Timing device with audible indication

A timing device that audibly provides an indication of elapsing time, the device comprising:

• a container having walls defining first and second compartments connected by a passage;
• and
• particulates contained in the container;
• wherein, with the device positioned to have the compartment containing the particulates uppermost, particulates fall into the lowermost compartment through the passage which regulates their rate of fall such that the particulates accumulate in a base of the lowermost compartment in a set time,
• wherein a portion of the wall defining at least one compartment is recessed and has a sounding surface positioned under the passage that is arranged to produce sound when its internal surface is struck by falling particulate providing an externally audible indication of elapsing time,
• wherein the recessed portion of wall positions the sounding surface higher than the base of the compartment forming a well in which falling particulate accumulates after striking and rebounding from the sounding surface.