Universal equinoctial sundial, signed T.W.
- Made:
- 1600 in United Kingdom
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Compendium-style universal equinoctial pocket sundial, engraved 'T.W. Fecit 1600'. Gilt-metal oval shaped case with hinged equinoctial dial, compass and engraved list of latitudes. Clockmakers' Museum No. 652
Details
- Category:
- Clockmakers
- Collection:
- The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
- Object Number:
- L2015-3527
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass and steel (metal)
- type:
- sundial
- credit:
- Lent by the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
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