A pocket sundial came with its own compass — ChillScroll

An octagonal silver pocket sundial with a compass and a raised bird-shaped pointer

A pocket sundial came with its own compass

This small silver travel dial has a compass and a hinged pointer shaped like a bird. Once the pointer was set for the right latitude, its shadow showed the time in sunshine.

Open the case, raise the little bird, and sunlight does the rest.

Source · The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗