See belw this quote for a posting dating back some five years. I don't know
whether the organisation is still in business and it's certainly some way
from Philadelphia. However, I'm sure that the instructions would travelLLL
At 20:46 13/8/01 -0400, Robert Terwilliger wrote:
Hi Dialists,
Can anybody in the Philadelphia area help this lady?
Hi Bob -
I work for the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and we have a
community project where we are hoping to create an analemmatic dial. We
would like the child's shadow to show the time. Could you be of any
assistance in helping me find someone to lay this out? We are located
in Philadelphia.
Any help would be appreciated.
Chris Howse
215-988-8875
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Date: 29 May 97 13:57:56 EDT
From: Douglas Hunt (Modern Sunclocks) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: sundial@rrz.uni-koeln.de
Subject: Human Sundials (via ROBIN HILP)
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I refer to the recent E-mail enquiry, from ROBIN HILP - requesting
that we re-post a previous message regarding our Human Sundials.
This is entirely at 'ground-level', and uses A PERSON'S OWN SHADOW
to tell the CORRECT time (both Standard 'Daylight-Saving'), plus
they would change themselves AUTOMATICALLY (without moving parts).
Unlike 'traditional' Sundials, you cannot steal it or vandalise it
and (if set in grass) - you can run your lawnmower right over it !
All you need is a LEVEL piece of ground, which is at least 20 feet
in diameter. You can make the SUNCLOCK from almost any material
such as wood, stone, concrete - or simply PAINT it on the ground !
(In fact most of our business is with Schools, who just paint this
onto playgrounds - giving them a 'curriculum-wide' outdoor project
that is useful and vandal-proof, plus makes money for the school).
It can even be laid out as a 'floral clock', using plants/flowers.
We can supply a PERSONALISED set of Layout Plans Instructions,
being UNIQUE to you - which allows you to set this out, using your
own choice of material to 'blend-in' with your particular setting.
In the UK, a set of SUNCLOCK Plans costs 25 Pounds (inc. p p),
though these are slightly more expensive for any 'foreign' orders.
(For example, they would cost 50 USA Dollars - including airmail).
If you do not wish to make your own version, then ready-made parts
are available in a range of materials; concrete, brick, artificial
marble, resin-cast stone, etc - at prices from 400 to 1000 Pounds.
We don't provide these, but can put you in contact with suppliers.
Our 'Sunclock' has been approved by WHICH magazine, and was also
awarded as a first prize in a Schools' Design-a-Garden competition
(Daily Mirror), in connection with the 1994 Chelsea Flower Show.
There are many famous public layouts in the UK such as Chatsworth
House, Blenheim Palace, Longleat, etc - and we have even been
honoured to have one officially opened by HRH The Duchess of Kent.
As Robin Hilp had mentioned, we send the Plans all over the world.
I hope this information is helpful - especially to ROBIN HILP. If
you need more details, please E-mail (or Fax to the number below).
Best regards,
Douglas Hunt, Modern Sunclocks, SCOTLAND. Fax: +44 1294 552250.
--Andrew Pettit
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Postman Pat: 3, Lucastes Road, HAYWARDS HEATH, West Sussex, RH16 1JJ,
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