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American clocks. (Current and Coming).(The Willard House and Clock Museum exhibit)(Willard brothers' clocks)
Among the most ingenious men in New England in the early nineteenth century were the clockmaking Willard brothers-- Benjamin Jr., Simon, Ephraim, and Aaron. Simon is credited with inventing several types of clocks, and today his timepieces are highly prized by collectors. The Willard House and Clock Museum in North Grafton, Massachusetts, is located on the site of the house and adjacent workshop where Benjamin, the eldest of the brothers, began to make clocks in 1766. It was continuously occupied by his clockmaking descendants for the next two generations. As Benjamin was ten years older than Simon, the next in line, it is thought that he must have trained his brothers. However, it is not known where Benjamin received his training. When the clockmaker Nathaniel Mulliken Sr. of Lexington, Massachusetts, died in 1767, Benjamin moved there and took over his business while his brothers stayed behind in Grafton continuing to make tall-case clocks.
In the early 1780s Simon and Aaron moved to Roxbury, Massachusetts, where they settled permanently. Simon was an inventive man, and as outlined by Paul J. ...
- At antique clock and watch museums ... Time marches on.
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Atoji, Cindy April 6, 1997 700+ words
...saving time. Stephens is the curator of the Willard House and Clock Museum in North Grafton, a 17th-century red saltbox...think I hear voices rather than sound." Willard House and Clock Museum, 11 Willard St., N. Grafton, (508...
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- Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) September 17, 2009 700+ words
...Terracotta Warriors field. Position filled at Clock Museum GRAFTON - Patrick Keenan of Sutton was recently appointed as museum assistant at the Willard House and Clock Museum. Mr. Keenan has a bachelor's degree in art...
- Historic Houses, Landmarks & Museums of New England & the Mid-Atlantic.
- Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques April 1, 2007 700+ words
...Convention and Visitors Bureau, 17 Peabody Square, Peabody, MA 01960. (978) 977-7760. GRAFTON: Willard House and Clock Museum, 11 Willard Street, 01536. Circa 1718 birthplace and original 1766 workshop of America's premiere 18th...
- Historic houses, landmarks & museums of New England & the...
- Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques April 1, 2005 700+ words
...Connecticut Valley Furniture by Eliphalet Chapin and His Contemporaries. www.concordmuseum.org GRAFTON: Willard House and Clock Museum, 11 Willard Street, 01536. Circa 1718 birthplace and original 1766 workshop of America's premiere 18th...
- A brief history of time pieces Local communities share a rich legacy of clock,...
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe Richard Higgins, Globe Staff May 26, 1996 700+ words
...made around 1800 for Eli Whitney's father. Just outside the West Weekly coverage area, in Grafton, the Willard House and Clock Museum is marking its 25th anniversary next month. It is dedicated to the legacy of America's most famous clockmaking...
- Watch for clock museum.
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Golden, Fran October 10, 1999 700+ words
...time to slow down by checking out the National Watch & Clock Museum in Columbia, Pa. Opening to the public for the first time...calls itself The Home of Time. The National Watch & Clock Museum is at 514 Poplar St. in Columbia, close to Lancaster...
- The horology? The horology? (Currents).(Canadian Clock Museum, Deep River,...
- Magazine article from: The Beaver: Exploring Canada's History June 1, 2003 700+ words
...Okay, it says museums to us. We're off to the Canadian Clock Museum. Granted, it's not just around the corner (although...just off the Trans-Canada Highway 17. Canada's only clock museum, the two-storey building, formerly a Pentecostal church...
- Pennsylvania Craftsmen Focus of Clock Museum's New Exhibit.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15, 2002 700+ words
...A. Shenk, Lancaster New Era, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--Columbia's National Watch & Clock Museum may be international in scope, but its newest exhibit celebrates clockmaking traditions closer to home. "Pennsylvania...
