The young folk's cyclopædia of games and sports ; (1899)
Champlin, John Denison, 1834-1915, Bostwick, Arthur Elmore, 1860-1942, joint author · New York, H. Holt and company · leaf 740
American Manner of Holding Top. tops can be set going in the air andthen placed on the floor. Whip Tops are set in motion bytwirling with the fingers, and then the whirling is increased and keptup by whipping the top with apiece of cord, usually fastened to awhip handle. This requires some … Whip Top. skill. An eel-skin is said to makethe best whip, as it is soft and clingsto the top when it strikes it. Spring Tops have a handle orcap, fitted over the upper end,which is held in one hand while thetop is turned round by the other.This winds up a spring in the han-dle, which, when the top…
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