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Oven for Testing Marine Chronometers

Inventory Number 10092


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.10092

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by the Antiquarian Horological Society Used by the Desbois Family
Dimensions
Height: 573mm Width: 558mm Depth: 365mm Weight: 14.35kg
Inventory No
10092
Accession Number
1972-6

Description

Copper-covered box used by a London clock and watch firm for testing chronometers. For the background to this object (and the associated ice box inv. 11052), see http://blog.ahsoc.org/?p=2939.