Do tops spin clockwise or counter-clockwise down there?

 Brian's English Translation of the Japanese Top Musuem!
A must See!
 Images from a top exhibition poster from the Japan Foundation
Brian's article: Japanese Tops,  Brian's long awaited article.  Most definitely worth the wait.
Brian's added bibliographies on Japanese and South Pacific Tops to his Top Bibliography Page.
Only bibliography of it's kind on the Web!  A must see.
All of the above new features are linked on a new page:
Japanese Spinning Tops Page .

It is my honor to host this page for Brian Lemin.  As you'll see, he has some very fine tops in his collection, and he is an excellent top maker.  (Note:  Brian has expressed that all the images on this page are to be considered copyright free, so use with pleasure.)
Antique Tops | Twirlers: Various Modern | Twirlers: Teetotems
Twirlers: Tippe Tops | Whip Tops | Top Cousins: Diablo
Japanese Tops | Australian Tops | Tops made by Brian Lemin

Brian's Top Bibliography | Brian's Principles of Spinning Top Design
Torres Straights Island Spinning Tops | A Brief Time-Line of Western Spinning Tops
Cataloguing Your Top Collection | Brian's Book Outline

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For questions about the tops:
Contact Brian Lemin, brian_l@avondale.edu.au

For questions about this page
Contact John Sandstrum, pegtop@sandstrum.com

Last Revised Nov. 16, 2001