MUSEUM OBJECT
Description:
Dimension:L:2.688in Dia:2.000in Length incl. hook at top
Creator:
Duchene Brothers & Co.
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Gold watch and key housed in case. Initials "EKK" etched in center of reverse side.
MUSEUM OBJECT
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Dimension:L:2.938in Dia:2.000in Length incl. hook at top
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Silver watch with blank crest on reverse. Back of mechanism, when open, says "Patent Lever. Ami Perret LOCLE." Winding tool is attached to watch by string.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Description:
Dimension:D:0.500in Dia:2.000in
Creator:
Vacheron & Constantin
Dates:
Geneva, Switzerland
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Gold watch with blank crest on reverse. Timekeeper No. 60498. Presented in Girard Trust Company envelope labeled "watch belonging to F.F. Kane's grandfather John K. Kane."
MUSEUM OBJECT
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Dimension:D:1.250in Dia:3.750in
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Iron bell fragment. Surface is pockmarked and scratched.
MUSEUM OBJECT
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Dimension:W:3.250in L:5.500in D:0.750in Dimensions when closed
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Rectangular wood dial covered with paper consisting of two leaves that fold flat. The dial is surrounded by a decorative border with a floral pattern. String gnomon (no longer extant) would attach between the inner surfaces of the two leaves. Exterior top: list of cities in the Americas, Italy, France, Spain, and Germany along with sundial's numerical position. Interior: sundial base and embedded compass (no longer functioning).
MUSEUM OBJECT
Description:
Dimension:H:1.500in W:4.000in L:4.000in
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Brass sundial with three adjustable legs and two levels attached to the side. Engraved along perimeter of top of compass: "Paris 49 Londres 51 St Petersbourg 59 Madrid 41 Milan 45", along with sundial's numerical position. Engraved on underside of compass: "Lisbonne 42 Constantinople 41 Berlin 52 Vienne 48 Hambourg 53."
MUSEUM OBJECT
Description:
Dimension:H:0.875in W:2.500in D:3.500in
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Two blocks of wood, hinged to be closed for carrying. A compass is set in the lower block. Both blocks are scaled to the gnomon which is a thread extending diagonally between them. The cover block has on its exterior surface a rotatable wooden disc with pointer and scale. Marked with tables and scales in Chinese script. Down the sides of the dial are 13 holes for setting the angle of the lunar dial. (Robert P. Multhauf, "Catalogue of Instruments and Models," 1961).