Check out Kerry Shrives’ appraisal of a French brass pocket sundial with compass, ca. 1700, in Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, Hour 1. Antiques Roadshow is available to stream on pbs.org and the free ...

Image View Description Sundial and compass with perpetual calendar and lunar circles. Brass, part silvered, 6 1/8 x 5 3/8-inches. By Christopher Kohler, Dresden, Germany, 1677. Glass of compass box ...

These days, you probably aren’t going to consult a sundial. But the ancient time-telling devices are all over DC, and we were curious to learn more about them. 1. National Cathedral Dedicated in 1905, ...

A recent Skinner sale in Boston had brass or silver examples, many from the 17th and 18th centuries. They were made by hand with engraved lines and letters, and an inset compass.

It’s not a quick way to tell the time, by any means. However, the next time your friends ask you what time it is, and you whip out a compass to line up your sundial, they’re sure to be impressed.

PATNA: The brass-made gnomon (shadow casting object) of the 150-year-old sundial installed on Anicut Road in Dehri-on-Sone in Rohtas district was stolen from its stone plinth on Tuesday night ...