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Never seen lamps & Centerpieces

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Worlds only Lifetime shell lamps using natural shell chambers to store oil
For all of the thousands of years that man has marveled at the beauty of sea shells no one has ever mastered the art of closing off the upper chamber to make a natural oil reservoir

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Very special never seen unique romantic gifts from nature and the sea

As a unique wedding gift or for a loved one these lifetime lamps are remembered for many years !

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The blowing of conch horns in the islands is always a sign of jubilation and high spirits. Aboard boats in the islands there seem to be many such occasions to show how great life really is.

Horns are wonderful sailboat racing trophies and sailing gifts ! And the life of any Luau
Conch is also known in the islands as............. Hurricane Ham !

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Curious and different Unique gift ideas that stir the imagination and bring part of the sea itself into your home with glorious flowers and flame !

These lovely lamps are beautiful whether lit or not bringing back nostalgic youthful visits to the sea

These lamps are very unusual romantic gift ideas for any occasion. From get well gifts and unique wedding gifts to housewarming gifts and many others.

They are also truly remarkable centerpiece and flower arranging pieces that have never been seen before !

Very Special Unique Christmas Gifts !

Conch horns

Seafarers, whether whalers, explorers or traders would encounter conch horns being used in all of the southern waters of the world from China to southeast Asia to Indonesia, South America, Australia and the Caribbean.
They would naturally see their usefulness and carry them with them back to England or Spain or even Scandinavia wherever they were from. Their use in recorded seafaring history goes back a very long way even
in places such as Europe, Russia and Japan !
They were used extensively by the British Navy for hundreds of years

Conch shells are an essential implement in both Hindu and Buddhist ritual.
Buddhists & Hindus in India and Japan believe that the sound of conch shells drives away evil spirits.
Sailors and musicians may need some of this too !! Truly wonderful unique gift ideas
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CONCH
Conch (pronounced 'konk') is a common name for certain large
marine snails. They are gastropod mollusks, the most commercially important of which are in the family Strombidae. The specific species we are concerned with here is the queen, or pink-lipped conch, Strobes gigas, can be found around the world at the same latitude.

Conch shells have overlapping whorls with a bright colored pink lip, which can reach a length of 12 to 13inches. The operculum, which is the covering of the shell opening, is a claw like structure which the conch uses for propulsion. They are plant eaters and can live as long as 25 years.

Conch Horns are a very unusual Nautical gift that has been used for centuries by the British Royal Navy and other sailors around the world !

The worlds most perfect sailing trophies

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The Most Unique Gifts since Aladdin's Lamp!

A lovely completely unusual oil candle that is making history today not yesterday !

The Triton, Conch, Nautilus and the large Murex can all hold water and flowers while burning. These are a very unusual flower centerpiece given as lifetime Romantic Gifts

The Quintessential Unique Romantic gifts ! A very feel good now kind of unique get well gifts
The very most remembered unique thank you gifts Never seen unique wedding gifts
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Dextral and Sinistral Shells or Left and Right Handed Shells

Shells spin in two different directions and open two opposite ways
To simplify this Shell people call the rare type or left handed a sinistral and the common
shell a dextral. These are the same names given to cyclonic clockwise and counter clockwise hurricanes and typhoons north and south of the equator. And the names for the cyclonic motion by which water turns down the drain in opposite directions in the southern and northern hemisphere.

Dextral Sinistral

These are sacred shells that are now made into Hindu Lamps. They are symbols of vastu shastra and are said to attract Devi Lakshmi the goddess of wealth and power

Dakshinavarti Shankh are wonderful Diwali Festival lamps

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Hindus and Buddhists in India and Japan believe that the sound of a conch shell drives away evil spirits !

Buddhists also adopted the same practice for their rituals, and hence the custom is prevalent in Tibet. That conch shells from the sea can find their way to the high mountain realms of Tibet testifies to there revered nature.