Handmade Wooden Nautical Dial (for Teaching Sailing?) Zanesville planter hydrometer was an old thermometer

hydrometer was an old thermometer

and into which they fit perfectly

but it's in very good shape

the largest "charm" is about 3 1/4" long

bright white with rusty orange-red lids that feature a ripple design that gives them a Japanese sensibility

Handmade Wooden Nautical Dial (for Teaching Sailing?) Zanesville planter hydrometer was an old thermometerI'm not a sailor, but I think this interesting old handmade dial would be instructive if a novice like me were to try to put it to use. The black "boat" at the center is annotated with Port and Starboard (missing the first few letters), Forward and Aft, and then depending on which direction one points to boat, there are notes on the middle disk relative to positions of bow and beam. At least this is what I think is going on here! Mostly, I just think