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LATE 19TH CENTURY
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(3) A BRASS POCKET SUNDIAL
LATE 19TH CENTURY
With Roman numerals and a plain brass folding gnomon, inscribed with monogram P.R.
5.5 cm. diam.
A brass astrolabe plate, probably Persian, circa 1800, the front and reverse engraved and inscribed, with its original circular tooled leather case - 13.7 cm. diameter; And an English brass pocket thermometer by A. Pastorelli, London, late 19th Century, engraved in Dutch, in a red-leather case (3)
LATE 19TH CENTURY
With Roman numerals and a plain brass folding gnomon, inscribed with monogram P.R.
5.5 cm. diam.
A brass astrolabe plate, probably Persian, circa 1800, the front and reverse engraved and inscribed, with its original circular tooled leather case - 13.7 cm. diameter; And an English brass pocket thermometer by A. Pastorelli, London, late 19th Century, engraved in Dutch, in a red-leather case (3)
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