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Diptych Dial, by P.P.B., German, Late 18th Century

Inventory Number 48723


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.48723

Subject
Sundials
Item type
Object
Makers
'P.P.B.'
Provenance
Bequeathed by T. G. Barnett.
Primary inscriptions
"PPB" beside noon on horizontal dial
Physical material
Wood
paper and glass
Object type
Diptych dial
Dimensions
Height: 86mm Width: 57mm Depth: 17mm
Inventory No
48723
Accession Number
1935-4/part

Description

1a printed latitude table; 1b printed and coloured vertical string-gnomon dial set for 50°, but marked for 38-55°; 2a inset compass with printed and coloured card (needle missing) and printed and coloured horizontal string-gnomon dial for 55, 50, 45 and 40°; 2b blank. One hook for fastening upper leaf open, another to close.