Spinning Top

vntage spinning tops from the 1940s

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Confirm you’re living in the real world by using your very own Inception totem to test if you’re stuck in a dream. The totem is made from zinc alloy silver and comes perfectly balanced so you can spin it with ease upon waking up from a nice long nap.

There are few childhood toys that are more universal than the top. Who doesn’t remember playing with one as a child? You could get them for a quarter from those...

Interesting page with different types of spins

“Forever Spin tops are Made in Canada, and CNC-machined from a solid piece of metal for precision, quality and durability. Every spinning top is meticulously checked to ensure that only perfectly balanced tops receive a serial number and carry the Forever Spin seal. We have taken the world’s oldest toy and transformed it into a …

Spin, 2015 - Spin is a site-specific sculpture in the form of a spinning top at the iconic Ark Building in Hammersmith. The building sits on ancient Neolithic settlements that would have occupied this area of London. The spinning top is one of the oldest recognisable toys found on the site so was the perfect inspiration for the sculpture.

Precision, Durability and Elegance is what sets Foreverspin™ apart from other spinning tops. A Spinning Top that is built to last forever.

In this beautifully filmed short video Glenn Lucas turns a spinning top. http://glennlucaswoodturning.com Click here to see Glenn’s line of ... Read more