Box Chronometer
Catalogue number:
ME*314828
Inscriptions:
"ELGIN (/) U.S.A. (/) N1 (/) 1943"
Dimensions:
12 x 10 x 10.5 inches
Discussion:
This is the first of many chronometers that the Elgin Watch Company made for the U.S. Navy during World War II. The Navy Bureau of Ships transferred it to the Smithsonian in 1956.
Further Information:
Chronometer

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