Greek Hemicycle Sun Dial 400 B.C Clock Time 1920s Ad Trade Card

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Greek Hemicycle Sun Dial 400 B.C Clock Time 1920s Ad Trade Card
NOTE:
THESE ARE NOT POSTCARDS
THEY ARE TRADE/ADVERTISING CARDS.
THEY ARE MUCH SMALLER THAN A STANDARD POSTCARD
AND
THERE IS ADVERTISING TEXT ON THE BACK!
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
ORIGINAL 1920sTRADE - ADVERTISING CARD
MEASUREMENT OF TIME
GREEK HEMICYCLE DIAL 400 B.C.
The oldest dial, origin-
ated about 400 B.C.
was hollowed out of a
rectangular block of
stone or marble and the
front or south face was
cut away from above at
an inclination parallel
with the plane of the
equator. There were
usually eleven hour lines
which divided the day-
time into 12 hours, and
these are crossed by three
parallel arcs which mark
the equinox and Summer
and Winter solstices.
Dial discovered in the
18th century
THE REVERSE SIDE HAS TEXT ABOUT THE IMAGE ON THE FRONT SIDE
SEE IMAGES ABOVE
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
NOTE:
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS LARGER THAN THE CARD
TO SHOW THE DETAIL.
THIS CARD IS  NOT A MODERN REPRODUCTION
IT WAS PRINTED INT THE 1920s
IT IS NOT PERFECT
THERE MAY BE:
SLIGHT PAPER LOSS - SMUDGING - ROUNDED CORNERS - WEAK CORNERS - SURFACE CREASES
SEE THE IMAGES ABOVE!
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WE COMBINE SHIPPING
BUY 1 TO 4 TRADE ADVERTISING CARDS AND THE TOTAL TO SHIP IS
BUY 5 TRADE ADVERTISING CARDS AND SHIPPING IS FREE
NOTE:
ON LARGER INTERNATIONAL ORDERS WE MAY REQUIRE REGISTERD
MAIL AND WILL SPLIT THE COST WITH THE BUYER.
INQUIRE IF CONCERNED!