Water mirror, ancient times: ancient mirror means big basin, and its name is Jian. "Shuowen" said: "Jian take water from the bright moon and see that it can light up the way, he uses it as a mirror.
Stone mirror, 8000 BC: In 8000 BC, the Anatolian people (now located in Türkiye) made the world's first mirror with polished obsidian.
Bronze mirrors, 2000 BC: China is one of the first countries in the world to use bronze mirrors. Bronze mirrors were found in the sites of Qijia Culture in the Neolithic Age.
Glass mirror, from the end of the 12th century to the beginning of the 14th century: the first glass mirror in the world was born in Venice, the "kingdom of glass". Its method is to coat the glass with a layer of mercury, commonly known as silver mirror.
The modern mirror was made by the method invented by the German chemist Libig in 1835. The silver nitrate is mixed with the reducing agent to make the silver nitrate precipitate and attach to the glass. In 1929, the Pilton brothers in England improved this method by continuous silver plating, copper plating, painting, drying and other processes.
Aluminum mirror, 1970s: evaporate aluminum in vacuum and let aluminum vapor condense to form a thin aluminum film on the glass surface. This aluminized glass mirror has written a new page in the history of mirrors.
Decorative mirror, 1960 - present: With the improvement of aesthetic level, home decoration has set off a new wave. Personalized decorative mirror should be born, and is no longer the traditional single square frame. Decorative mirrors are complete in style, diverse in shape and economical in use. They are not only household articles but also decorative objects.
Post time: Jan-17-2023
