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Benjamin Ward; London (1799–1808) Eardley Norton, a most highly esteemed member of the Clockmakers' Company, was working between 1762 and 1794. There are clocks by him in the Royal Collection and many museums worldwide. Norton made an astronomical clock for George III which still stands in Buckingham Palace.
Turret clock of 1875 by John Moore and Sons (Museum of Timekeeping, Upton Hall, Nottinghamshire).John Moore & Sons of Clerkenwell was a London-based clockmaker. For most of its history the firm's factory and main office was at 38-39 Clerkenwell Close, described in the 1850s as being 'situated in the very heart of the London watch and clock trade'.
Domestic clocks and watches were mostly imported or the work of immigrants from the European continent. Because turret clock making involved working in ferrous metal, clockmakers within the City of London tended to be freemen of the Blacksmiths’ Company, though some were members of other livery companies, notably the Clothworkers. [4]
Daniel Quare (1648–1724), , English watchmaker, London, Master of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers, rack strike movement with repetition. Joseph Norris (1650–after 1700), English clockmaker, London, longcase clock, table clocks. Johann Willebrand (1658–1726), German clockmaker, Augsburg, clock, sun dial.
Dent was a London manufacturer of luxury clocks and watches, founded by Edward John Dent. Dent began making watches in 1814, although the Dent triangular trade mark was not registered until 1876. A notable success for the company was winning the contract to make the clock for the new palace of Westminster, which became known as Big Ben.
The Clockmakers' Museum in London, England, is believed to be the oldest collection specifically of clocks and watches in the world. [1] The collection belongs to and is administered by the Clockmakers’ Charity, affiliated to the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers, founded in 1631 by Royal Charter. [2]
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