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A really good video about the history of beigoma (and beyblade) and koma in general:



I love that it has the references he used at the end of the video and gives credits to the photos.

Saturday August 23rd is the 26th Miamisburg Whirled Top Festival.
It will also be US Nats: who wants to take home the 10" NSTC top for one year?
On Friday Jim Neff birthday will be celebrated. You never know with what new strange spinning paraphernalia Jim will surprise us.
John Markus is getting ...

Wonderful find! 8) Thanks Gianni!

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I was curious if the strummolo was an idea just used in this rendition or if it was an integral part of the play, so I looked for another version and found this modern one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsBc9igF_QM

And ...

Very nice folklore top made of natural materials!

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Here, in South Texas, we have a tree called Live Oak and galls are common. One of my sons made a science poster in school about them as the life cycle of the wasps that cause them is truly fascinating ...

The John Bewick print looks to illustrate a winter scene, skaters in the back ground and snow on the branches. I'm seeing whip tops on ice, what do you think?

You are correct. Whip tops are often played on ice. For example, for Native Americans whip tops were a winter sport and commonly played ...

The venue is booked: October 31st - November 1st!

PS: It looks like I will celebrate Halloween (and my birthday) in Japan next year

I believe Ludo gave me this top. I looks very similar to those peg-tops and I think it's from the early 1800s:



As it doesn't have a crown, the grooves on the tip side are very useful in wrapping the top from the tip up. It boomerangs well.

I almost made a mistake and ordered a copy of this book that's on Ebay . The auction says that it was published and printed in 1790. But at the last second I realized it had to be a later edition, as it uses the standard letter "s" and not the old English "long s" that looks very similar to an "f ...

This is also an English painting from the early 19th century , so I'll post it to this thread:

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The painting is from 1822 and the artist is George Scharf. The little obelisk in the background is the ...

Can you tell me something more about this book "Petite metaphysique des jouets" it talks about spinning top, the cover shows a famous painting, it is available on eBay at a low price, let us know thanks

Hi Gianni
I have the book. The chapter about tops covers pages 42 to 61 (including photos and ...

I perfectly know that I am not the unique person in this planet obsessed with spinning tops and the things concerned to it.

You are definitely not the only one who sees tops everywhere! :D

I don't recall eating Jicama. But if it's popular in Mexico, it must be available in San Antonio. If I ...

I found out that the illustrator, Thomas Bewick (1753-1828), was a famous wood-engraver, so no wonder that the first edition of the book is expensive. Here is another book illustration by him, but with a whip top this time, from 1781 , from "Reading Made Very Easy and Diverting":

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"Memoirs of a Peg-Top" is a little novel with stories told from the point of view of the top :D

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It was first published in 1782 in England. The author is Mary Jane Kilner ("the author of the Adventures of a Pincushion" ;) ) and the 28 illustrations are by ...

A different kind of Twin Spin.

We should have a sub-contest for the funniest caption for a photo . . .

Is this the oldest spintop trick ever recorded?

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The image is in the British Museum and this is the library card .
This woodcut print was made in Germany (probably Augsburg) and it's dated to 1482 (the date is written on the drawing).

Is the top spinning on ...