Highly polished metal top
Flips over seconds after spinning
29mm in diameter ( 1.14 inches )
Spinning top

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Product Dimensions

Package Dimensions
Width : 1.57 inch
Height : 0.31 inch
Length : 2.99 inch

Item Weight: 0 ounce (View shipping rates and policies)
Shipping Weight: 0.64 ounce (View shipping rates and policies)

ASIN : B004U3SPF0

Product Description

These are highly polished solid metal flip over tops. They have a chrome like finish and are excellently machined. Simply spin it as normal and watch it suddenly flip over and then continue to spin upside-down. These flip over tops (often known as a The Tippe Top) were originally invented in 1950 by the Danish engineer Werner Ostberg. His inspiration can from a visit to South America where he had seen local people playing with a small, round fruit. When they turned it by the stalk like an old-fashioned spinning top, it would spin for a second and then invert and spin on the stalk. However some credit should be given to Helene Sperl who in 1891 patented a Wendekreisel in Germany. However the patent ran out and it was never mass produced. These tops are made from polished aluminium and are 29mm in diameter.