15 March 2023, Saxony, Delitzsch: A historic hourglass from the 18th century is on display in the exhibition "Hourglasses from Three Centuries" in the Baroque Palace in Delitzsch. The restorer and collector Lothar Hasselmeyer from SŁderheistedt (Schleswig-Holstein) shows in the special exhibition with about 300 exhibits from his collection and loans the history and development of the world-famous invention to the present day. On display are historic hourglasses from 1690 to hourglasses for seafaring, household, promotional items, and the smallest hourglass with a running time of less than two seconds. The exhibition will be on display from March 19 to June 11, 2023. Photo: Waltraud Grubitzsch/dpa

15 March 2023, Saxony, Delitzsch: A woman looks at historical hourglasses from the 17th and 18th centuries in the exhibition "Hourglasses from Three Centuries" in the Baroque Palace in Delitzsch. The restorer and collector Lothar Hasselmeyer from SŁderheistedt (Schleswig-Holstein) shows in the special exhibition with about 300 exhibits from his collection and loans the history and development of the world-famous invention to the present day. On display are historic hourglasses from 1690 to hourglasses for seafaring, household, promotional items, and the smallest hourglass with a running time of less than two seconds. The exhibition will be on display from March 19 to June 11, 2023. Photo: Waltraud Grubitzsch/dpa

15 March 2023, Saxony, Delitzsch: Restorer and collector Lothar Hasselmeyer from SŁderheistedt (Schleswig-Holstein) stands by an hourglass from around 1720 in the Baroque palace in Delitzsch in northern Saxony, with a back board on which a dial for hours (above) and a calendar sheet (below) are mounted. In a special exhibition "Hourglasses from Three Centuries", he shows the history and development of the world-famous invention up to the present day with about 300 exhibits from his collection and loans. On display are historical hourglasses from 1690 to hourglasses for seafaring, households, promotional items and the smallest hourglass with a running time of less than two seconds. The exhibition will be on display from March 19 to June 11, 2023. Photo: Waltraud Grubitzsch/dpa

15 March 2023, Saxony, Delitzsch: In the exhibition "Hourglasses from Three Centuries" in the Baroque Palace in Delitzsch, the world's smallest hourglass, measuring 1.4 centimeters and with a running time of less than 2 seconds, stands next to a 1 cent coin made by restorer and collector Lothar Hasselmeyer from SŁderheistedt (Schleswig-Holstein). The hourglass, which has been included in the Guinness Book of Records, is one of about 300 exhibits from his collection and loans that document the history and development of the world-famous invention up to the present day. On display are historic hourglasses from 1690 to hourglasses for seafaring, household, promotional items to the smallest hourglass with a running time of less than two seconds. The exhibition will be on display from March 19 until June 11, 2023. Photo: Waltraud Grubitzsch/dpa

15 March 2023, Saxony, Delitzsch: In the exhibition "Hourglasses from Three Centuries" in the Baroque Castle in Delitzsch, a young woman turns an 80-centimeter hourglass made by restorer and collector Lothar Hasselmeyer from SŁderheistedt (Schleswig-Holstein). The hourglass, made of two large wine bottles and thousands of one-millimeter-small glass spheres, allows visitors to hear the passing of time. The hourglass is one of about 300 exhibits from his collection and loans that document the history and development of the world-famous invention up to the present day. On display are historic hourglasses from 1690 to hourglasses for seafaring, household, promotional items, and the smallest hourglass with a running time of less than two seconds. The exhibition will be on display from March 19 until June 11, 2023. Photo: Waltraud Grubitzsch/dpa

15 March 2023, Saxony, Delitzsch: In the exhibition "Hourglasses from Three Centuries" in the Baroque Palace in Delitzsch, restorer and collector Lothar Hasselmeyer from SŁderheistedt (Schleswig-Holstein) holds in his hand a half-hour glass for seafaring around 1800. The special exhibition with around 300 exhibits from his collection and loans documents the history and development of the world-famous invention up to the present day. On display are historical hourglasses from 1690 to hourglasses for seafaring, households, promotional items and the smallest hourglass with a running time of less than two seconds. The exhibition will be on display from March 19 until June 11, 2023. Photo: Waltraud Grubitzsch/dpa