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	Franklin Center	Sundial: 139

	State/Province: Pennsylvania	Country: USA
	Dial Type: Equatorial	Condition: Excellent
	Latitude: 39° 54' N	Longitude: 75° 27' W
Location:
Franklin Mint Museum 1398 W. Baltimore Pike (US 1) Media, PA Opposite Valley Rd., in backyard

Description:
A modernistic equatorial dial about 6 feet in diameter. The analemma shaped gnomon casts Eastern standard time onto a wide metal semicircle band. The hours with 10-minute marks are inscribed on the center of the equatorial band. This unique sundial tells the time, indicates the approximate day of the month and projects the zodiacal constellation signs as they are aligned with the sun and the earth in this era. It is accurate to within two minutes.

General Information:
Owner: Franklin Mint
Designer: Gilroy Roberts
Builder:

North American Sundial Society