The Catalogue

Instruments · 1581

Pocket sundial and compass of sheet brass, gilt, etched and engraved.

Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Instruments · 1600–1650

Nocturnal, France, 1600–1650

Rijksmuseum

Instruments · 1650-1665

Folding pocket compass and sundial in boxwood case made by Henry Sutton, Threadneedle Street, London, 1650-1665.

Science Museum Group, London

Instruments · 1670-1721

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

Science Museum Group, London

Instruments · 1678-1720

Persian pocket sun-dial, brass, diam 3 1/2in, Isfahan, Iran, 1678-1720

Science Museum Group, London

Instruments · 1678-1724

Pocket sun dial with folding gnomon silver, in fish-skin case, 3 1/16 in lay 2 5/8 in inscribed "Butterfield a Paris", 1678-1724, Paris, France

Science Museum Group, London

Instruments · 1680-1733

Pocket sun-dial, brass, by Nicolas Bion, Paris, France, 1680-1733.

Science Museum Group, London

Instruments · 1680-1700

Sundial and case by Michael Butterfield, France, 1680-1700

Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Instruments · 1700-1725

Sundial by Bion, Nicolas, France, 1700-1725

Science Museum Group, London

Instruments · 1701-1800

Universal pocket sundial, octagonal base, diameter of hour circle 2 7/8-inches, small plumbob, Germany, 1701-1800 (see note).

Science Museum Group, London

Instruments · 1701-1721

Universal pocket sundial, silver with gilt hour ring and pin gnomon, diameter 1¾-inches, by Johann Martin, Augsburg, Germany, 1701-1721 (see note).

Science Museum Group, London

Instruments · 1770–1800

Sundial by Kompaßmacher: Andreas Vogler, 1770–1800

Museum of City History Leipzig

Instruments · 1770-1880

Sundial, China, 1770-1880

Science Museum Group, London

Instruments · 1776-1800

Wooden pocket sundial. Horizontal and vertical dials for use at various latitudes on moving style, Germany, 1776-1800 (see note).

Science Museum Group, London

Instruments · 1800-1900

Metal, possibly silver alloy, sundial in shape of pocket watch includes a compass. French, 1800-1900

Science Museum Group, London

Instruments · 1801-1866

Pocket sundial with compass in silvered case, Japan, 1801-1866. Hour lines divided into six equal parts, method used in Japan until 1866 (see note).

Science Museum Group, London

Instruments · 1801-1850

Pocket sundial with floating dial on compass about 1830

Science Museum Group, London

Instruments · 1922-1939

Ansonia Sun-watch in original card case, with instruction leaflet, c.1922

Science Museum Group, London

Instruments · 1922-1939

Ansonia Sunwatch (pocket compass dial)

Science Museum Group, London