ANTIQUE

ENGLISH POCKET COMPASS / SUNDIAL

DATES TO CIRCA 1675 - 1725
(last qtr 17th to first qtr 18th century)

IN MUSEUM CONDITION

DESCRIPTION

ENGLISH POCKET DIAL, UNSIGNED, HINGED FOLDING GNOMON SET FOR 51 DEGREES.  THE PAPER DIAL AND LID ROSE ARE IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION.  SCREW ON LID, THREADING STILL PERFECT.  BLUED STEEL COMPASS NEEDLE HAS GILDED 'VIKING HELMET' CAP AND CROSS BAR TO NORTH.  COMPASS POINTS PERFECTLY TO NORTH.  THERE IS A NUMBER '2' ENGRAVED ON THE BASE.

THE ONLY 'FAULT' IS THE GLASS HAS BEEN REPLACED AT SOME STAGE AND IS NOT ORIGINAL, THOUGH IT IS NOT REALLY NOTICEABLE.

THIS IS A BEAUTY, EVEN BY MY EXACTING STANDARDS.  IT APPEARS AS IF IT WAS CLOSED SOON AFTER MANUFACTURE AND HAS RARELY BEEN OPENED OR USED, AS THE ORIGINAL PAPER DIAL AND LID LINER ARE IN SUCH EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION.






















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F. BARKER & SON (1932) LTD

RARE

POCKET SUNDIAL

'BUTTERFIELD' STYLE

WITH ORIGINAL POUCH, BOX AND INSTRUCTIONS

STAMPED ON BACK:

F. BARKER & SON (1932) LTD
SUNDIAL SPECIALISTS
LONDON

ALL ORIGINAL PARTS, INCLUDING THE THREE ORIGINAL BAKELITE FEET

COMPASS POINTS TO NORTH

FIXED HINGED GNOMON SET FOR 51° LATITUDE - 30° W THIS ITEM WAS MANUFACTURED IN THE 1930s BY BARKER 
FOR
THE LANDSCAPE AND GARDEN
PUBLISHED QUARTERLY
4 BEDFORD SQUARE, LONDON W C 1

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A PROMOTIONAL GIFT, PERHAPS FREE WITH A QUARTERLY ISSUE OF THE MAGAZINE

THIS STYLE OF DIAL IS FAIRLY RARE, BUT IT IS EXCEPTIONALLY RARE TO FIND ONE THAT IS ACTUALLY SIGNED, AND RARER STILL TO FIND ONE THAT IS NOT JUST SIGNED, BUT THAT COMES WITH ITS ORIGINAL POUCH, BOX AND INSTRUCTIONS

DIMENSIONS 
MAX LENGTH: 62mm
MAX WIDTH: 53mm






















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ANTIQUE

BRASS AUGSBURG DIAL

SIGNED - ANDREAS VOGLER (And. Vogl.)

MUSEUM CONDITION


ORIGINAL GLASS AND ALL ORIGINAL PARTS, SCREWS ETC.

PERFECT WORKING AND COSMETIC CONDITION

THE BOX IS A FAITHFUL COPY OF AN ORIGINAL

DIAMETER - 65mm EXCLUDING PROTRUSIONS


THE PRICE INCLUDES SPECIAL FAST INSURED COURIER DELIVERY WORLDWIDE



























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BEAUTIFUL

ANTIQUE - CIRCA 1865

DIPTYCH POCKET SUNDIAL

UNSIGNED BUT MOST DEFINITELY MANUFACTURED BY F. BARKER & SON

MANUFACTURED IN YEW, IT FEATURES AN UNBLEMISHED PAPER DIAL OF TYPICALLY BARKER DESIGN, A BLUED STEEL MARKED N AND S IN GOLD, A FUNCTIONING TRANSIT LOCK THAT ENGAGES AUTOMATICALLY WHEN THE LID IS CLOSED. 
THE SUNDIAL HOUR MARKS ARE IN A VERY UNSUAL OPEN FONT.
THE DIAL INSTRUCTIONS SET INTO THE LID ARE ABSOLUTELY IDENTICAL TO THOSE USED ON SIGNED BARKER INSTRUMENTS.
THE COMBINATION OF HIDDEN HINGE TABS (SET INTO THE WOOD INSTEAD OF VISIBLE) AND CHECK-MARK SHAPED CLOSING HOOKS ARE A COMBINATION OF FEATURES ONLY KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN USED BY F. BARKER & SON PRIOR TO 1875.
THE LID SUPPORT BAR IS A KNOWN BARKER FEATURE, WHICH IS NOT KNOWN TO HAVE FEATURED IN THIS FORM ON ANY DIALS NOT MANUFACTURED BY F. BARKER & SON.

DIMENSIONS:  75mm x 52mm x 20xx CLOSED

THIS IS AN AMAZING, MUSEUM CONDITION POCKET DIAL!



















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