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Classical: With origins going back more than 1000 years, the 'Renaissance' Hourglass is a reminder of how the accurate measurement of time was once very difficult.

It is caged within a decorative frame of hand-finished hardwood and is a beautiful link to a long gone past.  The hourglass is hand-made by a skilled glassblower - see below for more detail.

Size: 12½" x 6¾" diameter  (31.75cm x 17.1cm)
Weight: typically 3lbs (1.36kgm)

Model RHG
Price: £33.50  (£42.50 incl. carriage & packing*)


 SORRY, OUT OF STOCK UNTIL MAY.

  UNTIL THEN, THE MODERN 'CONTEMPO' HOURGLASS IS ON OFFER FOR THE SAME PRICE AS THE CLASSICAL 'RENAISSANCE'.

  IF YOU WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OFFER, ORDER FROM THIS PAGE AND ADD "CONTEMPO PLEASE" INTO THE 'SPECIAL REQUEST' BOX.

* Carriage paid to; England, Wales, Scotland (incl. Highlands & Islands), N. Ireland, Isle of Man & the Isles of Scilly.  Please enquire for elsewhere.


More about hourglass history
Early navigators were users of precision hourglass' and Columbus used a half-hour version of this instrument on his voyages to the New World.  Some European Kings used teams of servants whose sole task was to immediately flip the hourglass each time the sand ran out and, by keeping count of the number of 'flips', could track time more accurately than previously possible.

The Glass Blower's skill
The angle of the sides of each bulb plus the size of the pin-hole connecting the two bulbs are major factors affecting the flow of sand in an hourglass.  Having created two bulbs with the correct shape, the glass blowers then had to create a pin-hole of precisely the right size to correctly regulate the flow of sand.
 

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