Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Inglefield clips, from a Royal Navy handbook of 1943 Two brass Inglefield clips connected (a standard clip on the left and a swivel clip on the right).. The Inglefield clip (also known as a sister clip [1] and a Brummel hook [2]) is a clip for joining a flag or ensign quickly, easily and securely to flag halyards so that the flag can be hoisted. [3]
Ruby jewel bearings used for a balance wheel in a mechanical watch movement Cross-section of a jewel bearing in a mechanical watch. This type of donut-shaped bearing (red) is called a hole jewel, used for most of the ordinary wheels in the gear train. It is usually made of synthetic sapphire or ruby, press-fit into a hole in the movement's ...
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet (CSJ) are a Roman Catholic congregation of women religious which traces its origins to a group founded in Le Puy-en-Velay, France, around 1650 by Jean Pierre Medaille, S.J. The design of the congregation was based on the spirituality of the Society of Jesus.
On "Antiques Roadshow" we took a trip back to 1998 when a woman brought in a gorgeous diamond and ruby jewelry collection she inherited from her great aunt, who was married to a congressman back ...
Sailors hauling a halyard. In sailing, a halyard or halliard is a line that is used to hoist a ladder, sail, flag or yard.The term "halyard" derives from the Middle English halier ("rope to haul with"), with the last syllable altered by association with the English unit of measure "yard". [1]
An excellent photograph showing the Union Army white Diamond shaped III Corps Badges on the forage caps Corps badges in the American Civil War were originally worn by soldiers of the Union Army on the top of their army forage cap ( kepi ), left side of the hat, or over their left breast.
Diamond Tow > 200 m 4,11. Fishing (with restricted maneuvrability) 2 cones (apexes together) > 20 m (extra cone: gear extending more than 150 metres in that direction) 5. Not under command 2 balls (vert. line) > 12 m 6. Minesweeping 3 balls 7,10. Restricted in ability to manoeuvre ball, diamond, ball (2 diamonds - safe side to pass)
The 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot was a Scottish infantry regiment in the British Army also known as the Black Watch.Originally titled Crawford's Highlanders or the Highland Regiment (mustered 1739) and numbered 43rd in the line, in 1748, on the disbanding of Oglethorpe's Regiment of Foot, they were renumbered 42nd, and in 1751 formally titled the 42nd (Highland) Regiment of Foot.