Marine Chronometer, c. 1881
Thomas Mercer
St. Albans, England
Bryant Biggs, a clock maker in Cardiff Wales, commonly bought movements from Thomas Mercer. He then sold this clock to the British Navy. The chronometer has traveled all around the world visiting Australia, the Tonga Islands, and American Samoa.
Donated by Kathleen H. Pritchard in Memory of Wilbur L. Pritchard, FNAWCC #47191 & FNAWCC #1926
1999.25.5