2nd May, 2017 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Hibernia')
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[M] A FINE TWO-DAY MARINE CHRONOMETER BY ARNOLD &...
The 3½in. silvered dial signed as per title and inscribed and numbered 84 Strand, London, No.1012, blued steel hands, seconds dial with Government broad arrow device, fusee movement with Earnshaw escapement, silvered helical balance spring to bi-metallic compensation balance with peripheral temperature and meantime adjustment screws, the plain plates engraved with broad arrow device, contained within gimbal-mounted bowl with domed glass cover within three-tier box of issue with ivorine roundel countersigned and numbered to front, and full trade label in lid for 'Edward I. Dent' annotated with repairer's notes from 1851 and 1966, and brass drop handles - 6in. (15cm.) cubed
Literature: Mercer, V: John Arnold & Sons, A.H.S., London, 1972, p.271
This instrument is recorded as being purchased in 1836 and was used from Plymouth between 1842 and 1855. Between 1855 and 1928 it was located at the Deal Time Ball Tower in Kent. Overlooking the South Downs, this Time Ball set the chronometers for thousands of ships waiting for the winds and tide.
Sold for £6,448
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
Condition Report
it runs well and appears to be in good overall condition. As noted in the label to the lid, the chronometer was repaired and cleaned in 1851 and 1966.
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The 3½in. silvered dial signed as per title and inscribed and numbered 84 Strand, London, No.1012, blued steel hands, seconds dial with Government broad arrow device, fusee movement with Earnshaw escapement, silvered helical balance spring to bi-metallic compensation balance with peripheral temperature and meantime adjustment screws, the plain plates engraved with broad arrow device, contained within gimbal-mounted bowl with domed glass cover within three-tier box of issue with ivorine roundel countersigned and numbered to front, and full trade label in lid for 'Edward I. Dent' annotated with repairer's notes from 1851 and 1966, and brass drop handles - 6in. (15cm.) cubed
Literature: Mercer, V: John Arnold & Sons, A.H.S., London, 1972, p.271
This instrument is recorded as being purchased in 1836 and was used from Plymouth between 1842 and 1855. Between 1855 and 1928 it was located at the Deal Time Ball Tower in Kent. Overlooking the South Downs, this Time Ball set the chronometers for thousands of ships waiting for the winds and tide.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Hibernia'), 2nd May, 2017
