This ship’s clock was given to my father, Raymond Leonard by Ed Archbald sometime in the early 1990s. I’m just starting my research into the history of the clock. I know the Harrison name is attached to the creation of the first viable ship’s clock in the late 1700s, but have no idea if that is the Harrison clock maker in Montreal, Canada where this clock was made. Below is the only reference I could locate online at the time of this posting.
From the National Association of Clock and Watch Collectors’ web page:
“According to a listing in Tony Mercer’s ” Chronometer Makers of the World” Harrison & Co operated their business at 53 Metcalfe St, Dominion Sq, Montreal Canada between 1910 to 1929. Many of the chronometers sold by them were fitted with either Mercer movements or Kullberg movements.”
Dr. Bill Morris, the author of The Mariner’s Chronometer, offered more detailed information about this particular clock:
“Your chronometer was not made in Montreal but sold around 1910 or so by J L Harrison and Co of Metcalfe Street. It was probably made by Victor Kullberg of London between 1905 and 1910 and retailed by Harrison. It was very common for leading makers to supply chronometers for retailers to add their own names, and leading makers sometimes supplied movements to each other if a large order needed to be met.”
Dr. Bill Morris is author of the book: https://chronometerbook.com/
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