Q: I would like to know the value of some items I have inherited, purchased by my father over the years from the Franklin Mint. I have a Sir Francis Drake Falling Ball Clock that he bought in 1981 for ...

Aspiral Clocks don’t use hands or digital displays, just a ball. The clock itself spins, driving the ball through a spiral until—every twelve hours—it disappears in a hole at the center. Confused?

Point guards have long had the ball rolled to them in late game situations trying not to start the clock until the last possible moment to save as much time as possible, but in recent years it has ...