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Below are limited edition genuine and or working items. Each comes with a signed story written by Stewart Brand or Danny Hillis that shows its context and significance in the Long Now projects and objectives. The Clock parts are working parts that we would like to entrust to you as a caretaker. We would ask that if the Clock requires one of the parts you purchase in the next 10,000 years that you help keep the Clock working by making it available.
Signed Books By Long Now Board Members
We have a limited number of select books by our board members that have been signed by their authors. A splendid gift for a Long Now Foundation fan. Click the image for details and pricing.
Long Now Wine
A wine has been named after our foundation by the Pelissero Winery in Italy. Find more information on restaurants and wine shops that are carrying it.
Bristlecone Pine Cone from Clock site in Nevada
You can plant this in your back yard and grow a five thousand year old tree of your very own. These cones were carefully collected on our site in Nevada from the forest of Bristlecones on Long Now's property.
White limestone core sample from Clock site in Nevada
Pieces of limestone from Long Now's property in Nevada where we hope to build the Clock underground. These are one inch diameter round core samples of varying length from four to seven inches long and varying shades from white to dark grey.
Bit Pin Lever (200 made)
Each lever is a fully functioning actual piece from the upcoming second prototype Clock. They are machined out of monel, one of the most corrosion resistant metals known. This is what actually holds the calculation state of the Clock. Each lever represents a one or zero that is used by the Clock's binary computer to generate the position of each dial.
Equation of Time Cam:
This three dimensional hand cast bronze cam is used in the Clock to calculate the plus or minus fifteen minute deviation of solar time to absolute time for over 10,000 years. It is an actual working piece of the first prototype.
The Long Now has teamed up with Levenger.com for this product. Buy it here!
First Prototype of Rosetta Technology
We are currently testing the Norsam micro-etching process with a prototype Rosetta Disk. The disk will include all the texts in the Rosetta database as of April 15, 02001, plus general information on the Rosetta Project and Long Now Foundation. The disk will have around 7,000 text pages, including 928 Genesis translations as well as a selection of orthographies. View the page layout design for the disk.
(First Run Sold Out)
First Edition Rosetta Disk
We are creating a limited edition run of 25 Version 1.0 Rosetta Disks and Containers, which we are offering in exchange for donations of $25,000 and above. Proceeds will support our global collection efforts to build the 1,000 language archive and complete the disk. You can see the design for the disk and container in the "about this project" part of our site under "concept" and "design". Contact laura@longnow.org if you are interested in supporting the Rosetta Project through this donation.
(5 will be made, 2 remaining)
Chime Generator Trump Device
Each lever is a fully functioning actual piece from the upcoming second prototype Clock. They are machined out of monel, one of the most corrosion resistant metals known. This is what actually holds the calculation state of the Clock. Each lever represents a one or zero that is used by the Clock's binary computer to generate the position of each dial.
