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A 17th-Century half-hour sandglass,
the two bulbs united by cord and wax-bound seal, located in card sheaths at each end, mounted in a polygonal frame, the upper and lower section united by six square-section supports, the top section inscribed in ink with two stars and numbered 41905 -- 7¾in. (19.7cm.) high

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