Coin magic — is a general term for magical performances employing one or more coins which are manipulated to deceive and baffle the audience.[1] Because coins are small, much coin magic is considered close up magic or table magic, as the audience must be… … Wikipedia
Coin weights — British coin weights introduced from the Arabs through the Vikings, 9 10th century CE. British Museum. Coin weights are weights which were designed to weigh coins in order to assure their quality … Wikipedia
Glass (EP) — Infobox Album Name = Glass Type = ep Artist = The Sea and Cake Released = March 6, 2003 Recorded = Genre = Post rock Length = 45:20 Label = Thrill Jockey Producer = Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg… … Wikipedia
Cranberry glass — Vintage cranberry glass bowl Cranberry glass (or Gold Ruby glass as it is known in Europe, or Rubino Oro as it is known by glass workers) is a red glass made by adding gold(III) chloride to molten glass. Tin, in the form of stannous chloride, is… … Wikipedia
Roman glass — objects have been recovered across the Roman Empire in domestic, industrial and funerary contexts. Glass was used primarily for the production of vessels, although mosaic tiles and window glass were also produced. Roman glass production developed … Wikipedia
Islamic glass — Egyptian mosque lamp, 1360. The influence of the Islamic world to the history of glass is reflected by its distribution around the world, from Europe to China, and from Russia to East Africa. Islamic glass developed a unique expression that was… … Wikipedia
Commemorative coin — Commemorative coins are coins that were issued to commemorate some particular event or issue. Most world commemorative coins were issued from the 1960s onward, although there are numerous examples of commemorative coins of earlier date. Such… … Wikipedia
Marvin Glass and Associates — (MGA) was a toy design and engineering firm based out of Chicago, Illinois. While not a household name, Marvin Glass (1914–1974) and his employees created some of the most successful toys and games of the 20th century. Marvin Glass and Associates … Wikipedia
Crown glass — Crown Crown (kroun), n. [OE. corone, coroun, crune, croun, OF. corone, corune, F. couronne, fr. L. corona crown, wreath; akin to Gr. korw nh anything curved, crown; cf. also L. curvus curved, E. curve, curb, Gael. cruinn round, W. crwn. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shilling (British coin) — In the United Kingdom, a shilling was a coin used from the reign of Henry VII until decimalisation in 1971. Before decimalisation there were twenty shillings to the pound and twelve pence to the shilling, and thus 240 pence to the pound. At… … Wikipedia
