Hourglasses, Sand Timers & Desk Accessories

Hourglasses also known as sand timers, a sand hourglass will add a touch of class to your home or office. Sand timers or sand hourglass is composed of two bulbs one on top of the other and connected with a tube.  The other bulb of a sand hourglass is filled with sand then turn upside down.  The flow rate of the sand from the top bulb through a narrow tube to the bottom is used to measure time.  Sand timers and sand hourglass products are still being used nowadays as an ornament or to measure time during games such as board games. We have sand timers and sand hourglass products available.  You may choose from our available sand hourglass products below.

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• Usually Hourglasses, sand timers and sand hourglass products are accurate to within three seconds, but some factors may affect the time that the Hourglass or sand hourglass measures. 
  
• Some of the factors affecting Hourglasses and sand timers include the angle of the globes, the width of the conduit, the type and quality of the sand and also the volume of sand,
• Still in use today, Hourglasses, sand timers and sand hourglass products are used most often only as an ornament/desk accessories, or when a comparatively approximate measurement of time is desired.
  
• Collecting Hourglasses and sand timers has become a hobby for many folks, with some fine, ornate, antique hourglasses valued at very high prices
• Size is not a deciding factor when it comes to the running time of Hourglasses   
  
• If the running time will extend to several days, weeks or even months, then the Hourglasses will have to be substantially larger.
• Since their invention  hourglasses and sand timers have often been used as a symbol, and they are still in use today - most often as classy desk accessories.
  
• Due to the association with coffins and death pirates placed Hourglasses on their flags to strike fear in into their helpless victims. 
  
• Today who among us do not know the Hourglasses with their infinite loops are on every one of our computers.  When the Hourglasses and sand timers on the windows site does not eventually disappear, then the program must be terminated only to try and begin again.
  
  

We carry a beautiful array of hourglasses in many styles both in wood and metal finishes that act as great desk accessories.

• All of our Hourglasses and sand hourglass products are sold at a substantial discount to make them more affordable to you
• We offer a 2 year discounted warranty on all of our desk accessories
  

Class up your office with our great Desk Accessories today!