Lovely, Scarce Late 19th Century Nautical 14 Second Sandglass, Working character portrait those fat red crosses against

those fat red crosses against the blue are pretty gorgeous

for the sunsetting of one century and the dawning of the next

Occasionally I'll see something that makes me think about home staging

Wonderfully graphic and very empathetic

Move the lever at the far end up and down to get it going

Lovely, Scarce Late 19th Century Nautical 14 Second Sandglass, Working character portrait those fat red crosses againstI've always got an eye out for antique sand timers, but don't come across them too often, and when I do they are usually priced well beyond my reach. This was a lucky find, and a cool one, a 14 second sand timer made for nautical use. Sailors used this type of sand glass to measure the speed of a vessel: a triangular piece of wood connected to a rope knotted every 43. 7 was thrown overboard into the sea; one sailor would let the rope out, another