Sold for:
$1,058
$1,058
Brass Precision Sundial for Gloucester, Massachusetts, by Pilkington & Gibbs, Preston, England , with central compass rose, engraved leafage on directional border, dual month of the year rings and outer Roman numeral annular ring with minute divisions signed within the center, Pilkington & Gibbs Limited, Preston England , the dial is also engraved Jacob L. Loose , the base, Gloucester Massachusetts 70 degrees, 38 minutes and the rotating gnomon, Let Others Tell of Storms and Showers, I'll Only Count the Sunny Hours . A glass bell jar long associated with the dial was purportedly used to protect the instrument during inclement weather, dia. 9 1/4 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2006-07-29
