Manuscript declaration signed by chronometer makers and listing the distinguishing numbers of their chronometers, 1835-02-25
Item
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
- Creation: 1835-02-25
Creator
- From the Series: Pond, John, 1767 - 1836 (astronomer) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
2 folio(s) (2 ff.) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Originator(s)
Admiralty
Finding aid date
2013-04-22 15:51:35+00:00
Subject
- Parkinson and Frodsham, chronometer, clock and watch makers (Organization)
- Frodsham, Charles, 1810 - 1871 (clockmaker) (Person)
- Murray, James, 1780 - 1847 (chronometer maker) (Person)
- Eiffe, John Sweetman, 1880 (chronometer maker) (Person)
- Carter, John, fl1825 - 1840 (chronometer maker) (Person)
- Roskell, Robert, fl1796 - 1843 (chronometer maker) (Person)
- Arnold & Dent, watch and chronometer makers (Organization)
- Hewitt, Thomas, 1799 - 1867 (watch and chronometer maker) (Person)
- Shepherd, Charles, fl1835 (chronometer maker) (Person)
- Porthouse, Thomas, c1794 - 1860 (watch & chronometer maker) (Person)
- Molyneux and Sons, clock and watch makers (Organization)
- Hislop, William, fl1833 - 1846 (clockmaker) (Person)
- Muston, George, fl1828 - 1846 (clockmaker) (Person)
- Norris, Francis, fl1835 - 1837 (clockmaker) (Person)
- Finer & Nowland, watchmakers (Organization)
- Frodsham, John, 1785 - 1849 (watchmaker) (Person)
Repository Details
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