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Hour-glass
A 30-minute ship's glass filled with white sand. The central joint is bound over with leather and twine. It has a cylindrical brass stand with five straight supports, and a brass wire becket attached to each end to hang it up by.
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Object details
| ID: | AST0069 |
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| Collection: | Astronomical and navigational instruments |
| Type: | Hour-glass |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | 18C |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 173 x 87 x 90 mm |