Stretch America’s First Family of Clockmakers Fennimore Hohmann III - Rare Book
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Item specifics
- Book Title
- Stretch
- ISBN
- 9780912724706
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Winterthur Museum, Incorporated, T.H.E., Henry Francis DuPont
ISBN-10
0912724706
ISBN-13
9780912724706
eBay Product ID (ePID)
204051844
Product Key Features
Language
English
Topic
Clocks & Watches, American / General, Art, Antiques & Collectibles
Illustrator
Yes
Dimensions
Item Length
12.3 In.
Item Height
1.5 In.
Item Weight
89.1 Oz
Item Width
9.9 In.
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2012-027925
Book Title
Stretch : America's First Family of Clockmakers
Dewey Decimal
681.1/13092273
Intended Audience
Trade
Synopsis
This volume presents the definitive history of the UK-born Stretch family of clock-makers who emigrated to Philadelphia in 1703 and played an influential role in the city's early clock-making, civic, and Quaker communities. Initial essays discuss the family and the importance of their Quaker beliefs; time-telling and the clock making community in pre-1750 Philadelphia; innovative mechanical advances made by the Stretches; and their notable civic and cultural contributions to the city. The catalog section of the book features 84 of the 133 Peter, Thomas, and William Stretch clocks discovered during the course of the project, illustrating and fully describing both the cases and the works. The majority of the clocks, passed down through the generations and still in private collections, are being published for the first time., This volume presents the definitive history of the UK-born Stretch family of clock-makers who emigrated to Philadelphia in 1703 and played an influential role in the city's early clock-making, civic, and Quaker communities. Initial essays discuss the family and the importance of their Quaker beliefs; time-telling and the clock making community in pre-1750 Philadelphia; innovative mechanical advances made by the Stretches; and their notable civic and cultural contributions to the city.The catalog section of the book features 84 of the 133 Peter, Thomas, and William Stretch clocks discovered during the course of the project, illustrating and fully describing both the cases and the works. The majority of the clocks, passed down through the generations and still in private collections, are being published for the first time., The story of the Staffordshire-born Stretch family of clockmakers; the clocks they made; and the important role they played in early 18th-century Philadelphia.
Publication Year
2013
Format
Hardcover
Dewey Edition
23
Table Of Content
Contents:Foreword, Acknowledgments, IntroductionChapter 1 - Time and Telling Time in Early PhiladelphiaChapter 2 - Peter Stretch and FamilyChapter 3 - Stretch Clocks and the Philadelphia Clockmaking Community before 1750Catalogue: Peter Stretch Clocks, Nos. 1 - 62; Thomas Stretch Clocks, Nos. 63 - 78; William Stretch Clocks, Nos. 79 - 84Appendix 1 - Peter Stretch Will and InventoryAppendix 2 - Thomas Stretch Will and InventoryAppendix 3 - Samuel Stretch Will and InventoryAppendix 4 - Clock Owners in Philadelphia, 1684 - 1750Appendix 5 - Stretch Signature Plates: A ComparisonAppendix 6 - Stretch Clocks: A ComparisonAppendix 7 - Identified Stretch ClocksAppendix 8 - GenealogyEndnotes, Bibliography, Index
LC Classification Number
NK7497.S77F46 2013
Number of Pages
376 pages
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