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An Antique  Travelling Compass/sundial
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An Antique  Travelling Compass/sundial

18th century
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An Antique  Travelling Compass/Sundial

This is a great Georgian pocket sun dial and compass with a domed top. It is housed in a lignum vitae case.

Similar examples are in the British National  Maritime Museum.

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Opus Antiques has dated this Antique Travelling Compass Sundial to the Georgian era.

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Description
An Antique  Travelling Compass/Sundial

This is a great Georgian pocket sun dial and compass with a domed top. It is housed in a lignum vitae case.

Similar examples are in the British National  Maritime Museum.

Date of Manufacture

Opus Antiques has dated this Antique Travelling Compass Sundial to the Georgian era.

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A small, circular antique turned wood case with a domed, stepped lid designed to hold a travelling compass sundial.
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Archive I A small, circular antique turned wood case with a domed, stepped lid designed to hold a travelling compass sundial.

An Antique  Travelling Compass/Sundial

Archive II A small, circular antique turned wood case with a domed, stepped lid designed to hold a travelling compass sundial. View II
Archive III A small, circular antique turned wood case with a domed, stepped lid designed to hold a travelling compass sundial. View III
Archive IV A small, circular antique turned wood case with a domed, stepped lid designed to hold a travelling compass sundial. View IV
Archive V A small, circular antique turned wood case with a domed, stepped lid designed to hold a travelling compass sundial. View V
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A small, circular antique turned wood case with a domed, stepped lid designed to hold a travelling compass sundial.
An Antique  Travelling Compass/Sundial
Ref: SA1205628
A small, circular antique turned wood case with a domed, stepped lid designed to hold a travelling compass sundial.
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A travelling compass sundial is a portable navigation instrument used prior to the widespread adoption of mechanical pocket watches to determine local time using solar alignment and magnetic north.

These compact instruments were typically crafted from turned hardwoods such as boxwood, mahogany, or fruitwood, housing engraved brass plates, paper compass dials, and glass covers.

Authentic pieces exhibit natural hand-lathe turning marks, age-appropriate patination, original brass or glass components, and period-correct typography or engraving on the interior dial.

Position the piece on a library desk, display it within a glazed curiosity cabinet, or place it atop stacked books on a side table alongside other wooden scientific instruments.

Store the wooden casing away from direct sunlight and fluctuating humidity, and clean gently with a dry microcrystalline wax polished using a soft cotton cloth.
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