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Equinoctial Dial, Made for George Philip & Son, German, c. 1900

Inventory Number 21316


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.21316

Subject
Sundials
Item type
Object
Provenance
Not ascertained
Primary inscriptions
On printed equinoctial plate "PHILIPS' SUN-DIAL / .... / LONDON / GEORGE PHILIP & SON. / 32 FLEET STREET. E.C. / LIVERPOOL: 45-51, S. CASTLE STEET. / MADE IN GERMANY."
Physical material
Card
Glass
Wood
Copper Alloy
Object type
Equinoctial dial
Inventory No
21316

Description

Square base with inset compass and turned stand for latitude arc with plumb line; detachable meridian arc with equinoctial ring and wire gnomon. With printed cardboard box.