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National Time and Signal; Wixom, Michigan (1877–Present)(Introduces the world's first pneumatically controlled master clock system.) New England Clock Company; New Haven, Connecticut (1959–2000) New Haven Clock Company; New Haven, Connecticut (1853–1959) Parker & Whipple; Meriden, Connecticut (1795–1868)
Thwaites & Reed Clockmakers Ltd.; East Sussex (1740–present) Thomas Tompion (1639–1713) John Alker, Wigan (1775-1850) 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.
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A clockmaker is an artisan who makes and/or repairs clocks. Since almost all clocks are now factory-made, most modern clockmakers only repair clocks. Modern clockmakers may be employed by jewellers, antique shops, and places devoted strictly to repairing clocks and watches.
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).
David Ramsay (bl. 1613–1651), (first Master of the C. C.), Scottish clockmaker, London, clockmaker of the court of Jakob I and Karl I. Salomon Coster (1622–1659), Dutch clockmaker, The Hague, first pendulum clock like Christiaan Huygens. Albrecht Erb (1628–1714), Austrian clockmaker, Vienna, clockmaker of the court, astronomical clock.
Charles Gretton became very successful in business and had the means to acquire wealth and a number of urban and rural properties. He had a keen interest in philanthropy, particularly relating to education. In 1701, he donated £50 to the Clockmakers’ Company to fund apprenticeships for orphaned sons of clockmakers. [11]
The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers was established under a Royal Charter granted by King Charles I in 1631. [1] It ranks sixty-first among the livery companies of the City of London, and comes under the jurisdiction of the Privy Council .