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Thomas was the son of Thomas Kefford (also a clockmaker) and Mary Fordham, and was one of 4 siblings baptised at Royston. [ 1 ] Upon Kefford's death (or retirement) in about 1750, he was succeeded by Samuel Coxhall, who came from Shepreth , Cambridgeshire and had been apprenticed in June 1746, for 8 years and a fee of £21.
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)
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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 .
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]
Johann Gottfried Sechting (1749–1814), German clockmaker, student of Hahn, astronomical clock. Thomas Earnshaw (1749–1829), English clock and chronometer maker, London, marine chronometer. Antoine Tavan (1749–1836), Swiss watchmaker, Geneva, Präzisionstaschenuhren. John Wilter, fictitious name used on many Dutch forgeries.
The English word clock first appeared in Middle English as clok, cloke, or clokke. The origin of the word is not known for certain; it may be a borrowing from French or Dutch, and can perhaps be traced to the post-classical Latin clocca ('bell'). 7th century Irish and 9th century Germanic sources recorded clock as meaning 'bell'. [74]