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Watchmaker's materials
A circular brass weight for a fusee adjusting rod, made in the late eighteenth century.
A circular brass weight with decorative turned lines lines on the outer edge, central hole, and steel locking screw.
The rod (no longer present) would have passed through the central hole in the brass weight and when the required position was found could be clamped with the steel handscrew.
A circular brass weight with decorative turned lines lines on the outer edge, central hole, and steel locking screw.
The rod (no longer present) would have passed through the central hole in the brass weight and when the required position was found could be clamped with the steel handscrew.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZAA0817.5 |
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| Type: | Watchmaker's materials |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | circa 1790 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 38 x 30 x 16 mm |
| Parts: | Sliding weight for chronometer fusee adjusting tool (Watchmaker's materials) |