Vintage Brass Sundial Compass in Wooden Box

Elegant brass sundial compass. Comes in a sturdy wooden box. Perfect for your favorite Veteran. Comes in box with engraved "Thank you for your sacrifice and service to our nation " A sundial compass is a combination of these two instruments, consisting of a portable sundial which is attached over a compass via a hinge. There are some adjustable legs that need to be used to level the instrument if not on level ground. The gnome is hinged and needs to be put in the up position where it locks into place. There should be what looks like a protractor that is to the right of the gnome that is on a hinge, and this needs to be flipped up as well. The protractor is used to set the sundial to the correct latitude angle, while the compass is used to find true north based on the area’s magnetic north declination. Once your sundial compass has been leveled, set to the correct latitude, and to true north, a shadow will be is cast onto the sundial’s face by the gnome. For use in the southern hemisphere, the same procedure is followed with the exception that true South must be found instead of true North. Please see photos for measurements.