This solid Brass Calendar - 17 x 17 cms dated 1918 is beautifully engraved around the edges.
The Calendar's function is to work out what was the day of the week between 1900 to 2000
The back turns around to display the day of the week on any selected date - details how to operate are explained on the front of this product.
On the back of the Calendar is engraved Indian Patent No 2547 1918 and Khannah & Sons - Moradabad
The Indian Patent and Design Act came into place in 1911 and Moradabad is famous for Brass handicrafts and known as the 'Brass City'. Moradabad is in north central India on the banks of the Ramganga river, a tributary of the Ganges. An important center of trade and houses about 29% of the artisans in India. It was founded in 1625 and named after the son of a Mughal emperor - Shah Jahan. Evidence suggests that Indians from 3000 BC. knew the process of metallurgy. The discovery of a bronze statue of a dancing girl in the Harappan excavation - proves this (wikimapia.org/991323/Moradabad)
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