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Title: U-Tel-U. The Peoples Fortune Teller and a Selection of the Most Popular and New Games. Author: Place: Cincinnati Publisher: U-Tel-U Company Date: 1899 Description: A spinning disc atop a wooden block and pin in the bottom portion of the box, on the disc are five smaller circular printed cards which themselves are spun by contact with a strip of card mounted to one side of the box when the larger disc is manually spun, at the center is a handle for spinning surrounded by a five-tipped pointer. The fortune telling cards are permanently affixed and cards for the additional games can be added on top of these. There are fifteen additional cards, printed on both sides, for 6 additional games played in the same fashion. When not in use the extra discs are housed on wooden pegs in the bottom of the box. There are also printed scorecards for three of the Games. Overall approximately 10½x10½x2¼" in the original two part box with pictorial label on the top, printed instructions mounted inside the lid. Copyright by J.H. Eickershoff and manufactured by The National Flag Company, Cincinnati. The games include: The People's Fortune Teller, The Game of Poker, The Game of Dice, The Game of Mum, Game of Dominoes, the Letter or Spelling Game, and a trick for guessing a person's age. Rare. Lot Amendments Condition: Box lightly worn, label soiled, rubbed at center; game functions properly; very good. Item number: 264633