horizontal sundial
Date1725
Inventory Number7219
ClassificationSundial
Subject
Maker
German
Place of Origin
DimensionsOverall: 0.9 lb., 5.6 x 2.7 x 6.7 cm (0.4 kg, 2 3/16 x 1 1/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
Overall - Storage: 2.7 x 5.6 x 6.7 cm (1 1/16 x 2 3/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
Overall - Storage: 2.7 x 5.6 x 6.7 cm (1 1/16 x 2 3/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
Material
AccessoriesNone.
DescriptionHorizontal Dial with Compass
The gnomon for the horizontal dial is mounted together with a magnetic compass in a rectangular case. The chapter ring for the dial is located on a loose rectangular plate that mounts on top of the case with a heart shaped opening thru which the compass can be viewed. The chapter ring is marked 3-12-1-9 with 15 minute subdivisions. The gnomon is designed for a latitude of roughly 55°. The compass rose is divided into 4 points marked N, O, S, and W with no subdivisions. There is a magnetic declination mark at about 10° eest of North.,rectangular
The gnomon for the horizontal dial is mounted together with a magnetic compass in a rectangular case. The chapter ring for the dial is located on a loose rectangular plate that mounts on top of the case with a heart shaped opening thru which the compass can be viewed. The chapter ring is marked 3-12-1-9 with 15 minute subdivisions. The gnomon is designed for a latitude of roughly 55°. The compass rose is divided into 4 points marked N, O, S, and W with no subdivisions. There is a magnetic declination mark at about 10° eest of North.,rectangular
Curatorial RemarksChristie's DC830/228
FunctionTime finding at one latitude after orienting the gnomon to point toward true North.
ProvenanceJoseph Drecker, Aachen, Germany, before 1928 (no. 226); Frederik Casparus Wieder, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 1928; D. P. Wheatland, Topsfield, MA, 1959; gift to CHSI, ca. 1987.
Outdoor Supply Company, Inc.
Date: circa 1950
Accessories: Original cardboard box in fine condition with instructions. Box marked "BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA" and wih sales sticker from F.A.O. Schwarz, New York, N. Y.
Object number: 7202
Date: circa 1921
Accessories: Original cardboard box (damaged) and instructions (copyright 1921).
Object number: 7913
Swedish
Date: 1800
Accessories: ivory case with engine-turned engraving on top of cover
Object number: HO81Z-6
Date: circa 1930
Accessories: Cardboard box in fine condition
Object number: 7201
Japanese
Date: 1900
Accessories: Built into wooden case with seperate cover.
Object number: 7866