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DS1985-024
Pocket chronometer
DS1985-024

Pocket chronometer

Date1793 (date letter on case)
Artist/Maker John Arnold & Son
Mediumsilver case, enamel dial, steel hands.
DimensionsD: 2 1/4"
Credit LineGift of Mr. Edward P. Hamilton.
Object number1954-222
DescriptionPocket chronometer: hinged, silver single case, enamel dial; seconds circle; steel hands. Balance cock with pierced table and engraved foot; lever escapement (not original); cylindrical pillars.
Markings"John Arnold & Son, London, Invt et Fect, No. 469/770" on backplate.
ProvenanceEx coll: Edward P. Hamilton.
DS95-547. Tall-case clock. Post-conservation.
ca. 1775 (movement); 1805-1815 (case)