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Chronometer E. Dent & Co, N.° 3047
1860-75 E. Dent & Co. ‘Chronometer Maker to the Queen’. London with rare 24-hour silvered dialplate
Type of object:
Timekeeper & Sundial & Compass & Barograpf
Time period:
Britain rules the waves + France
Place:
London
Date:
1865
Maker / Author:
Edward Dent & Co
Publisher / Printer:
Edward Dent , his widow and son
Dimensions:
17.5 x 17.5 x 18.0 high
Material:
Brass glass en mahogany case
Graduation:
rare 24 hours silvered dialplate
Inscription:
DENT, 61 Strand, London, Chronometer Maket to the Queen Nr. 3047
On document in lit: E. Dent & Co “ successors to the late E.I. Dent & F. Dent
Provenance:
Fontijn antiek Stellingmolen 51, 1444 GV Pumerend
References:
‘Chronometers of the world’ Tony Mercer Pag 129
‘The Marine Chronometer, its history and development’, John Cronin
Description
Nice two days ( 56 hours) running chronometer of a famous family of chonometermakers vfor the Queen and the navy
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