Old Homemade (Boy Scout?) Portable Sundial elegant crock The lid is threaded and

The lid is threaded and screws off easily

I am not at all sure of the age

5 1/2” d x 2 7/8 t and in excellent vintage condition

So graphically striking

About Captain Ivory

Old Homemade (Boy Scout?) Portable Sundial elegant crock The lid is threaded andSince finding a wonderful antique brass pocket sun dial last summer, I've had an eye out for portable sun dials, so scooped this curious little one up when I found it. I might guess it was made by a boy scout leader many years ago, though I don't know for sure. It's made out of masonite board, like that used for clipboards, with a red painted steel gnomon (the part that casts a shadow), which one would position at a 90 degree angle, aligned with 12