Cutty Sark Chronometer from the National Maritime Historical Society Anniv. Collection, 1997 This item was handmade by

This item was handmade by indigenous peoples of Peru and is believed to date to the 1980's or earlier

with some very minor tarnish spots and a few light scratches to unexposed areas of the original wood base

• Blank product sourced from Pakistan

Originally constructed as a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Vishnu

Width approximately 4 and 1/2 inches

Cutty Sark Chronometer from the National Maritime Historical Society Anniv. Collection, 1997 This item was handmade byThis chronometer was issued by the National Maritime Historical Society to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the legendary Cutty Sark tea clipper. The Cutty Sark is one of the last of the great British clipper ships built to race across the globe from China to London for the tea trade in 1869, before the opening of the Suez Canal created a much shorter route. Cutty Sark went from the tea trade to trading in wool from Sydney to London where she held