Events

Want to see our products in person? Find us at these upcoming events!

*Due to the current pandemic, we do not have any events scheduled at this time. We list them if and when they are available. Thank you.

Past Events

The Virginia Renaissance Faire - Lake Anna, VA.

The Pennsic War 47 - Coopers Lake, PA. (SCA Event)

Key City Steampunk Festival - Frederick, MD

The Carolina Renaissance Festival - Huntersville, NC.

Stierbach Holiday Faire - Manassas, VA (SCA Event)

Cambridge Schooner Rendezvous - Cambridge, MD

Pirate Festival - Marcus Hook, PA

Octagonal Sundial

Description

This octogonal model is based off a design by Charles Bloud of Dieppe in France. Inside there is a horizontal sundial, with a compass. On its vertical table, there is a lunar volvelle for telling the time at night (more info below). The cover features an equatorial (or equinoctial) sundial.

It comes in a nice gift box and has a booklet with history and instructions for use.

Two options are available for the cover: one topped with a colored paper, the other an etched brass plate.

How to use the lunar volvelle:

The lunar volvelle converts the time as read off the sundial, cast by the shadow of the moon, and converts the reading the correct time (within an hour or so, these could not be as accurate as a sundial). Set the point on the volvelle to the current lunar age (1-29, with 1 being the new moon, and 15 being the full moon). The current solar time corresponds to the time indicated by the disc. In other words, the dial simply offsets the time to correspond with the precession of the moon.

Historical Example:

Bloud-type magnetic azimuth, diptych sundial ca. 1665