Portable roulette wheel

The roulette wheel, of ancient Italian origins, originally was called "girello" indicating something small that turns. A small wheel marked with sections containing varying numbers of dots turns under a serpent-shaped metal pointer. The type of turning and the scratched decoration indicate 17th century Germany as the place of production. Probably purchased by the brothers Fausto and Giuseppe at the end of the 19th century, the roulette wheel is still displayed--as are all other objects in the museum--in its original place, thus contributing to the authentic "time capsule" ambiance.