Serial Number: 2037

Manufacturer: E. Dent Co., Ltd.

Manufactured: Between 1860 and 1875

Period of Use: 1917-1920

Vessel: Schooner Governor Brooks (France and Canada Steamship Company)

Description:
Housed in a wooden cabinet with a bronze plate. Gift from Colin H. McIntosh (founding ION president). Overhauled by Thomas Mercer, certified at -1 seconds per day rate.

Item History:

Colin H. McIntosh, a founding member and first president of The Institute of Navigation gave this superb antique ship's chronometer to the Institute in 1983.

Before presenting the instrument, McIntosh had it completely overhauled and put into first class operating condition by Thomas Mercer, an English instrument firm. The firm certified a rate of -1 seconds per day following the overhaul.

Included with the instrument are some records showing that it had been used during the period 1917-1920 aboard the schooner Governor Brooks, one of the ships in the France and Canada Steamship Company. McIntosh's father was Executive Vice President of the line at the time.