Chronometer of Captain William Edward of the Thermopylae
AssociatedAssociated with
THERMOPYLAE
(clipper ship, 1868 - 1907)
Date1822
Object NameChronometer
MediumChronometer of metal (brass) with silvered engraved dial. Walnut case.
ClassificationsLife and Work at Sea
Dimensions26.3 x 35 x 17cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 2003 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions and with income from the Duthie Bequest.
LocationOn Display - Aberdeen Maritime Museum
Object numberABDMS045428.1
Keywords
This 8 day movement chronometer was made by James Hatton of London around 1822 and carries the number 272. Originally it would have kept in a gimbal to minimise shock whilst at sea and that inside a mahogany box. Such chronometeres were very expensive items at the time
It was owned by Captain William Edward who was master of Thermopylae when it sailed from Aberdeen for its delivery to Gravesend in 1868. The chronometer was mounted as a mantel clock when Edward retired from going to sea.
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