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Maritime Hour-glass of 30 min
Typical marine hour-glass to measure the 'glasses' of the watch
Type of object:
Timekeeper & Sundial & Compass & Barograpf
Time period:
Gouden eeuw Nederland
Place:
Europe
Date:
1700
Maker / Author:
not known
Publisher / Printer:
not known
Dimensions:
183 x 108 mm
Material:
Wood, Glass Sand and Wax
Graduation:
Inscription:
None
Provenance:
France
References:
‘Hourglasses of the past’, by Anna, Dominique and Eric Delalande, page 28 and 298
Description
A typical but rare wooden marine hour-glass with the rare mounting pin to fix it to the wall af a ship
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