Molyneux and Sons, clock and watch makers
Organization
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Item
Copy of a letter concerning chronometers for HMS Gloucester and listing the top four chronometers from the last annual trials, 1826-05-02
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/233: 34r
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
Copies of outgoing correspondence from Astronomer Royal, John Pond, and his assistant, Thomas Taylor, at the Royal Observatory. Some of the letters are addressed to chronometer makers. Note that correspondence to more than one person often appears on the same page.
Dates:
1826-05-02
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Item
Letter concerning the return of a chronometer which had been on trial to Mr Molyneux, 1835-05-18
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/231: 303
Scope and Contents
Sent by Francis Beaufort to John Pond.
Dates:
1835-05-18
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Item
Letter reporting on condition of Chandler chronometer No. 669, 1831-07-15
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 198
Scope and Contents
Sent from Molyneux and Sons to Thomas Taylor
Dates:
1831-07-15
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Item
Letter reporting on repair costs and progress for Cathro chronometer No. 1512 and Brocklebank chronometer No. 433, 1831-04-20
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 182
Scope and Contents
Sent from Molyneux and Sons to Thomas Taylor.
Dates:
1831-04-20
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Item
Letter requesting an account of the daily rates of chronometers by Molyneux, 1835-03-06
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/231: 288
Scope and Contents
Sent by Francis Beaufort to John Pond.
Dates:
1835-03-06
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Item
Manuscript declaration signed by chronometer makers and listing the distinguishing numbers of their chronometers, 1835-02-25
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 246
Scope and Contents
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty required each depositor to sign a declaration asserting that they were the maker of the chronometer(s) deposited at the Royal Observatory.
Dates:
1835-02-25
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Item
Printed declaration signed by chronometer makers and listing the distinguishing numbers of their chronometers, 1833-12-19
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 225-226a
Scope and Contents
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty required each depositor to sign a declaration asserting that they were the maker of the chronometer(s) deposited at the Royal Observatory.
Dates:
1833-12-19
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).