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Optical colour blender à Optics |
Wooden top
with exchangeable, coloured card discs; rotating the top produces many
different colour blends. Diameter: 10 cm; 7 discs Design: Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack; „Original Naef“ |
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Torsi Art. 03.05a small CHF 18.00 yellow CHF 18.00 green CHF 18.00 orange Art. 03.05b medium CHF 22.00 yellow CHF 22.00 green CHF 22.00 orange Art. 03.05c large CHF 24.00 yellow CHF 24.00 green CHF 24.00 orange |
Movement
creates illusion
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Set of
wooden tops Art. 03.98 CHF 80.00 set |
A beautifully crafted set of tops made from different wood (pear, maple, cherry, nut, plum)
Dimensions:
24,5 x 7 x 40 mm; Ø = 40 mm
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Op-Tric Set
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The eye sees, the mind thinks – black and white is not always black and white. Rotate the top and observe it carefully. Five tops on a black board. Dimensions:
board: 24,5 x 6 x 5 cm |
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Top with staying power Art. 70.04 CHF 58.00 each |
This aluminium top runs for five to six minutes and allows you to measure time in a contemplative mood. Gift wrapped
Diameter: 42
mm |
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Turning
over top Aluminium Art. 70.06 polished CHF 38.00 each Art. 70.06 matt CHF 36.00 each à Physical toys |
Once the top has gathered speed, it flips over and continues to rotate on
its stem. Available in polished or matt aluminium, packaged in black india
rubber.
Diameter: 30
mm / Height: 33 mm
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Tumbling top Art. 70.08 CHF 46.00 each à Physical toys |
Two sections which can be combined in two ways, either to create a rotating top or a tumbling object (oloid, see illustration) which rolls down a slanting plain in a swaying movement. Height:
30 mm |
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Top set Art. 70.02 CHF 70.00 each |
This small precision top comes with its own surface. It is made from aluminium and Portuguese slate. Sold in a gift box made from india rubber and natural cardboard. Top: Ø 18
mm; H 52 mm |
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Drawing top
Art. 70.01 CHF 284.00 each |
The drawing top consists of an acrylic hollow body and an axis of grenadill. The stem can be removed and the tip contains a small brass canulla filled with a coloured liquid. As it moves, the top creates a drawing of its course. This design is protected by copyright and limited to 1500 pieces. Written details included in presentation box Top: Ø 40
mm; height 60 mm |
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‚Jungle dancers’ |
Three dancing tops made of palm wood and ebony. The irregular density of the palm wood makes the tops dance around each other in many different ways. Sold in a box made of black corrugated card and unpolished wood.
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Dancing
top ’Papua’ Art. 70.03 CHF 47.00 each |
The Papua top is made of dyed coconut shell and grenadill and comes in a container of black corrugated card. The deliberate use of irregular growth in the coconut shell has the effect of a light dancing movement. Top: Ø
25-30 mm; height 46-52 mm |
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Rollerball Dyna-Bee Art. 157.39 CHF 30.00 each |
Rollerball
gives you a sense of the force of a top. The top lies inside a spherical
casing and its axis in a surrounding groove. An opening allows the starting
of the top. As the casing is slowly tilted, the axis is pressed on to the
groove upwards on one side and downwards on the other. If operated with
skill, the top accelerates more and more. Dimensions: Ø 70 mm |
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Levitron
(wood) à Magnetics |
Challenge gravity and let the Levitron top hover for up to five minutes! This physical phenomenon is based on centrifugal forces and two repelling magnets. Includes detailed instructions and discs for taring. Height-adjustable feet enable easy alignment. Made from soft cherry wood (and therefore very delicate). Dimensions: Ø 16 cm |
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Levitron
à Magnetics |
Challenge gravity and let the Levitron top hover for up to five minutes. This physical phenomenon is based on centrifugal forces and two repelling magnets. Includes detailed instructions and discs for taring. Height adjustable feet make alignment simple. |
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Levitron
à Magnetics |
Challenge gravity and let the Levitron top hover for up to five minutes. This physical phenomenon is based on centrifugal forces and two repelling magnets. Includes detailed instructions and discs for taring. Height adjustable feet make alignment simple. |
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Levitron
à Magnetics |
Starter for Levitron hovering tops. |
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Euler’s
Disc Art. 202.23 CHF 78.00 each à Physical toys |
Named after the famous mathematician Leonard Euler. A glittering chromuim disc, standing on its edge, is placed on a concave mirror surface. It turns faster and faster und, finally, ends up lying flat on the base.
Chromium disc: Ø 7 cm |
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Celtic
Rattleback
CHF
36.00 light |
These wooden pieces are quite
idiosyncratic!
Forget the theorem that a turning impulse is maintained. The wooden
rattleback has a mind ot its own. Even the Celtic Druids used its hidden
characteristics to manipulate decisions in their favour. To find out more
about its workings, read the text by Dr. Christian Ucke (an expert in
physical toys) or ask a physicist. It’s all about rotation, friction and
axis of inertia. Size: 15 cm |
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Celtic
rattleback |
The rattleback (here in synthetic material) has a mind of its own. Even
the Celtic Druids used its hidden characteristics to manipulate decisions in
their favour. To find out more about its workings, read the text by Dr.
Christian Ucke (an expert in physical toys) or ask a physicist. It’s all
about rotation, friction and axis of inertia. Size: 10 cm |
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Gyroscope
Original Art. 18.04 CHF 42.00 each |
A high-tech
top which defies gravity Axis: 70 mm
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Gyrowheel Art. 157.21 CHF 12.00 each |
This wheel
(with magnets mounted on each side) moves on a guiding rail. Dimensions: 30 cm |
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Optica Art. 11.01 CHF 15.00 each à Optics |
Beautiful wooden top with optical effect. |
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Chasingtop Art. 18.08 CHF 32.00 each |
This Japanese set includes the top, a special stand and two wooden discs. |
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Ufo Art. 18.07 CHF 45.00 each |
Japanese top consisting of rotating discs in various colours. |
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Glockenkreisel Art. 18.06 CHF 26.00 1 St. |
Japanischer Holzkreisel in Glockenform. |