No idea. But that is one Awesome find....
In my short time doing this, I have never even heard of such an object. I tried to bend things back into place but this thing is TOUGH! Almost no weight to it though...I'm stumped as to what it could be made of.
Stainless Steel maybe?
Probably hardened aluminum
Found this the other day at an old foundation site. No markings on the back that I can see, have not been able to find any examples this far online. Any ideas?
Wow cool find. I hope somebody can shed some light on it. Funny thing I found one of those last year and close by was a part of a big fancy case. Not sure if it goes with the sun dial or not. Found at an 1840s home site. I believe it is aluminum as it will start to corrode if in the ground long enough. Aluminum was first on the scene in 1825 and used commercially by the 1880s. Good luck Mark
Found this the other day at an old foundation site. No markings on the back that I can see, have not been able to find any examples this far online. Any ideas?
Wow cool find. I hope somebody can shed some light on it. Funny thing I found one of those last year and close by was a part of a big fancy case. Not sure if it goes with the sun dial or not. Found at an 1840s home site. I believe it is aluminum as it will start to corrode if in the ground long enough. Aluminum was first on the scene in 1825 and used commercially by the 1880s. Good luck Mark
Here you go. More photos in the link. Looks like 1930s-1950s style graphic design. There are some references online to Budan Plastic and Metal Products Co. being around in the 1940s.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Childs-Sundial-Watch/124050913204
That is really cool! Thanks! How did you end up finding it?Here you go. More photos in the link. Looks like 1930s-1950s style graphic design. There are some references online to Budan Plastic and Metal Products Co. being around in the 1940s.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Childs-Sundial-Watch/124050913204
That is really cool! Thanks! How did you end up finding it?
Well, that's where I fell short then lol. I used just about every combination of "sundial", "watch", "vintage", etc but didnt include "child" or search ebay. Just used Google. Thanks TS!
that is, from what I can tell a dead ringer for mine. Any chance you still have those items handy and could post some clearer close-ups of both the watch and the case? I would say that the location where I found the sundial watch could be late 1800s to early 1900s as one item I found was a 1915 lucky penny from Detroit.
Here you go. More photos in the link. Looks like 1930s-1950s style graphic design. There are some references online to Budan Plastic and Metal Products Co. being around in the 1940s.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Childs-Sundial-Watch/124050913204