Today's Featured Item: Over the Gate Doormat -- doormat
Brass 3 Minute Sandglass (HG001)
category:
desk accessory
manufacturer: Authentic Models
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By running out a line with equidistant knots and measuring time with a sandglass, the speed of a sailing ship was defined and measured in 'knots'. Practical for the desk-bound captain to time his calls. Or for the cook to time the eggs, soft boiled.
H. 9cm, 3.6in. Gift packaged.
keywords:
nautical
| model
| ship
| boat
| yacht
| sail
| ocean