It's called a Campbell-Stokes Sunshine recorder and it was used for a long
time by weather bureaus to record hours of sunshine in a day.  They are now
collectors' items, and quite valuable if in good condition.  Let me know if
you find any.

Chuck O'Connell wrote:

> Does anybody know the name the device described below?
>
> It looks like a glass sphere held in the center of a small equatorial
> sundial....

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