Waltham 8 day Ship's Deck Chronometer/Clock
Title
Waltham 8 day Ship's Deck Chronometer/Clock
Subject
Time Measurement
Description
This gimbaled, eight-day marine chronometer is a deck clock made by Waltham in Waltham, Massachusetts, made around 1910. The mount is to keep the clock face horizontal even if the box (and ship) roll in various ways. A glass plate covered the instrument so that water could not enter the clock.
Source
Property of the W&L Physics & Engineering Department
Files
Citation
“Waltham 8 day Ship's Deck Chronometer/Clock,” Digital Exhibits at Washington and Lee University Library, accessed September 19, 2024, https://omeka.wlu.edu/omekaorigin/items/show/217.