Thomas Walker & Son
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Thomas Walker & Son
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Thomas Walker & Son were inventors and makers of nautical instruments in the 19th and 20th centuries. The firm made one of the most commonly used navigation instruments, the 'log' which allowed sailors to measure distance at sea, one of the main measurements used in nautical navigation. The firm was founded by Thomas Walker in Birmingham in the 1830s.
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2024-02-16T17:46:16Z
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