Pocket Sun Watches
Fine selection of various Vintage & Antique Pocket Sun Watches, dating from the 19th to 20th century.
Sun Watches are instruments that utilize both a sundial & compass to precisely & reliably tell time. Sun Watches were made for use at varying geophysical locations, with adjustable longitude & latitude. These types of portable Sun Watches have been used from daily life in antiquity through today in military & outdoor arenas.
The Boyd Sun-Time Compass
Vintage American Boyd Sun-Time Compass by Johanson Manufacturing Corp. Original with case & instructions. This dependable device was utilized post WW-2 by outdoors & sportsmen. Featuring a map of the U.S. (declination curves in red). The table of longitudes is
above the sundial, side latitude adjustment.
Featured in the Elgintime Vintage Horological.
The Ansonia Sunwatch
American Made. Folding brass sunwatch by Ansonia. Circa 1921-1970.
Featured in the Adler Planetarium.
1926 Timekumpas by James C. Doran & Sons
A pair of American made TimeKumpas's by James C. Doran & Sons, in Rhode Island. Patented January 19, 1926. Silver plated pocket sun-watches.
Antique Gilded & Brass Pocket Sundials
19th Century Brass Pocket Sundials of various types. All complete with original, functioning compasses., & folding gnomons.
Hunter Style Sundial (left). Adjustable by rotating Crown below. Pressed brass case, with paper face & dial. Calendar ring on perimeter of face, Roman numerals hour marks, with an Arabic numeral calendar. Made for wear on pocket chain. Late 19th century, English made. Folding gnomon. Red paper compass face, with jeweled pivot.
Brass-plated case Sundial & compass (top)with Egyptian Hieroglyph on bottom. Small button compass, with half-blued steel needle. Adjustable folding gnomon for 35,40,45 degree latitudes. Also made for wear on a pocket chain. Early 20th century, American made. Inscribed with 8 cardinal points on compass face.
Pocket Solargraph by L.D. Sullivan & Son. Dated '1878', ornately signed 'L.D.S'. Paper dial with fixed brass gnomon. Cardinal has 4 cardinal directions. A true pocket sundial, not made for wear on a chain. Divisions of 15 minutes, from 4 AM to 8 PM. Arabic numeral paper dial & compass face. American made.