This thumb operated, mechanical tally counter is easily held in your hand. It has a thumb ring and white digits on a black background. The counter goes from 0 to 9,999. The counter is readily reset to zero with a twist of the knob. You'll be impressed with its sturdy case. Be sure to never lose track again! The tally counter can be used for counting insects and animals and trees, taking surveys and warehouse inventories and for quality control purposes.