Vintage reproduction octagonal brass pocket equatorial sundial compass, featuring an antiqued dark-bronze finish with hand-stamped zig-zag geometric borders, a hinged sundial ring, and a folding side latitude arc.
Engraved underside of a reproduction brass pocket sundial, replicating an 18th-century German instrument with an Elev. Pol. latitude table for Augsburg, Paris, Cracau, and Liège alongside the maker signature Schretegger.
Engraved underside of a reproduction brass pocket sundial, replicating an 18th-century German instrument with an Elev. Pol. latitude table for Augsburg, Paris, Cracau, and Liège alongside the maker signature Schretegger.
An antique-style octagonal brass or bronze pocket sundial with a hinged cover and rotating arm, close-up
Three high quality reproduction compasses with working mechanisms
Vintage reproduction octagonal brass pocket equatorial sundial compass, featuring an antiqued dark-bronze finish with hand-stamped zig-zag geometric borders, a hinged sundial ring, and a folding side latitude arc.
Engraved underside of a reproduction brass pocket sundial, replicating an 18th-century German instrument with an Elev. Pol. latitude table for Augsburg, Paris, Cracau, and Liège alongside the maker signature Schretegger.
Engraved underside of a reproduction brass pocket sundial, replicating an 18th-century German instrument with an Elev. Pol. latitude table for Augsburg, Paris, Cracau, and Liège alongside the maker signature Schretegger.
An antique-style octagonal brass or bronze pocket sundial with a hinged cover and rotating arm, close-up
Three high quality reproduction compasses with working mechanisms

Vintage Brass Octagonal Sundial Compass

A highly decorative vintage reproduction of a classical 18th-century European astronomical instrument. Modeled after an authentic equinoctial pocket sundial by master instrument maker Johann Schretegger of Augsburg, Germany, this octagonal solid brass case features extensive, hand-stamped geometric borders and zig-zag engraving

The mechanical interface features a hinged circular sundial ring that flips up to deploy a central time-casting gnomon pin, balanced by a folding side latitude arc graduated from 0 to 80 degrees. The underside of the base plate features an accurate replica engraving of the historical Elevatio Poli (polar elevation) table, listing travel latitudes for major European hubs—including Augsburg (48°), Paris (49°), Kraków (50°), and Liège (51°)—alongside the maker's signature stamp.

Closed: 3"L × 3"W × 2.5"H

Regular price $200.00

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