balsa wood. 

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