Old Homemade (Boy Scout?) Portable Sundial frame silhouette was adopted in 1851

was adopted in 1851

or in the wood shop or studio for supplies

features several little floating people on and around her tray

as I made my pile at an antique shop yesterday

and just a couple of loose threads

Old Homemade (Boy Scout?) Portable Sundial frame silhouette was adopted in 1851Since finding a wonderful antique brass pocket sun dial last summer, I've had an eye out for portable sun dials, so scooped this curious little one up when I found it. I might guess it was made by a boy scout leader many years ago, though I don't know for sure. It's made out of masonite board, like that used for clipboards, with a red painted steel gnomon (the part that casts a shadow), which one would position at a 90 degree angle, aligned with 12