Posted 2 years ago
collectabl…
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Hi was at my local Antique Collectors Fair week end gone and came across this not sure what it is the seller could only tell me it came from a relative who was connected to sailing ships . The seller said it had been picked up and put down lots of time during the day but no one could confrim what it is ? So any ideas help to identify would be greatly appreciated , it has John Williamson Whitehaven engraved on it .Could it be use for Map / Charts making ?
. Thanks for any Help
Colin
Maybe an old gunner's quadrant.
here ya go ...John Williamson was a clockmaker of the very highest repute. ... in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London by Benson of Whitehaven.
fecit
[ fey-kit; English fee-sit ]
verb Latin.
he made (it); she made (it): formerly used on works of art after the name of the artist. Abbreviation: fe., fec.
l sure as heck would tell the ,Victoria and Albert Museum, what you have here ...
Sir Gary....