19th Century Chinese (Hong Kong) Pocket Sundial with Compass in Original Lidded Case Oregon estates very endearing

very endearing

5 1/8" t 4 7/8" w

especially the hind ones as they grip the rock he balances on

all of which I found pretty curious: this one adversing Goodlow (with Miss Lily) and their comic trampoline act

4 1/2" x 3 1/2"

19th Century Chinese (Hong Kong) Pocket Sundial with Compass in Original Lidded Case Oregon estates very endearingI have an obsession with pocket sundials I love the very idea of them, a portable time teller in absence of a watch, with flip up blade at the ready to read the sun but this is only the second I've found. This one I believe is Chinese, and other similar examples I have found out there indicate specifically from Hong Kong, later 19th century, while it was under British rule. The brass angle (gnomon) can be rested flat to either side, then when ready to