This antique Ship's Patent Taffrail Log was made by the respected Brooklyn nautical instrument maker John Negus.  It is cased in a heavy fitted Teak case, complete with the  brass rotator ("Fish").   It is the scarce "Yacht Size" instrument- The log itself measures just 6 inches overall.  The "Fish" measures about 6 3/4" long, still looking great.  Porcelain face of the instrument is marked "Negus Patent Log", referring to the Aug. 23, 1892 patent on John Negus' improvements to taffrail log mechanisms.

  There are numerous photos to show the remarkable condition of the old Yacht Log.

   T.S. and J.D. Negus were an early New York firm specializing in the hand-crafting of sextants, logs, azimuth sighting devices and navigational plotting instruments- They even made a binnacle for one of the EARLIEST submarines, around 1900.

  Finding a Negus Yacht Log in this condition is difficult.    There are numerous photos to show it's condition.  It could easily be brought to service with a 40-50 foot lenght of braidline.
 
  .A GEM, EXTREMELY RARE  with the original rotator, by one of America's most respected nautical instrument makers.   Truly a Museum Piece, offered with a ...............Very Low Starting Bid.