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Wooden Cylinder Dial, French, Late 19th Century

Inventory Number 54526


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.54526

Subject
Sundials
Item type
Object
Provenance
From the collection of Lewis Evans.
Primary inscriptions
Unsigned
Physical material
Wood
copper alloy
Object type
Dial
Dimensions
Diameter: 20mm Height: 93mm Weight: 26g
Inventory No
54526
Accession Number
1924-0/part

Description

Lines inscribed in wood. The top can be removed to reveal a small metal blade.