The Royal Naval rum was measured in half-gill tots and variously diluted

Made from chunky solid brass

They have dioptric lenses and the handles at top and bottom incorporate a rope fixing ring

drink it neat

Claimed by some to be a two-woman skiff

Ball and Chime Clock Kit STOCKINGFILLERS The Royal Naval rum wasClock watching is fascinating. Providing the focus of your attention is this intriguing Ball and Chime Clock. Combining precision engineering with a whimsical Heath Robinson quirkiness, it takes the old maths teacher's instructions: 'Please show workings' to way beyond the 'Nth' degree. Mixing metal and transparent acrylic, it's made to show time passing in every minute detail. And at 12 hour intervals a steel ball rolls along a channel to strike the