Hi John C, Patrick et al,
Chris Daniel once told me that the hour lines on the St Mary's Westminster
dials are platinum leaf. Harriet James says that it's even worse to work with
than gold leaf!
Re gold in vitreous enamelling: the gold powder floats to the surface during
kiln
Tony,
About a decade ago I met in Eindhoven a Mr. Ferguson and he showed me three
sundials made by his father earlier 1900's.
So Chris Lusby is right saying twentieth century.
I have photogaphs of these three dials and I will send them to anyone who
ask by e-mail.
One example is a steady one
Are the first four digits the date?...
Yes, I believe they are the year of acquisition, which might not be the
same as the date of manufacture, but generally is.
Regards
Peter Tandy
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Hi Frank,
At the start of this thread you wrote:
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Reference the sundial on the Old Grammar School, Hawkshead, Cumbria,
England. The school is a museum, famous as the place of William
Wordsworth's education. Over the door is a fine dial dated 1845 with
stated co-ordinates, latitude 54
Dear Frank:
Don't feel bad about sending so many letters to the list. I love hearing
from you and I'm sure others do as well. It's always nice to hear the
thoughts of an educated person. Please forgive me if I cc. my answer to
your letter to the sundial List. If you have questions, others
Sorry but that URL was flawed. Try this:
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l_Cupola_Assembly_Instructions.pdf
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Greetings fellow dialists,
John Foad has written to say that Keith Scobie-Youngs of the Cumbria
Clock Co, Dacre, Penrith, last restored the Hawkshead dial in 1997. He
asked the restorer if there was any clue from its original state, for
example whether any of the lettering had been uncertain.
