"Nancy Blackett" Official Archivist


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Posted by The Ancient Mariner on February 28, 1998 at 14:38:36:

The Nancy Blackett Trust is delighted that one of it's members has offered to act as Nancy's own archivist. Andrew King is a member of TARS, a great AR fan and a professional clock-maker. He is the world expert on John "Longitude" Harrison and was the advisor on the recently recorded "Horizon" programme on Longitude (to be shown later in the year).

In Andrews workshop at the moment are two replicas of a Harrison long case clock with their movements made almost entirely of wood - stunning workmanship. He is presently overhauling the clock and barometer from Nancy and writing an article on Horology In Ransome for "Mixed Moss".

Andrew is a most interesting character and we are very lucky that he has offered to record all that is NB for us - there will be more detail as to his plans in the next "Jibbooms and Bobstays" which, for those of you who are not NBT members, can be read on the Nancy Blackett web site.


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