A Woodsrunner's Diary
18TH CENTURY LIVING HISTORY, HISTORICAL TREKKING, AND PERIOD WILDERNESS LIVING.
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18TH CENTURY LIVING HISTORY IN AUSTRALIA.
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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