Abstract: A mirror ball comprises a pair of counter-rotating reflective hemispheres. These are each attached to rotating bevel gears that are in mesh with a horizontal static bevel gear. A vertical spindle rotates with respect to a shaft extending upwardly from a base that supports the mirror ball. The spindle has a spindle gear that is driven to rotate with respect to the shaft by an electric motor and reduction gearbox.
Abstract: An illuminated decorative globe has an outer translucent cover 10 forming an enclosure to an inner globe 11. The inner globe is supported on a rotatable frame 13 and a light bulb 15 is mounted inside the globe. A surface of the globe carries an image, such as a world map, that is projected onto the surface of the cover and visible from outside the cover. The image is swept around the cover as the frame is rotated by an electric motor 16.