The spinning top is one of the world’s oldest toys, the more it spins the more people enjoy, India has a long tradition of wooden toys and Wooden tops and spinners have always been a favorite with kids , they are very inexpensive yet fun that is one of the main reasons for being survived for so long , India has a pretty long monsoon season, during these monsoons due to heavy rains children are not able to go out or if the ground id wet they are not able to play cricket , that is the time they play marbles or spin tops, majorly the best game of top fighting and comparatively spinning and watching whose tops spins the lot is the best game to play and if you win you get to keep the other friends top.
Clay tops have been discovered in archaeological digs that date as far back as 3500 B.C. in the city Ur, southeast of Baghdad, Terra Cotta tops were discovered at Troy that date to 3000 B.C., and Egyptian, Greek and Roman tops have been found dating from 2000 B.C. to 27 B.C.
Clay tops have been discovered in archaeological digs that date as far back as 3500 B.C. in the city Ur, southeast of Baghdad, Terra Cotta tops were discovered at Troy that date to 3000 B.C., and Egyptian, Greek and Roman tops have been found dating from 2000 B.C. to 27 B.C.
The
body of a spinning top has at least one axis, known as a principle axis, around
which it spins. They traditionally have a peg shape in which the top of the body
is much wider than the bottom, or tip. Spinning wooden tops also include a mechanism to
begin the spinning such as a spring cap, stem, string or pump. They can be made
of a variety of materials including wood, clay, stone and metal, and are
typically brightly painted.
Wooden Tops come in various shapes and sizes the Finger spinning tops
,the Tops spun by thread, flat tops, disc tops, square tops etc.
You’ll
find historical tops in various toy museums and collections all over the world.
With all its wonderful facets, the spinning top will always find their
fanciers.
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