Binoculars gifted by the President of the United States to Thomas Watson master of the "Lord Talbot"
AssociatedAssociated with
Lord Talbot
Owner
Watson Thomas
AssociatedAssociated with
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
(New York City, New York, USA, 1882 - 1945)
Date1932
Object NameBinoculars
Mediumglass and metal
ClassificationsMaritime History
Dimensionsbinoculars: 22.2 x 12.8cm
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS005015.1
About MeThe inscription on the binoculars reads: From the President of the United States to Thomas Watson master of the British steam trawler Lord Talbot in recognition of his humane seamanship in affecting the rescue off the coast of Greenland of the passengers and crew of the American airplane City of Richmond in 1932.The Hutchinson family were celebrated aviaton pioneers, and had left New York in a Sikorsky amphibian aeroplane in an attempt to cross the Atlantic and be the first family to have done so.
The Lord Talbot was fishing off the East Greenland coast and went to rescue them and eventually carrying them and the aircraft crew to Aberdeen where they arrived and were given a heroic welcome on 22nd September 1932.
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