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A wooden Chinese inclining compass sundial,
the upright with folding brass gnomon and three circles of graduation inscribed with Chinese characters in black and red, with brass support to ridged latitude scale for thirteen latitudes, the horizontal with glazed unmarked compass with thin iron needle, surrounded by two circular scales with Chinese characters in red and black, the underside with two columns of Chinese characters -- 3 11/16in. (9.9cm.) long
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the upright with folding brass gnomon and three circles of graduation inscribed with Chinese characters in black and red, with brass support to ridged latitude scale for thirteen latitudes, the horizontal with glazed unmarked compass with thin iron needle, surrounded by two circular scales with Chinese characters in red and black, the underside with two columns of Chinese characters -- 3 11/16in. (9.9cm.) long
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