Grandma's paperweight

I recall over 24 years ago playing with this paperweight at my grandparents house in Sarasota, Florida.  I would shake the paperweight trying to get all of the playing cards off the side of the walls.  This was one of the remembrance items that I had brought with me to Indonesia, however I have had to get rid of this item due to it leaking oil.  I guess that items don't last forever but we can hold onto the memories. 

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