P POKIE73 New member May 4, 2016 #1 my son found this at a old farmhouse looks like some kind of sundial or something any ideas Attachments 001.JPG 104.9 KB · Views: 187 002.JPG 118.8 KB · Views: 209 003.JPG 121.1 KB · Views: 206
Digger_O'Dell New member May 4, 2016 #2 That looks familiar. Wasn't that a pendant they kept cremated remains in? I recall someone finding something like this last year.
That looks familiar. Wasn't that a pendant they kept cremated remains in? I recall someone finding something like this last year.
Tony Two-Cent Administrator May 4, 2016 #3 That is an Orphan Annie sundial with compass. It was an Ovaltine premium from 1939. More info here: https://www.hakes.com/Auction/ItemDetail/65773/ORPHAN-ANNIE-MIRACLE-COMPASS-SUN-WATCH-COMPLETE Last edited: May 4, 2016
That is an Orphan Annie sundial with compass. It was an Ovaltine premium from 1939. More info here: https://www.hakes.com/Auction/ItemDetail/65773/ORPHAN-ANNIE-MIRACLE-COMPASS-SUN-WATCH-COMPLETE
MangoAve New member May 4, 2016 #4 Nice ID Tony. Now, I wasn't alive in 1939 to remember that. Interesting find. Good the back side has that detail still left.
Nice ID Tony. Now, I wasn't alive in 1939 to remember that. Interesting find. Good the back side has that detail still left.