Lot 165

A collection of 5 sun dials with compass
Thomas Staight, London, 68 mm, circa 1830
A sun dial with compass and thermometer
Case: bone. Dial: white, mercury thermometer indicating Reaumur and Fahrenheit.
Thomas Staight worked as an ivory carver and instrument maker in London from 1829 to 1860. Like his father he was a member of the Worshipful Company of Fan Makers.

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