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2. Yard globe - Wikipedia

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   A gazing ball in a garden located in Breda, Netherlands. A yard globe (also known as a garden globe, gazing ball or chrome ball) is a mirrored sphere displayed as a lawn ornament, typically atop a conical ceramic or wrought iron stand. Sizes ranges from 1 in (25 mm) up to 10 m (33 ft) in diameter, with the most popular gazing ball being 12 in ...

3. Christmas ornament - Wikipedia

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   Blown glass baubles for sale in Tlalpujahua, Michoacán, Mexico.The town is known for its production of Christmas ornaments. [3] A fully decorated Christmas tree. The first decorated trees were adorned with apples, [4] white candy canes, and pastries in the shapes of stars, hearts and flowers.

4. Glass float - Wikipedia

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   A Japanese glass fishing float. Glass floats were used by fishermen in many parts of the world to keep their fishing nets, as well as longlines or droplines, afloat.. Large groups of fishnets strung together, sometimes 50 miles (80 km) long, were set adrift in the ocean and supported near the surface by hollow glass balls or cylinders containing air to give them buoyancy.

5. Shiny Brite - Wikipedia

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   In 1937, Max Eckardt established Shiny Brite ornaments, working with the Corning Glass company to mass-produce glass Christmas ornaments. Eckardt had been importing hand-blown glass balls from Germany since around 1907, but had the foresight to anticipate a disruption in his supply from the upcoming war. Corning adapted their process for making ...

6. Witch ball - Wikipedia

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   A witch ball on display at Whitby Museum in Yorkshire. A witch ball is a hollow sphere of glass. Witch balls were hung in cottage windows in 17th- and 18th-century England to ward off evil spirits, witches, evil spells, ill fortune and bad spirits. [1] The witch ball were used to ward off evil spirits in the English counties of East Sussex and ...

7. Carved stone balls - Wikipedia

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   "Notes of small ornamented stone balls found in different parts of Scotland, &c., with remarks on their supposed age and use". Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. V (11): 29– 62. Smith, John Alexander (1874–1876). "Additional notes of small ornamented stone balls found in different parts of Scotland, &c".