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GHR-KE-2017-00001 Registered

Deck chronometer

Corliss Clock Co., Boston · 1874 · Made in United States

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Identification

Reference
GHR-KE-2017-00001
Object
Deck chronometerVerified
Category
Clock, watch or chronometer
Maker
Corliss Clock Co., BostonVerified
Serial number
Recorded by the registry · not shown publicly
Date
1874Documented (invoice, certificate or archive record)Verified
Made in
United States
Current location
Eldoret, Kenya
Registered
27 Oct 2017

Physical description

Applicant-submitted

Deck chronometer by Corliss Clock Co., with gimballed bowl and up-and-down indicator.

Height
192 mm
Width
171 mm
Depth
179 mm
Weight
3.64 kg

Method: Applicant’s measurements

Materials
Brass movement, silvered dial, rosewood box
Condition
Fair — Some damage, losses or later repairs.Applicant-submitted
Condition notes
Some later repairs and replaced fittings.

Marks and inscriptions

“CORLISS CLOCK CO. · No. ••••”

Provenance and custody history

Applicant-submitted

Hamisi Mushi, 1882: Brought to Eldoret. Nakuru University Collections, 1998: Institutional transfer by the current custodian.

  1. 1874
    Corliss Clock Co. Manufacture · United States
    Made and numbered ••••.
    VerifiedSource: Maker’s records
  2. 1882
    Hamisi Mushi Acquisition · Eldoret
    Brought to Eldoret.
    VerifiedSource: Shipping manifest
  3. 1998
    Nakuru University Collections Transfer · Eldoret
    Institutional transfer by the current custodian.
    Applicant-submittedSource: Deed of gift
  4. 2017
    Nakuru University Collections Registration · Eldoret
    Entered on the Global Heritage Registry.
    VerifiedSource: Registry decision
Acquired by current custodian
Institutional transfer, 1998 — Hamisi MushiVerified

Inspections and verification

DateStatusOutcomeNotes
25 Oct 2017 Completed Consistent with record Inspection report held by the registry.