Cardboard pendulum dial

Cardboard pendulum dial

Cardboard pendulum dial

Medium: Paper
Dimensions:
11 11/16 × 8 11/16 in. (29.7 × 22.1 cm)
Classification: Measuring Devices
Credit Line: Gift of F. R. Bolster
Object number: 1942.37.2
DescriptionRectangular cardboard pendulum dial. Plain cardboard, with stamped lettering and drawn scale-lines. A slit has been cut into the cardboard, from which hangs a black thread with a lead weight hanging from the end. There is a clip in one corner, attached with a brass hinge. There is a rectangle showing months of the year and a scale depicting numbers and "Forenoon," "Afternoon," "South Dec.," and "North Dec." The year is marked 1942, along with the additional info: Lat. 44 degrees, No. 71, F.R.B.
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