I’ve embarked some months ago on an ambitious project to document Henry Sully’s life in more detail than has ever been done before. From his origins in backwater Somerset, through…
Category: <span>My writings</span>
For fun I ordered a copy of this book, available quite cheaply on the used market. I read somewhere that the author used a pseudonym, and that he worked (as…
In 2018 I acquired a poorly described watch movement from France for a modest sum. It turned out to be from the workshop of Edward East (1602-1697), whom Baillie described…
(Le français suit…) Another mid-18th century Parisian horloger I will write about some day is Anne Clément (~1712-1747), whose name is inscribed on the plate and painted on the dial…
In the marvellous book “It’s About Time” (published shortly after his death by his widow Margaret), Major Paul Chamberlain wrote a short biography of our subject which starts with the…
(Le français suit…) I just wrote a new article on Parisian “horloger” Pierre-François LeRoy (brother of famous Julien LeRoy, and uncle to Julien’s notable son Pierre). My draft was submitted…
(English follows…) J’ai écrit ce document chronologique (basé sur plusieurs sources) qui dresse un sommaire des interactions entre Jean-André Lepaute (1720-1788) et Pierre-Auguste Caron (1732-99) au sujet de l’invention de…
(Le français suit…) After acquiring an old watch signed “Romilly” I had researched the watchmaker and summarized the information in this chronological table, which may be useful to others interested…
(Le français suit…) Attached is a PDF version of a presentation I gave (in Nov. 2018 at Chapter 111 of NAWCC in Ottawa) on the subject of Parisian horloger (watch/clockmaker)…
This is a Powerpoint presentation I prepared and gave in Fall 2019 to our local NAWCC Chapter 111. The presentation provides an overview of provincial watch and clock making in…