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A late 19th-Century Russian lacquered-brass equinoctial compass sundial,
unsigned, with folding pin gnomon, the horizontal plate supporting the latitude arc, folding plummet attachment, and hour ring engraved III-XII-IX, the underside engraved with the latitudes of twelve cities and towns cyrillic script, the shaped horizontal plate with three adjustable screw feet, in plush-lined shaped leather-covered case -- 6.1/8in. (15.2cm.) wide
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unsigned, with folding pin gnomon, the horizontal plate supporting the latitude arc, folding plummet attachment, and hour ring engraved III-XII-IX, the underside engraved with the latitudes of twelve cities and towns cyrillic script, the shaped horizontal plate with three adjustable screw feet, in plush-lined shaped leather-covered case -- 6.1/8in. (15.2cm.) wide
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