Six-stage half-hour sand-glass

Six-stage half-hour sand-glass

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Six-stage half-hour sand-glass
Science Museum Group
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Six-stage half-hour sand-glass, in copper alloy and iron mount with painted pine wood outer case, unsigned, Europe, 1600-1630

Details

Category:
Time Measurement
Object Number:
1954-127
Materials:
glass, sand, copper (alloy), iron, ceramic (unspecified) and paint
Measurements:
overall: 538 mm x 158 mm x 157 mm, 3.134 kg
type:
sand-glass and timepiece
credit:
Mr. Roger Warner