Unknown vertical sundial.

Hello everyone, I just found a curious vertical sundial in a small town shop. The seller claims that is a 100 years old German sundial, but clearly is just trying to sell and has no idea what he's talking about. My guess is that is not a genuine antique, however I don't want to leave just like that. Specifically because I couldn't find any information about the sundial. Do you have any clue of ether its origin or its age? And how much do you believe it may cost?

Thank you.

 

Not sure who made it, but according to the North American Sundial Society the saying at the bottom is "Horas non numero nisi serenas" which translates to "I only count sunny hours".

Me too, Mr. Sundial. Me too.

 

100 years old is only 1918. That's practically yesterday in the world of antiques. Wasn't an expensive thing in its time. What's it affixed to?

Debora

 

will never function because the gnomon is the wrong way around.

 

Welcome to the board @Julvs.

Perhaps you should mount it facing SSW. Horas non numero nisi serenas, seemed to be popular back when, across the pond.

"I don't count hours unless (they are) summer (hours)."

 

why ? is the sun shining from the ground towards heaven that way ? how would you get a shade thrown on the ground plate to show a line where you can read the time with this crappo ?

I'd go back to that shop and tell that guy it's actually not from Germany but from England, specially made for Victoria Land in the Antarctica because there the sun shines the other way around.

 

Hey, don’t shoot the messenger, I didn’t build it. Secondly, have you ever observed a wall mount sundial? Casting a shadow from the complete side, or directly down? The instructions tells us it doesn’t work during the winter when the sun is so far south the shadow will hit directly on it. Oh but what the hell do I know.

 

I didn't intend to "shoot" you.
still not convinced that this one would work properly though. neither in Germany or elsewhere.
sorry again you took it personal.

 

It certainly looks decorative rather than functional.

Debora

 

Not sure where you are from, but here in America, it’s just a saying

No need, didn’t take it personal, was just making a jest. I’ve got alligator skin living down here in Florida. Good day sir.

@Julvs, enjoy your find.

 

Gator Country, Molly Hatchet. one of my favorits.
it's around midday here and I tried a bit around on the south wall - pretty exactly south +- 3 ° . when the gnomon is like here then the shadow is too short to reach the outer end of the scale. it only throws a short line near the zero point.