~GERMAN COMPASS SUNDIAL IN ORIGINAL BOX~
450 Euro ($500 USD) + postage included
A delightful German lowlands miniature compass/sundial in original box with sliding lid c.1800
Dimensions
6 x 6 x 2 cm.
Circa
1800
Maker
B
Country of manufacture
Germany
Description
Diminutive in size (compass 3 cm., plinth 6 cm.) this good compass/sundial compendium has a nicely engraved sundial (IIII-XII, XII-VIII) in Roman numerals ( maker’s mark/initial “B”) with a flip up, hand chiselled, decorative gnomen. Hand coloured compass dial divided into 16 cardinal points with a blued steel needle (working) but showing some oxidation on the non-blued (silver) end.
The ebonised, bevelled plinth is 6 cm. square with brass screws to hold the sundial and brass pins on the bottom. The bottom is also stamped 40-50 (probably degrees North latitude for lowlands such as Bavaria, etc.) for retail purposes. Housed in it’s original mahogany stained oak? box with sliding lid (rare survivor) and measures 7.5 cm. square by 4 cm. deep. Delightful little piece of history.
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ScientificaOpticae
Scientifica Opticae
Mark Hacking (Scientifica Opticae Inc.) has been an avid collector/dealer for over 40 years. A former Science teacher, he has an innate love for anything natural or mechanical. Specializing in optical (microscopes, telescopes), surveying, medical, weighing and drawing instruments, he is an active participant of the Scientific Instrument Fair in London. Living in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, with his wife and two children; Mark looks forward to meeting as many fellow collectors as possible, and has a worldwide following on eBay (Sciopti). As of Nov. 1/24 my email has changed to either [email protected] or [email protected].
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