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BAUM, J.

Victorian Gilt Metal Folding Pocket Sundial with Inset Compass

Victorian Gilt Metal Folding Pocket Sundial with Inset Compass
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A fine example of 19th-century scientific craftsmanship, it demonstrates the Victorian fascination with both science and ornament in portable form.

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Globes & Scientific, Miscellaneous

bipartite dial inset compass to one side, inscribed with Arabic numerals, the gnomon with floral chasing, shield cartouche to centre inscribed and dated ‘Patent 1875 Birmingham’, preserved in its original fitted case, 6 x 4.5cm, [J. Baum & Co], Birmingham, 1875

A fine example of 19th-century scientific craftsmanship, it demonstrates the Victorian fascination with both science and ornament in portable form.

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