In ancient times, obsidian, gold, silver, crystal, copper and bronze were polished to make mirrors; In 3000 BC, Egypt had bronze mirrors for makeup; 1 century, large mirrors that can reflect the whole human body began to appear.
What was popular in the Middle Ages was a small portable mirror with a comb in an ivory or precious metal box. From the end of 12 to the beginning of 13, glass mirrors with silver back or iron back appeared; During the Renaissance, Venice was the center of mirror making, and the mirrors produced were famous for their high quality.
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1. Bathroom mirror: This kind of mirror is mainly made of flat glass, framed by wood, plastic, glass, metal and other materials, decorated with mirror techniques such as carving, vertical lines, screen printing and pasting, supplemented by practical materials such as shelves and cabinets, forming a dazzling array of mirrors, which is the mainstream of the mirror series. Mainly practical.
2. Cosmetic mirror: This kind of mirror is mainly made of glass magnifying glass, framed by metal, plastic, cardboard and other materials, decorated by carving, printing, inlay and other technologies, supported by lifting and folding, forming a series of mirrors with many colors, which are most popular with modern women.
3. Dressing mirror: This kind of mirror is mainly made of flat glass, with wood, plastic, metal and other materials as the frame, and decorated with mirror technology such as carving, vertical line and screen printing. , supplemented by practical materials such as cabinets. Because of its wide use, it constitutes an important part of the mirror series, which is mainly practical.
4. Decorative mirror: This kind of mirror is mainly flat glass mirror, with wood, plastic, glass and other materials as the frame, and decorated with mirror technology such as carving, vertical line, screen printing and pasting. They are the most artistic mirrors in the series, mainly decorative.
5. Advertising mirror: This kind of mirror is mainly made of flat glass, with wood, plastic, metal, glass and other materials as the framework, and its advertising purpose is the main series.
6. Auxiliary decorative mirrors: This kind of mirrors are mainly flat glass mirrors, decorated with mirror techniques such as carving, vertical lines, screen printing and pasting, and decorated on lighting, electrical appliances, toys and handicrafts, which is a decorative extension of mirrors in other industries in the past decade.
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