signed E Culpeper Fecit, chapter ring with hours I-XII-I-XII divided to 7¹⁄₂ minutes, equinoctial ring with degree scale 90-0-90° and declination scale to reverse, the bridge with sliding pinhole gnomon on calendrical and zodiac scales.
5¹⁄₂in. 14cm. maximum diameter

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Lot Essay

Edmund Culpeper (fl. 1684-1737) was the son of the clergyman Edward Culpeper, and was apprenticed to Walter Hayes in 1684. Daumas notes that Culpeper took over Hayes' workshop at the sign of the Cross-Daggers in Moorfield in about 1706, and worked there until circa 1731, when he is recorded at Black-White House, Middle Moorfields. One of the finest English instrument makers of his period, he is best known for the eponymous microscope pattern he made popular. However, his other instruments enjoyed a good reputation, and the variety of these is illustrated on his trade card, which includes a similar universal ring dial.