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Horizontal Magnetic Dial, English, Late 19th Century

Inventory Number 43425


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.43425

Subject
Sundials
Item type
Object
Provenance
Not ascertained.
Primary inscriptions
Unsigned and undated.
Physical material
Brass
paper
glass
Object type
Magnetic dial
Dimensions
Diameter: 42mm
Inventory No
43425

Description

Brass cylindrical case with domed lid, with paper tabel of time corrections. Pivoted paper scale with central brass gnomon, and printed compass points and hour lines, under domed glass cover.