TALL MARIN HOURGLASS Reproduction of a sailor's tall hourglass, used to measure time and regulate days on board ships. A navigation tool just as essential as maps, compasses, and sextants, hourglasses were held up by knitted steel wire bags and protected from the sea's movement by wood balusters. 12.5"h x 5"w x 5"d France, 21st century RGTTL142 |
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