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IHC Member 1613
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I ran across this crystal the other day in some military stuff...Does anyone know what it might fit...

 
Posts: 2003 | Location: Chesapeake City, Maryland in the USA | Registered: September 27, 2011
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It's a time of trip dial. The hands would be set to the time of take off. As the clock continues to go forward you can see how long you have been in the air. I don't know which clock it came from, I looked at a few RAF clocks but they had different time of trip hands from yours.
 
Posts: 1948 | Location: East Lansing, Michigan USA | Registered: November 24, 2002
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Greg is correct, as always, in how it is used, but I am not able to say that it is either military or of any particular age. These have been used for a very long time on both military and civilian aircraft clocks.
 
Posts: 871 | Location: Baltimore, Maryland USA | Registered: September 20, 2004
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Here is an example of a brand new electrically powered, civilian aircraft clock that you can buy for your aircraft's instrument panel today that has one of these elapsed time hands crystals. Unless there is a part number on yours it would be pretty much impossible to say whether it is from the 1940s, 50s, 60s, all the way up to yesterday, and whether it was sold to a military or civilian buyer who wanted to add this feature to their aircraft clock.



 
Posts: 871 | Location: Baltimore, Maryland USA | Registered: September 20, 2004
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Thanks Jim

 
Posts: 5199 | Location: Northern Ohio in the U.S.A. | Registered: December 04, 2002
IHC Member 1613
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Thanks Greg and Jim..there is a hand written WC number on the box it was in...I think it was WC 1000 but not 100% sure..I will check later on tonight..Thanks again...Gary
 
Posts: 2003 | Location: Chesapeake City, Maryland in the USA | Registered: September 27, 2011
IHC Member 1613
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That was it...WC 1000...
 
Posts: 2003 | Location: Chesapeake City, Maryland in the USA | Registered: September 27, 2011
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Sorry, but I do not know what WC 1000 might mean other than perhaps a manufacturer's code - perhaps something like Watch Crystal Model 1000 or such???
 
Posts: 871 | Location: Baltimore, Maryland USA | Registered: September 20, 2004
IHC Member 1613
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Thanks anyway Jim...
 
Posts: 2003 | Location: Chesapeake City, Maryland in the USA | Registered: September 27, 2011
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