Magnetop
71-18-47
From: United States of America
Curatorial Section: Historic
| Object Title | Magnetop |
| Object Number | 71-18-47 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | American |
| Provenience | United States of America |
| Section | Historic |
| Materials | Plastic | Steel | Glass |
| Description | Magnetop Peg-Top (Patent Pending). Plastic white and red pear-shaped top. Peg may be plastic or glass. There is a magnetic point protruding from upper surface of body. A steel ring is provided, but no cord. The purpose of the ring is to allow the psinning top to be picked up by the ring, where the top continues to spin not on its peg, but suspended by the ring. |
| Credit Line | Gift of Smithsonian Institution, 1971 |
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