Lovely, Scarce Late 19th Century Nautical 14 Second Sandglass, Working character portrait There is a bit of

There is a bit of chipping around the rim of base and a few small chips on the face just of one side--as pictured

and also like a metaphor--gruff surface

with no chips or splits--really a super sweet thing

There is a gold foiled "Made in Switzerland" sticker on the back of the box with the printed number 6349

Lovely, Scarce Late 19th Century Nautical 14 Second Sandglass, Working character portrait There is a bit ofI've always got an eye out for antique sand timers, but don't come across them too often, and when I do they are usually priced well beyond my reach. This was a lucky find, and a cool one, a 14 second sand timer made for nautical use. Sailors used this type of sand glass to measure the speed of a vessel: a triangular piece of wood connected to a rope knotted every 43. 7 was thrown overboard into the sea; one sailor would let the rope out, another