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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>According to Parlett the Long Lawrence was used for
playing Put and Take, which is an earlier game played with a
teetotum - though how much earlier the teetotum is than the Long
Lawrence I do not know (apart from the well known Bruegel reference of
1560). There is also the Jewish game played at Hanukkah with a dreidel
(=teetotum) though again I am unsure of the antiquity of this. Could
Put and Take and the teetotum have originated in the Jewish communities of
medieval Europe and then passed to a broader gaming public? or is this just
wishful thinking....</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>jon</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>