Ship’s taffrail log with rope and propeller – Ludolph, Bremerhaven
Stock Number: NM.1-44
€555
This Ludolph log with taffrailshoe, line and propeller, is made of brass with enamel dial.
Country of manufacture
Germany
Description
A ship-log records the distance traveled through the water. With the time in hours between the observations, it gives the ship’s speed in knots.
This Ludolph log with taffrail shoe, line and propeller, is made of brass with enamel dial. The clock has to be fixed on the rail at the stern of a ship, the taffrail. The recorder would have been connected with a line of about 60 meters to the rotator. Drum and tube shape are made of brass and mounted on a gimbal foot. The milometer on the scale measures up to 100 miles. Details and design features suggest a manufacture date around 1925.
Date: ca. 1925
LD clock: 15×8,3 cm (6,5×5,3 in)
Signed: W. LUDOLPH BREMERHAVEN
Number: 39112
Origin: Germany
Condition: perfect and complete
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Archipel
Welcome to the catalogue of Archipel International Maritime Gallery, specialist in nautical antiques and collectables.
Archipel International Maritime Galery in the Netherlands, sets itself to maritime objects, globes and sea charts of before 1900. The managing director worked as officer with the mercantile marine and the Royal Navy. As curator he was connected to one of the University Museums in the Netherlands. As seaman and curator he has a lot of knowledge of naval history. The entire Archipel collection can be found at the site Archipel-img.com.
