- Item type
- Object
- Makers
- Abraham & Dancer
- Provenance
- Not ascertained
- Primary inscriptions
- "Abraham & Dancer / MANCHESTER" on hour ring; "26 nearly" scratched on base plate.
- Physical material
- Brass and silvered brass
- Object type
- Equinoctial dial
- Dimensions
- Height: 137mm Width: 132mm
- Inventory No
- 52733
- Accession Number
- 1966-127
Description
Circular base with three levelling feet, inset compass with two levels and folding latitude quadrant; hinged hour circle with offset gnomon. With fishskin-covered, velvet-lined case.
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