MARINE ONE HOUR HOURGLASS - England - 18th century

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MARINE ONE HOUR HOURGLASS - England - 18th century

Name: MARINE ONE HOUR HOURGLASS - England - 18th century
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: IIDOEX9TFJ
Price: 980 EUR
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980 €

Period 18th century

Style English style

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ONE-HOUR MARINE HOURGLASS
England, 18th century
Wood, glass, sand and wax
H.: 20.2; Diam.: 9.5 cm
(restoration)

Hourglass composed of a vial with two bulbs in slightly tinted bubbled glass, associated with a wax seal and two circular wooden bases held together using four wooden sticks forming columns – one of the discs is marked with the intertwined initials DT, DA, DT in black ink.

Its flow time is one hour.

On board, by combining the number of times an hourglass had been turned over with the speed information transmitted by the log, it was possible from the 15th century onwards to estimate the position of a ship at sea.

Ref.: 4995

Ref: IIDOEX9TFJ

Additional Information

Condition	Very good
Style	English style (Scientific instruments of English style Style)
Period	18th century (Scientific instruments 18th century)
Country of origin	United Kingdom