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An 18th-Century silver Butterfield-type compass sundial,
signed Jean Louis á Paris [sic], the octagonal silver plate with engraved floral motif and three hour rings, one calibrated from 4 a.m. to 8 p.m., the other two from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m., for latitudes of 46°, 49° and 50°, the spring loaded, folding, engraved gnomon in the shape of a bird adjustable for latitudes between 40° and 60°, the compass with engraved rose and blued steel needle, the reverse engraved with the latitudes of 20 European cities -- 3½in. (8.1cm.) long
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signed Jean Louis á Paris [sic], the octagonal silver plate with engraved floral motif and three hour rings, one calibrated from 4 a.m. to 8 p.m., the other two from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m., for latitudes of 46°, 49° and 50°, the spring loaded, folding, engraved gnomon in the shape of a bird adjustable for latitudes between 40° and 60°, the compass with engraved rose and blued steel needle, the reverse engraved with the latitudes of 20 European cities -- 3½in. (8.1cm.) long
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