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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Clock? Compass? Measuring tool? Can anyone help me identify this?

« on: September 15, 2009, 01:27:58 am »

Yes! The dial moves but there are no handles on the face. Having a closer look at the face and the last link posted (Mellors & Kirk catalogues), it is the Morris's Patent Wealemefna!! Except mine is in gold and has this red stone on the back with the R in it.

I would have never found all of this out if it wasn't for you guys! Thank you!!

Do you think there's any around that are the same as mine?

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Antique Questions Forum / Clock? Compass? Measuring tool? Can anyone help me identify this?

« on: September 14, 2009, 11:25:07 am »

Hi, Thanks for reading. I bought this little item almost 10 years ago at a car boot sale with my father for 20p and have always wondered what it is!

I do not know anything about it, so please forgive my ignorance, but I believe it is gold, with a red stone in the back (with an ingraved 'R'), the face of the dial is quite damaged by either sun or water, but it says "inches" in really small letters under some of the numbers, although there is 1-12 like a clock face, there is also 1-25 in smaller numbers underneath. There are cogs inside, and the small disk that sits half outside the object moves.

I have more photo's if needed. Can anyone shed any light on this? Thanks