Can anyone identify this timer stopwatch? Could it possibly date from . . . I'm really intrigued about this pocket watch timer (see attachments) - I suspect it was made pre-1880 due to the fact that it has the words "Fine Silver" on the inside of the case and that the Crown is in the sidewinder position I'm thinking it may even date back to the 1860s? It has the
Elgin A-8 Bomb timer - NAWCC Forums It is actually a ground navigation timer not a bomb timer When flying over the ground you would start the timer at a known landmark then stop it at another some distance away You can determine your ground speed that way I have two A-8's One was my father in laws who was an aircraft navigator and retired as a ltcol from the Air Force
Need help Identifying Elgin stopwatch timer | NAWCC Forums Recently acquired an Elgin stopwatch I have never seen before The way the dial is marked it for timing a 5 mile run at between 120 and 500 miles an hour ?? It reaches the 30 mark (times 10=300) on the dial in 1 minute which as it states on the dial if you did a 5 mile run in one minute you
Meylan Stopwatch Corp. ? | NAWCC Forums I just acquired another MEYLAN stopwatch at a small antique mall in Ferdinand, IN for five bucks, just seemed like to good of a deal to pass up It was wound “tight” and did not want to tick, but I purchased it anyway as I thought to myself, “Self, since the American Olympic trials in swimming
Waltham STOP watch. Any ideas?? | NAWCC Forums You have a Waltham Model 11609 , Type A, No 105 timer stopwatch The large hand measures seconds in 1 5 sec increments and the small hand measures minutes up to 30 min This is one of many stop watch variations made by Waltham Info from Military Timepieces by Whitney As to exactly what it was used for, no idea
American Stopwatch Thread- show us your American . . . - NAWCC Forums Pastor Football Basketball timer by Ingraham, and Josten Sports Timer by New Haven (see also the Lawson timer by New Haven in post #2 American Stopwatch Thread- show us your American stopwatches and timers! Unless otherwise noted, any photographs and images in this post are owned by the poster and should not be used without permission
Camero Timer (Stopwatch) Swiss made? - NAWCC Forums I have this 30-second Swiss timer that has Lean Jones Inc on the case and movement Does anyone have an instruction manual or original box for such a watch? The plastic crystal has a blue tint to it, is this common Thanks, Brad Maisto, KY Floral #44 Secretary P S Does anyone know about
Help identifying stopwatch,or a horse timer perhaps? Get my hands on an early-looking stopwatch, nickel-plated case, a relatively small dial when compared to the case, no signatures found on the dial, the small subsidiary minute register dial can only record a maximum of ten minutes (minute totalizer hand moves anticlockwise when activated)
O. K. I Believe This One is a Very Unusual Gallet Stopwatch Timer Last week I posted a photo of what I thought may be a very unusual vintage Gallet Timer It was an "Hour Decimal" stopwatch that a full revolution of the sweep hand takes only 36 seconds [Representing one hundredth [ 010] of an hour [Or, 6 10 ( 6) of a minute] It's sub dial is divided
Elgin Jitterbugs - NAWCC Forums The timer was also used as an instrument tool while firing ordinance By watching down-range, and knowing the muzzle velocity of the ordinance being fired, accurate distance and site adjustment can be calculated based on elapsed time determined to within fractions of a second