Celtic Hourglass Pendant Geocoin Celtic Hourglass

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Owner:
Tom*Bombadil Send Message to Owner Message this owner
Released:
Friday, February 13, 2009
Origin:
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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going to England and Scotland

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An hourglass, also known as a sandglass, sand timer, sand clock or egg timer, is a device for the measurement of time. It consists of two glass bulbs placed one above the other which are connected by a narrow tube. One of the bulbs is usually filled with fine sand which flows through the narrow tube into the bottom bulb at a given rate. Once all the sand has run to the bottom bulb, the device can be inverted in order to measure time again. The hourglass is named for the most frequently used sandglass, where the sands have a nominal running time of one hour. Factors affecting the amount of time that the hourglass measures include: the volume of sand, the size and angle of the bulbs, the width of the neck, and the type and quality of the sand. Alternatives to sand that have been used are powdered eggshell and powdered marble. Hourglasses are still in use, but typically only ornamentally or when a relatively approximate measurement of time is needed, as in egg timers for cooking or board games or in health promotion to help people know for how long they should clean their teeth. Hourglass collecting has become a niche but avid hobby for some, with elaborate or antique hourglasses commanding high prices.

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Retrieve It from a Cache 4/12/2009 Huinz retrieved it from Schloss Hausen Baden-Württemberg, Germany   Visit Log

Habe den TB mit und werde mal schauen, wo ich ihn in der nächsten Zeit platzieren werde..
Dropped Off 4/11/2009 martin_elch placed it in Schloss Hausen Baden-Württemberg, Germany - 275.81 miles  Visit Log
Grab It (Not from a Cache) 4/6/2009 martin_elch grabbed it   Visit Log

Mein Vorfinder hat leider vergessen zu loggen. Ich grab jetzt die Coin und schau mal ob Ich se ihrem Ziel näher bringen kann 🙂
Retrieve It from a Cache 2/28/2009 The Askams retrieved it from Express-Center GT Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany   Visit Log

Thanks very much for sharing this great trackable item. I shall see if I can find somewhere nice for it.
Discovered It 2/23/2009 Schilflinge discovered it   Visit Log

Wunderschöne Coin. Leider liegt GB heute nicht auf unserer Tour.

Die Schilflinge
Dropped Off 2/22/2009 Tom*Bombadil placed it in Express-Center GT Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany - 14.03 miles  Visit Log
Discovered It 2/21/2009 nebukatneza discovered it   Visit Log

ui, schottland ist ein schönes ziel, da kurven auch eins zwei meiner reisenden rum, vielen dank, nebukatneza
Retrieve It from a Cache 2/15/2009 Tom*Bombadil retrieved it from die Schatzkiste von Tom Bombadil Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany   Visit Log

und los geht´s...
Dropped Off 2/15/2009 Tom*Bombadil placed it in die Schatzkiste von Tom Bombadil Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany   Visit Log
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