Printed declaration signed by chronometer makers and listing the distinguishing numbers of their chronometers, 1833-12-19
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
- Creation: 1833-12-19
Creator
- Admiralty (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
3 folio(s) (3 ff.) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Originator(s)
Admiralty
Finding aid date
2013-04-22 10:15:39+00:00
Subject
- Parkinson and Frodsham, chronometer, clock and watch makers (Organization)
- Frodsham, Charles, 1810 - 1871 (clockmaker) (Person)
- Baker, Edward, fl1822 - 1834 (chronometer maker) (Person)
- Murray, James, 1780 - 1847 (chronometer maker) (Person)
- Eiffe, John Sweetman, 1880 (chronometer maker) (Person)
- Carter, John, fl1825 - 1840 (chronometer maker) (Person)
- Appleton, Henry, fl1831 - 1852 (chronometer maker) (Person)
- Arnold & Dent, watch and chronometer makers (Organization)
- Hewitt, Thomas, 1799 - 1867 (watch and chronometer maker) (Person)
- Porthouse, Thomas, c1794 - 1860 (watch & chronometer maker) (Person)
- Cummins, Thomas, 1785 - 1837 (chronometer and clockmaker) (Person)
- Molyneux and Sons, clock and watch makers (Organization)
- Hislop, William, fl1833 - 1846 (clockmaker) (Person)
- Muston, George, fl1828 - 1846 (clockmaker) (Person)
- Davies, Thomas, fl1833 (chronometer maker) (Person)
Repository Details
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