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Vertical Wall-Mounted Sundial and Thermometer, French?, Late 19th Century

Inventory Number 70846


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.70846

Item type
Object
Provenance
Not ascertained.
Primary inscriptions
Unsigned and undated.
Object type
Sundial
Inventory No
70846

Description

Cheaply made nickel-plated vertical dial with paper scale with simple pointer gnomon and hour lines, attached to a bracket for wall-mounting, and projecting from the bottom of the case a mercury thermometer with Reaumur and Centigrade scales.