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The Pocket Sundial Compass New!
Sundials are the earliest
methods of telling time.
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gnomen, giving the approximate time. This fact quite naturally led to the development of a combination
sundial and compass. Used in Europe and England since the 1500's they crossed the Atlantic with early explorers of the Americas. In colonial America, it was the "pocket watch" of many notables of American history. They are still found occasionally. Our Pocket Sundial Compass is a circa 1750 colonial type. The box is solid mahogany, and the compass is turned from solid brass bar stock. The needle is jeweled and heat treated. Upon opening the box, the lid draws the string taut, and it becomes the gnomon. The sundial is on the inside of the lid. When facing North, the shadow will give the approximate time. This uniquely beautiful compass is entirely machined and assembled in our shop at Ames, New York.
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Our Pocket Sundial Compass |
171 Otsego Road, Canajoharie, NY 13317
Phone: (607)264-3150, Fax: (607)264-3220
E-Mail: amesinstco@hughes.net
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