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<p>[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 375114, member: 25"]The clock is compatible with a 1958 ship. It would not surprise me if it was the one you found. Early ship's clocks had deeper cases to accomodate a fusee movement.This one has a going barrel lever movement. Quite possibly made by Smiths English Clocks.</p><p>It would be usual for such saleable fittings to be removed during de-commissioning or scrapping. It is not impossible that someone connected to the ship kept it as a souvenir and scratched the information on the back.</p><p>S amd F stand for slow and fast.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 375114, member: 25"]The clock is compatible with a 1958 ship. It would not surprise me if it was the one you found. Early ship's clocks had deeper cases to accomodate a fusee movement.This one has a going barrel lever movement. Quite possibly made by Smiths English Clocks. It would be usual for such saleable fittings to be removed during de-commissioning or scrapping. It is not impossible that someone connected to the ship kept it as a souvenir and scratched the information on the back. S amd F stand for slow and fast.[/QUOTE]
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