Cummins, Thomas, 1785 - 1837 (chronometer and clockmaker)
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Item
Letter advising sale price of a chronometer, 1828-07-05
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 74
Scope and Contents
Sent from Thomas Cummins to Thomas Taylor.
Dates:
1828-07-05
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
Item
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).