What are the water balls?

Waterballs, also known as snowballs, are decorative balls made of glass or plastic. It is assumed that the development of these decorations stems from glass papers, although the first glass water globe was released at the end of the 1980s in memory of the Paris exhibition from 1889. It had a ceramic base and represented a small model of the Eiffel Tower and "snow". It was a huge success as a new souvenir and started the permanent popularity of decoration. In America, they caught up at the end of the 1920s, when an inventor named Joseph Garaja of Pittsburgh handed the patent to a process that accumulates.

Since then, the sale of water globes has remained relatively constant. People use them as decorative items to revive their homes or offices. Many of them are given as gifts that characterize a special opportunity and come virtually any motive. Holiday water ballsthey are out of the magic of the season when we were children; Those who depict a certain place evoke memories of this special path; those who were purchased or gave as gifts at a special time, such as the birth of a child, bring back the flood of emotions; And those who emphasize particularly personal interest, such as the subject of a hobby or popular entertainment, will please us with a tangible expression of what makes us unique.

Many people begin a collection of water globes, enchanted by the first they get. Collectors can have hundreds in their collections and the motifs can focus on one particular subject or run a gamut. The collector's objects are occupied by water balls and many collectors always look for rare and antique globes that can quite valuable.

Today's water globules often come up with built -in music boxes or entertainment features such as a game or task. For example, some call on the holders to place the ring around the object in the world by maneuvering the ring over the fraying of water.

While the balls of these globes are usually glass or plastic, the bases are Made of a wide range of materials, including wood, brass, ceramics, plastic or glass. Care should be taken to prevent the method of damage for logical reasons, but their real care is relatively simple. It must be regularly dusty and occasionally vacuumed. When they need deeper cleaning, wash them with a soft cloth soaked in water mixed with a fine detergent or use a spray type of window cleaner.