box chronometer

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Date Made: before 1935

Maker: Mercer, Thomas

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United Kingdom: England, LondonUnited Kingdom: England, Saint Albans

See more items in: Work and Industry: Mechanisms

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Credit Line: Department of the Navy. Bureau of Ships

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: ME.314262Catalog Number: 314262Accession Number: 198140

Object Name: Box ChronometerOther Terms: Box Chronometer; Chronometer, Marine; Mechanical, Spring-Driven

Measurements: bezel - from catalog card: 4 29/32 in; x 12.446 cmbackplate - from catalog card: 3 3/32 in; x 7.874 cmoverall: 3 in x 5 1/4 in; x 7.62 cm x 13.335 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-aab3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_856061

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