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Consignment / This order takes between four and six weeks to receive / Wooden spinning tops: Dynamic – the pulse of time.
How fascinating rotating spinning tops are, especially when they are made of 5 different fine woods. Aesthetically aligned on a small black base, the participants await the starting signal. Which top rotates the longest, the one made of maple, pear- or cherry-wood, or maybe walnut? The game of stability and instability, and rotational powers can begin. Product information:
Set of 5 wooden spinning tops
24,5 x 4,5. Diameter 4 cm
5 wooden spinning tops on a black board Wooden spinning tops
Diameter4 cm
Pear tree, maple, cherry tree, walnut tree, plume tree Design: 
Jürg Näf / Christof Beck Article number: 
Art.-Nr. 1703 Set of 5 wooden spinning tops.
Art.-Nr. 1704 Wooden spinning tops. “Toys are not really as innocent as they look. Toys and games are preludes to serious ideas. A toy collections aren’t limited to designers and design firms—almost every office has one. *Naef Toys: The individual parts allow you to create again and again something new. The company has the highest level of excellence and quality. Naef wooden toys; or as we like to refer to them as “Objects or Art” to our avid followers.  We plan to maintain our unprecedented reputation for quality and customer service in order to maintain the Naef name and tradition well into the future. Every Naef item is sold with the full intent of bringing enjoyment to the customer.  Our product’s specifically selected woods and superior Swiss craftsmanship allow for them to last beyond a single generation.  Naef is more than just a toy; it is a piece of family history that will be passed down from generation to generation. *All of the art is edited and chosen by us for its high quality and workmanship before posting. These collectibles have been selected with the artist & collector in mind. We are committed to enhancing our customer’s lives by discovering creating, and pointing out only the best art we can find in the world today. We Are Taste-Makers, Art Advisers, Consultants & Publishers Of Spectacular Art Stories. Our job is to be intermediaries between buyers and sellers. We are vetting for high end art patrons. We are determined to catalog the world's most exceptional art and share it with everyone.

Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toy

Designer toys are toys and other collectibles produced in limited editions (as few as 10 or as many as 2000 pieces) and created by artists and designers.



Most young humans have been said to play with whatever they can find, such as pine cones and rocks. Toys and games have been unearthed from the sites of ancient civilizations. They have been written about in some of our oldest literature. Toys excavated from the Indus valley civilization (3000-1500 BCE) include small carts, whistles shaped like birds, and toy monkeys which could slide down a string.



The earliest toys were made from materials found in nature, such as rocks, sticks, and clay. Thousands of years ago, Egyptian children played with dolls that had wigs and movable limbs which were made from stone, pottery, and wood. In Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, children played with dolls made of wax or terracotta, sticks, bows and arrows, and yo-yos. When Greek children, especially girls, came of age it was customary for them to sacrifice the toys of their childhood to the gods. On the eve of their wedding, young girls around fourteen would offer their dolls in a temple as a rite of passage into adulthood.

As technology changed and civilization progressed, toys also changed. Where as ancient toys were made from materials found in nature like stone, wood, and grass, modern toys are often made from plastic, cloth, and synthetic materials, often powered by batteries. Ancient toys were often made by the parents and family of the children who used them, or by the children themselves. Modern toys, in contrast, are often mass-produced and sold in stores.



The materials that toys are made from have changed, what toys can do has changed, but the fact that children play with toys has not changed.