The Horology Museum

The Catalogue

Individual clocks, watches, instruments and movements, each with photographs, maker, date, materials and the institution or archive that documents it. Every record links back to its source; images are credited and their rights status is tracked for review.

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Instruments · 1601-1700

Quadrangular horizontal sundial, ivory, engraved and coloured, inlaid on wood (cracked)

Science Museum Group, London

Instruments · 1625-1635

A very high quality horizontal sundial, set out to show individual minutes and signed ‘Elias Allen fecit’. London, c.1630

Science Museum Group, London

Instruments · ca. 1650 - ca. 1680

Folding compass and sundial, ivory, by Gabriel Bloud, France (Dieppe), ca. 1650-1680

Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Instruments · 1661

Replica sundial cast in bronze, designed to be placed horizontally. Dated 1661, sun in centre, points on compass, has roman numerals (IIII - VIII).

Science Museum Group, London

Instruments · 1666

Sundial by Christoff Köhler (Uhrmacher), Germany, 1666

City Museum Berlin

Instruments · 1670-1721

Pocket Sundial, square, metal gilt, in case, Johann Martin

Science Museum Group, London

Instruments · 1671-1730

Sun-dial Brass, French (23-79 V. and A. M. Reg), late 17th or early 18th century with four levelling screws (compass needle and gloves missing)

Science Museum Group, London

Instruments · 1695-1702

Brass sundial and shagreen case, England, 1695-1702, Thomas Tuttell.

Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Instruments · 1700-1737

Sundial by Edmund Culpeper, 6-inch azimuth dial signed: "edm, Culpeper, London, fecit" square plate on 3 levelling screws

Science Museum Group, London

Instruments · 1738-1777

Azimuth sundial 4 3/8" diam, with folding gnomon fitted in mahogany case, made by B. Martin

Science Museum Group, London

Instruments · 1751-1850

Horizontal compass sundial for latitudes 43 degrees, 46 degrees, 49 degrees, 52 degrees, in rosewood case French, c.1800 Cover glass cracked.

Science Museum Group, London

Instruments · 1751-1850

Horizontal magnetic sundial in wooden case, compass card marked in german and latin. German, late 18th century.

Science Museum Group, London

Instruments · 1751-1850

Horizontal magnetic sundial in wooden case, compass card marked in german. German, c.1800.

Science Museum Group, London

Instruments · 1751-1850

Horizontal magnetic sundial in wooden case, glass cover and compass card missing. ? German, c.1800

Science Museum Group, London

Instruments · 1801-1899

French portable horizontal sundial for latitude 49°, in brass with wooden base ( A33438)

Science Museum Group, London

Instruments · 1801-1850

Pocket sundial with floating dial on compass about 1830

Science Museum Group, London

Instruments · 1801-1900

Sundial, Russia, 1801-1900

Science Museum Group, London

Instruments · 1809-1842

Horizontal compass sundial for latitude 51 degrees, signed "J. Abraham BATH", English, first half of the 19th century. (B1691)

Science Museum Group, London

Instruments · 1816-1885

Horizontal compass sundial for latitude 52 degrees, signed "Harris & Son, Gt Russell St, Bloomsbury" English, second quarter of the 19th century. (B1695)

Science Museum Group, London

Instruments · 1831-1870

Horizontal compass sundial for latitude for 42 degrees, signed "Asling & Bird, London", in watch type case. English, c.1840.

Science Museum Group, London

Instruments · 1922-1939

Ansonia Sunwatch (pocket compass dial)

Science Museum Group, London