CAPTAIN CUSHMAN'S MARINE CHRONOMETER #1558
Henry Frodsham (b. 1802), Liverpool, all original
guard case with leather strap contains the brass-bound chronometer box with paper label, with brass key and box key
also original Boston retailer's label BOND AND SON/CHRONOMETER MAKERS/ TO THE//U.S. GOVERNMENT on which is hand written Hy Frodsham No. 1558...
Guard case, 9"sq; the chronometer box 7"h; 6.5"sq.; dial 4"diam.
Prov. Captain David Cushman, Jr. (1807-1878) China Trade ship captain
Tucked away on Boston's Congress Street was William Bond & Son (1793 – 1977), possibly America's oldest company in the late 18th Century, as it had been an established business in England prior to making the move across the pond.
One escutcheon missing.
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000
Realized: $3,250 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 181 : CAPTAIN CUSHMAN'S MARINE CHRONOMETER #1558
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