A 19th-century French brass universal equinoctial dial, unsigned, the silvered dial with needle on jewelled pivot with clamp, the 'broken' hour-ring engraved IIII-XII-VIII, with spring loaded gnomon the folding latitude are engraved 0 - 60 the shaped base-plate with level and cross-bubble, on three adjustable feet 4½in. (11.4cm.) wide

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A 19th-century French brass universal equinoctial dial, unsigned, the silvered dial with needle on jewelled pivot with clamp, the 'broken' hour-ring engraved IIII-XII-VIII, with spring loaded gnomon the folding latitude are engraved 0 - 60 the shaped base-plate with level and cross-bubble, on three adjustable feet 4½in. (11.4cm.) wide
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