Accession No

0797

Brief Description

magnetic dial, English, c.1930

Origin

England

Maker

Class

dials

Earliest Date

1930

Latest Date

1930

Inscription Date

Material

plastic (bakelite); metal (brass); paper; glass

Dimensions

diameter 37mm; thickness 14mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Gifted by H.W. on 11/09/1935.

Inscription

‘PAT APPD FOR’ (on dial)
‘Registered.’ (in lid)
‘THE SUN
WATCH AND
COMPASS’ (in lid)

Description Notes

‘THE SUN WATCH AND COMPASS’. Bakelite case with screw top. Compass dial set on engraved paper dial plate with hour scale divided IIII - XII, I - VIII, numbered by I, divided to 15 minutes. 16-point compass rose.
Instructions on label in lid.

Condition: good; complete.

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