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18TH CENTURY LIVING HISTORY, HISTORICAL TREKKING, AND PERIOD WILDERNESS LIVING.
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Friday, 15 June 2018
Diver recovers rare sandglass timer from 18th century warship Invincible sunk of Isle of Wight
Georgian warship Invincible sank after smashing into a sandbank shortly after leaving Portsmouth in February 1758.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6535275/diver-recovers-sand-timer-warship-invincible-isle-wight/
Not the one found, but an example of an 18th century sand hour glass.
https://www.aaawt.com/html/gallery36.html
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