A 19th-Century French lacquered and silvered-brass equinoctial compass sundial,
A 19th-Century French lacquered and silvered-brass equinoctial compass sundial,

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A 19th-Century French lacquered and silvered-brass equinoctial compass sundial,
unsigned, the shaped horizontal plate with two bubble levels, compass with needle, finely engraved circle, the hour ring with spring-loaded pin gnomon, with folding latitude arc, in mahogany case -- 5in. (14cm.) wide; a swinging-arm protractor by Neuhfer & Sohn Wien, with silvered scale, in plush-lined leatherette-covered case -- 10.3/8in. (26.3cm.) wide; a prism in box; a compass clinometer in chromium-plated case; and a surveying combined compass and level by Huet Paris, in leather pouch

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