Hourglasses

Our hourglasses are hand tooled from solid brass. The glass hand blown, accuracy within the 10th percentile. Our 30-minute glasses are exact reproduction of an 18th century original issued by the French Admiralty Board for use on the Admiral's vessel. Each comes in attractive gift packaging with tells the background story of ship's time. It is a popular corporate gift, for all seasons, upscale and original, intellectual appeal and engraveble. Click on product name or image to view product details.

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Like Sands Through the Hourglass

Instead of having you close your eyes (since you can't read with your eyes closed), I've added a picture of an hourglass. Imagine that the top half of the hourglass represents the Future, the Middle represents the Present, and the bottom represents the Past. The middle of the hourglass narrows to allow just a few grains of sand to pass through at any given moment.  Read the rest of the article....