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Horizontal Magnetic Dial, English, Late 19th Century

Inventory Number 43428


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.43428

Subject
Sundials
Item type
Object
Provenance
Not ascertained.
Primary inscriptions
Unsigned and undated.
Physical material
Wood
paper
glass
and brass
Object type
Magnetic dial
Dimensions
Diameter: 57mm Height: 28mm Weight: 35g
Inventory No
43428

Description

Cylindrival varnished wooden case with hinged domed lid, inside which is pasted a paper label with time corrections; pivoted paper disc with central brass gnomon, and printed compass points and hour lines, beneath a domed glass cover.