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Cased 3-day ship chronometer, mid-19th century
Bliss & Creighton (1835-1853), New Yorkc. 1845
Hong Kong Maritime Museum
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
The short-lived partnership of American John Bliss and Englishman Frederick Creighton produced a little known innovation in temperature compensation of the balance wheel. Their ‘H-shaped’ balance wheel features in all chronometers after No.1036 (1845). The last Bliss & Creighton chronometer was made in 1848.
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- Title: Cased 3-day ship chronometer, mid-19th century
- Creator: Bliss & Creighton (1835-1853), New York
- Date: c. 1845
- Location Created: New York
- Physical Dimensions: Height: 18 cm Width : 17.9 cm Depth : 17.5 cm
- Original Language: English
- Transcript:'Bliss & Creighton, New York, No.1466'Hide TranscriptShow Transcript
- Rights: ©Hong Kong Maritime Museum
- Medium: Brass, steel, glass and wood
- object id: HKMM2008.0216.0004
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