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GHR-KE-2021-00118 Registered

Two-day marine chronometer

J. Ainsley, Liverpool · c. 1865–1872 · Made in United Kingdom

Plan view with lid open, showing the signed dial1 of 1

Identification

Reference
GHR-KE-2021-00118
Object
Two-day marine chronometerVerified
Category
Clock, watch or chronometer
Maker
J. Ainsley, LiverpoolVerified
Serial number
Recorded by the registry · not shown publicly
Date
c. 1865–1872Estimated from style, construction or expert opinionEstimate
Made in
United Kingdom
Current location
Kenya (precise location withheld)
Registered
11 May 2021

Physical description

Verified

A two-day marine chronometer in a three-tier box with gimballed bowl, up-and-down indicator and subsidiary seconds.

Height
178 mm
Width
186 mm
Depth
186 mm
Weight
3.92 kg

Method: Applicant’s measurement, confirmed at inspection

Materials
Brass movement and bowl, silvered dial, rosewood box
Condition
Good — Complete, with wear consistent with age and use.Verified
Condition notes
Running. Box has a replaced lid hinge. Dial has light hairline cracking near VII.

Marks and inscriptions

Dial: “J. AINSLEY · Liverpool · No. ••••”.

Provenance and custody history

Unverified claim

Said to have been carried aboard a coastal steamer serving Mombasa and Zanzibar in the 1890s. Purchased by Peter Fernandes at a Mombasa estate sale in 1986.

  1. c. 1865–1872
    J. Ainsley Manufacture · Liverpool, United Kingdom
    Period estimated from the movement and the maker’s numbering.
    EstimateSource: Specialist opinion
  2. 1890s
    Coastal steamer (name not recorded) Note · Mombasa–Zanzibar
    Family tradition holds that the chronometer was used aboard a coastal steamer.
    Unverified claimSource: Oral account
  3. 1986
    Peter Fernandes Sale · Mombasa
    Bought at an estate sale.
    Applicant-submittedSource: Auction receipt
  4. 2021
    Peter Fernandes Registration · Mombasa
    Entered on the register.
    Verified
Acquired by current custodian
Purchased, 1986Applicant-submitted

Inspections and verification

No physical inspection has been carried out. Facts marked Verified were confirmed from documentary evidence.