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Very cool!!!

Maurizio sent me a few more examples of Silvia's (La Biba) work decorating tops:



The customized Sara will be a nice display and conversation piece in addition to a great top to play with.

Showing off this amazing piece of maple saved from a 280 year old tree I harvested, and save every cut off from.  I've made some giant bowls from this tree, still a few large pieces left.  This top is 5.5inches diameter: 

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Here is a little video:

Lindstrom was a competitor of Gibbs in the 1920's with a very similar top:





and had similar patents, by Frank L. Lindstrom from Bridgeport, Connecticut:

Also for future raffles it would be an idea to have auctions on popular numbers.

ta0, you should ask 50 percent more for specific numbers.

That could have been a good idea. We might implemented in a future raffle.
Anyway, if somebody wants a specific number, they should get it as soon as possible, before somebody else gets it.

ta0, you should ask 50 percent more for specific numbers.

hi all
I plan to buy tickets but I have to wait for my
fetish numbers
can I book a specific number in advance ?


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jim

Well, Maurizio also asked me for a specific one. Let's give people what they want. I'll change the rules so this is possible. You can ask for the number(s) when paying.

I found out from this very good article from a Russian (!) figurine collector that: "After the end of WWII "Louis Marx & Company" registered a new subsidiary, "Charmore Company", named in honor of David Marx's wife Charlene."  Marx was an American company but also had manufacturing in Europe.

is it difficult to detached ,to release the string ?

The secrete is to release the tension when the string becomes untwisted between the twist-right and the twist-left phases. If you time it correctly, centrifugal force will open the string and the top will be released.
Some of the tricks require releasing the top and sending it in a specific direction and I find that more difficult, specially upwards when you spun it sideways.