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Thomas Kefford (baptised 18 March 1686, in Royston) (fl. 1710–1750), was a noted English clockmaker doing business at The Dial, Fore Street, Royston, Hertfordshire. Thomas was the son of Thomas Kefford (also a clockmaker) and Mary Fordham, and was one of 4 siblings baptised at Royston.
George Graham (7 July 1673 – 20 November 1751) a partner of Thomas Tompion; Frank Hope-Jones (1867-1950) Joseph Johnson; Liverpool (1795–1827) Thomas Kefford (fl. 1710–1750). [6] Joseph Knibb - Born 1640 Claydon, Oxfordshire Died 1711; George Littlewort; London (fl. 1826–48) Metamec (1947-1984) Newgate Clocks; Shropshire (1991–present)
The following is a list of American companies that produced, or currently produce clocks. Where known, the location of the company and the dates of clock manufacture follow the name. Samuel Abbott; Montpelier, Vermont (1830–1861) Ansonia Clock Company; Ansonia, Connecticut and Brooklyn, New York (1851–1929)
The Clock Maker Theory and the watchmaker analogy describe by way of analogy religious, philosophical, and theological opinions about the existence of god(s) that have been expressed over the years. During the 1800s and 1900s, clocks or watches were carried around as a form of flaunting social status .
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The Seth Thomas Clock Company was founded by Seth Thomas in Plymouth Hollow, Connecticut, and began producing clocks in 1813. [1] It was incorporated as the "Seth Thomas Clock Company" in 1853. [ citation needed ] Plymouth Hollow, a part of the town of Plymouth, was incorporated in 1875 as the town of Thomaston , named for Seth Thomas.
Aynsworth was succeeded by John Thwaites (c. 1757-1826), who was head of the firm from 1780, [8] and master of the Clockmakers' Company in 1815, 1819, and 1820; [9] In 1816, Thwaites partnered with George Jeremiah Reed [8] (trading for the most part as 'John Thwaites & Co.' at this time).
The Sessions Clock Company ("Sessions") was one of several notable American clock companies centered in Connecticut.Sessions and its predecessor (E.N. Welch Company), along with the E. Ingraham Company, the Ansonia Clock Company, the New Haven Clock Company, the Seth Thomas Clock Company, the William L. Gilbert Clock Company, and the Waterbury Clock Company collectively produced most of the ...