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Sand glass timer
log glass
INSTRUMENTS - TAFFRAIL LOGSEngland
circa 1860
wood; glass
overall: 4 1/2 x 3 x 3 in.
Log glass, probably English, c. 1860, 14 seconds; one piece globular bottle, black sand filled, cloth-covered cork stopper; frame 4-1/2" long, disc ends 2-7/8" diam.; 4 turned spindles; loose; sand adhering to glass; accurate nonetheless; ref: Brewington, Navigating Instruments, #226. See 1967.364.
1936.48