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Winding key
Brass winding key made by Thomas Mercers in 1932 for Gould during the 1931-33 restoration, when Gould oversaw the conversion to key-winding of the H1. The key has a steel pinion built into the end of it, which meshed with a wheel fixed onto the fusee of the timekeeper. This arrangement was all removed during the 1961 restoration.
Key: H:65 W:40 L:230.
Key: H:65 W:40 L:230.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZAA0034.4 |
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| Type: | Winding key |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Thomas Mercer Chronometers |
| Date made: | Unknown |
| People: | Gould, Rupert Thomas |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 230 x 65 x 40 mm |
| Parts: | H1 (Marine timekeeper) |