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GREETINGS,
REQUESTING INFO ON A "SUNWATCH"
MANUFACTURED IN NY,NY BY "THE OUTDOOR COMPANY, INC." DURING THE
1920'S, PATENTED BY GEORGE HOLLINGWOOD OF CRANFORD, N.J.
1922 THIS IS A SMALL FOLDING POCKET SIZE SUNDIAL WITH A
SMALLER COMPASS. THE LITTLE BRASS (?) TIN (?) SUNWATCH
IS ABOUT 3 1/2 " LONG AND 1 3/4" WIDE AND ABOUT 1/2" DEEP. FOLDING
LID HAS A TABLE OF LONGITUDES AND LATITUDES AND
DEGREES. THERE IS ALSO A LITTLE FOLD-OUT INSTRUCTION
SHEET. HAVE THE ORIGINAL BOX ALSO IN VERY GOOD
CONDITION. THIS ITEM IS RARE
TO ME AND ALL THE ANTIQUE DEALERS I'VE SPOKEN TO BUT I DID
FIND ONE PICTURE OF THIS TOY IN A SCOUT
COLLECTORS BOOK, BUT NO INFO AND IT IS NOT
AN OFFICIAL BOY SCOUT ITEM. TRIED TO
RESEARCH INFO ON THIS GEORGE HOLLINGWOOD, BUT RESEARCHERS IN THE N J
AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOUND NO ONE IN THIS TIME
PERIOD. REQUESTED INFO FROM NY HISTORICAL SOCIETY,
BUT THAT MAY TAKE WEEKS MORE. THE PATENT
LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON'S KNIGHT
LIBRARY HAD THE PATENT INFO. BUT THAT
SEEMS TO BE THE EXTENT OF MY KNOWLEDGE OF
THIS LITTLE ANTIQUE. PLEASE
ANYONE OUT THERE THAT CAN
HELP ??? THANKS
KLB/
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