Small Marine Chronometer, Charles Frodsham, No. 2094, ca. 1849.

Small Marine Chronometer, Charles Frodsham, No. 2094, ca. 1849.

Price: € 8750

Offered by Van Dreven Antique Clocks



Small Marine Chronometer, Charles Frodsham, No. 2094, ca. 1849. Small Marine Chronometer, Charles Frodsham, No. 2094, ca. 1849. Small Marine Chronometer, Charles Frodsham, No. 2094, ca. 1849. Small Marine Chronometer, Charles Frodsham, No. 2094, ca. 1849. Small Marine Chronometer, Charles Frodsham, No. 2094, ca. 1849. Small Marine Chronometer, Charles Frodsham, No. 2094, ca. 1849.

Small Marine Chronometer, Charles Frodsham, No. 2094, ca. 1849.
An English chronometer in a mahogany case with glass lid. Movement spring-mounted in brass gimbals/cardan suspension.
The protective gimbal-mounted box makes it possible to minimise the effects of the ship's movement.
Movement with silvered dial and steel hands. Duration 48 hours.
Movement in a brass dust cover and also signed on the movement.

A marine chronometer is a precision timepiece that is carried on a ship and employed in the determination of the ship's position by celestial navigation. It is used to determine longitude by comparing Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), and the time at the current location found from observations of celestial bodies.

The firm of Charles Frodsham, traded in high-quality chronometers, clocks and watches. Frodsham (1810-71), was the son of William James Frodsham, co-founder of Parkinson & Frodsham.

Afmetingen: 17x16x16 cm. Prijs € 8.750,--
Literature: “Chronometer Makers of the World”, Tony Mercer.

Reference
100-370

Offered by

Van Dreven Antique Clocks

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Uitsluitend op afspraak. dreven@xs4all.nl
1017 Amsterdam
The Netherlands

+31 204288442
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http://www.vandrevenantiques.com/

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