The American watchmaker and jeweler; an encyclopedia for the horologist, jeweler, gold and silversmith .. . 77. His son, Jules F. U. Jurgensen,succeeded to the business. KENDALL, LARCUM. A noted watchmaker of London, whoconstructed a timekeeper on Harrisons principle, which was given toCaptain Cook, when he commanded the Resolution, in 1776. KULLBERG, VICTOR. A prominent horologist and successfulchronometer maker. He was born at Wisby, on the Island of Gothland,in 1824. He went to London in 1851, where he remained until his chronometers stood at the top of the list in the trials from
The American watchmaker and jeweler; an encyclopedia for the horologist, jeweler, gold and silversmith .. . 77. His son, Jules F. U. Jurgensen,succeeded to the business. KENDALL, LARCUM. A noted watchmaker of London, whoconstructed a timekeeper on Harrisons principle, which was given toCaptain Cook, when he commanded the Resolution, in 1776. KULLBERG, VICTOR. A prominent horologist and successfulchronometer maker. He was born at Wisby, on the Island of Gothland,in 1824. He went to London in 1851, where he remained until his chronometers stood at the top of the list in the trials from 1880 to1890 inclusive. He died July 7, 1890. LACQUER. The ordinary lacquer of commerce is composed ofspirits of wine and clear shellac in the proportion of i oz. of shellacto a pint of spirit. Heat should not be applied, but the ingredientsplaced in a glass stoppered bottle and shaken from time to time until theshellac is thoroughly dissolved or combined with the spirit. Varioustints may be given lacquer by adding small quantities of aniline colors,oreviously well mixed with water and free from Lange. 210 LANGE, ADOLPH. Adolph Lange was born in Dresden, in 1815,and was apprenticed to a watchmaker of that place. At the expirationof his apprenticeship he went to Paris to perfect himself in the higherbranches of horology. He became the foreman in the celebrated work-shop of Winnerl. He later returned to Dresden, where he became thepartner of his former master. He devoted himself to the manufactureof astronomical clocks, chronometers and fine watches, and soon securedfor himself an enviable reputation. About this time thegovernment of Saxony was in search of some means ofbettering the condition of the inhabitants of the mount-ainous districts of Saxony. The condition of thesepeople was most pitiable, as for generations they hadlived there in extreme poverty. Mr. Lange was con-fident that if the art of watchmaking was introducedAdolph Lange. j^to this region the desired res
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