Bottle Novelties


More items from Tims collection of drink related items. Some years ago, the first Bottle Balancer came out, a simple piece of wood that would allow a bottle to be suspended in mid air. Not exactly levitation, but certainly an unexpected angle. Tim bought this in 1993, although he thinks it is at least 10 years older than this. The two butlers are a much more ornate version of essentially the same principle, but this was bought much more recently, in 2006. Frozen Moments all date from around 1977, although Tim was given this one as a present. This one shows a whisky bottle being poured into a glass that sits on a silver tray. Finally, a ...
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Mirage


The Mirage is one of those classic toys that has been around for several decades now, but never loses its appeal. It produces a small, fullcolor hologram of natural, lifelike appearance, allowing 360degree viewing. The little plastic pig seems solid enough, but when you try and touch it, your fingers find that it is just an illusion there is nothing there. Mirage consists of two opposing parabolic mirrors. In overall appearance, Mirage resembles a small 9inch wok with a 2 inch circular opening in the top. The physical object to be converted to a hologram is placed in the concave centre of the bottom mirror. A hologram instantly projects up through this aperture, appearing to the viewer as a ...
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