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Posted 1 year ago
Ellyn
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You know you have too much "stuff" when you find something this beautiful and interesting in the back of a closet, and you don't remember owning it! I have no information regarding its age or value, but it does say: "Blue Anchor Lines" along with a brass plaque which states: This clock is official ship's time...any seaman found handling this instrument will do time.. Captain
If anyone has any thoughts or knowledge of this clock, I would be most interested in hearing from you.
Ships ClocksDuring the 19th century, the British Empire covered about 10,000,000 square…
You might find this link interesting.
http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/blueanchor.htm
Thank you. I had come across that when I was searching for the origin of this clock. So far, it seems to be running perfectly, keeping ship's time, and doing it accurately.