ANTIQUE 18TH / 19TH CENTURY CHIP-LOG 30 SECOND HANGING SAND TIMER SANDGLASS

Description: Navigation SandglassSmall 30 secondsChip-log sandglass / common log / ship log / logI must start by saying.I DO NOT KNOW JUST HOW OLD THIS ISI DO NOT KNOW WHERE IT WAS MADEAll of my description is based on what I have managed to research, there is also a lot that is based on by opinions and even my best guess In Saying this My best Guess is that it is English – Probably c1800 to 1850 – Probably used on a Merchant ship or other private Vessel as it does not have the Royal Navy arrow. As I stated 18th or 19th century – I just do not knowApproximate Measurements;Height 33cm standHeight 18cm Sandglass alone from top of ring when hangingWidth 12cm Stand Base squareWeight 675g StandWeight 675g Sandglass aloneWeight 1350g combinedExcellent Antique Condition – the stand and sandglass obviously have signs of age and use – The stand has some tarnishing on the brass up write, the base which is a cast metal on top of a wooden bottom and covered underneath with a green baize is in excellent antique condition, the green baize has a small hole when it allows access to the screw / nut that attaches the metal up write, The metal on top of the wooden part of the base look and fells like Bronze to me, the wood seems to be Mahogany, but I am not 100% sure about either, the upright and extending part look like a brass of some kind and has some tarnishing.The Sandglass has turned wooden ends which look like Oak to me, it has a Brass like Ring on each end. The Glass of the sandglass is enclosed inside a Brass tube which has two openings, these can be shut off by twisting the outer cover enabling you to cover the glass for protection – The outside sliding cover has two elaborate mystical type of fish which looks a bit like a Sturgeon, both the inner and outer covers have signs of age and use and some tarnishing –The Glass itself looks Old… I know that’s not much help, but I will try and explain… we are all used to seeing and felling new glass, this not only looks old, it fells old, it is thick heavy and looks like it has some imperfections you might expect in Old glass (it is dirty and I have not cleaned it as some people prefer it untouched) – Please see photos This has been extremely hard to date – it has been hard to identify a country of origin and extremely difficult to decide on an valuation / asking price. I have searched all I can find which are anything like this, but I have to say they are all reproductions or brand new – even some of these are well over £300 so in reality I should be trebling this, but I just do not know so I am listing as what I belive is a realistic and fair price, at the end of the day you will decide just what it is worth.It has been this hard as I just cannot find another example that is even close to representing this – YES I know there are a lot of modern replica hanging 30 second sandglasses,But that’s just what they are… Replicas reproductions and modern.If you want an example of the genuine article then this is your extremely rear chance to obtain one.Or if you just want to see another example – then I suggest you take a look at maritime museums or on-line site you may be lucky, like old drawings you will see on Wikie.I can find many more ancient Greek, Roman or Egyptian artefacts for sale than I can any antique and genuine sandglasses, so I fell that it is fair saying that this is a Very Rare Example – Have a good look at the photos – take some time and do your own reaches – and then you can decide. This is an old and used item so may have signs of age and use – so please have a good look at the photos From the 16th century a small 30-second "glass" was used along with the chip log, to measure the speed (in knots) of the vessel over the water. The procedure was as followsA sailor ran the chip log and another sailor the sandglass. The slide of the pulled over the stern and let run the first length of line till the quadrant was stabilized in the water. The sailor was leaving to run the line to pass freely leaving the slide by hand and touching the first knot sang "mark!" At the moment of the inverted glass and time began to run while the line was counting the knots as they passed until the sandglass sang "mark!" a second blow when they had dropped all the sand, then he caught the firmly the line, measuring the fraction of knot elapsed to the last mark! And cried P.E.: "Five knots and four fathoms! This is an old and used item so may have signs of age and use – so please have a good look at the photos

Price: 300 GBP

Location: Waterlooville

End Time: 2024-12-12T15:57:44.000Z

Shipping Cost: 43.06 GBP