Lovely, Scarce Late 19th Century Nautical 14 Second Sandglass, Working character portrait Move the lever at the

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

now empty of the nuts

with no chips or splits--really a super sweet thing

and also like a metaphor--gruff surface

Just a tiny bit of paint loss in a few spots

Lovely, Scarce Late 19th Century Nautical 14 Second Sandglass, Working character portrait Move the lever at theI'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