Old Scottish Clockmakers
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Watches every whe re n eed s n o co m m ent h ere They a r e pa r t o f o u r d ai ly l i fe an d i t i s safe t o s ay that n o other article of d o m esti c o r public u t i l i t y h as so m any e nd u r ing a s so ciat ions Perh ap s these l atte r a re m ore e m ph asi s e d in wh at a r e co m m o n ly t e r m ed G ra n dfathe r Cl o c k s a n a m e wh i c h at o n ce s u ggests h ono u r ed a ncestor s l o n g s ince d e parted Th rougho ut the l e n gth an d bread th o f S cotl a n d the y are to be se e n a n d th ey are treas u red by th ei r posses s or s a m ongst th e m os t val u ed o f h e i rloom s A l t h ough m any owne rs c o u l d r ead i ly tel l to wh o m th ei r cl oc ks belo n ged o r igi n al ly yet h ow few cou ld g ive a n y i n fo r m at io n abou t th e c r aft s m e n who m ade an d l eft s o m a n y fin e spe c i m e n s of th ei r sk i l l beh i n d the m I t i s o n ly b ut fa i r tha t th e n am e s of the s e patie n t an d cl eve r m e n sh ou ld be h el d i n rem e m b rance Fo r that pu rpose th is co m pil atio n has bee n u nde r ta k e n I n 1 90 3 a fi rs t e d i tion of t h i s vol u m e was publ ished an d it s i n st a n t s ucces s m ad e c lea r that i ts con te n t s were ac c eptabl e to a ve ry l a r g e n u m be r of peopl e Th e n am es d ata an d n otes th e re give n were reprod uced i n n u m e ro u s pape r s an d m agaz i n e s al l ove r th e c ou n t r y s o m uch s o that t h e i nte nse i n te rest aro u s ed s ti m ulated m e to m ak e fu rth er i nqu i rie s wh ich are e m bod ied i n th is vol u m e It m ay be m ent io n ed th at th e oc c u r r ence O f th e G r eat Wa r p reve n ted its appeara n c e soo n e r Th e su bj ect i s on e o f s om e d i ffi c u lty as m ost of th e m e n pu rsu ed t he i r d ai ly l abou r s i n O bscu re vi llages an d cou n try d is t r ict s a n d never h ad an O p po r t un i ty o f be ing ch ro n i cled in w r i t te n o r pri nte d re c ord s Th e fo r tu n ate pra c t i c e of .
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a ffi xi n g t he i r n am es o n th e i r h and iwo r k i s th e o n ly c l u e ava il abl e A ca r eful search into l i kely sou rces h as u nearthed a m a s s o f i n form at io n wh ich i s su rp ri s i n g Th e pri n ted an d do c u m entary n ote s quoted a re i n a l arg e n u m be r of i n stan c e s al m o s t th e word s of the m en th e m selves a n d we thereby get a peep i n to th e thoughts an d t rad e Cu stom s o f the pe r i od i n wh i c h th ey l ived I n ad d i t io n s everal c og n ate m atte rs such a s pa re n t a ge m arri age an d ot he r pe r s onal d etail s about som e o f th e c raftsm e n h ave bee n in s ert ed m ak i n g th is iss ue practically a n ew and fre s h co n t r i bu tio n to o u r k n owl edge of th e ri s e a nd pro g ress o f o n e of the m os t i m po r ta n t arts in S c otl and Th e pre s e n t volu m e d oes n ot cla i m to g ive th e n am e a n d d ate o f e very cl o c k and watch m ak er wo r k i n g i n S c otl a n d d u ri ng th e period re viewed I n a fi eld of s uch an u n k n ow n an d w id e r a n ge al l owan c e m ust be m ad e for o m iss ions and e rror s O u r a im pri m ari ly was to res c u e an d p rese rve th e m e m ory o f m en w ho in the i r d ay and generat io n m ad e the m selve s equ al in capabi l it ies to thei r Eng l ish con te m porari es wh o l ived an d w ork ed i n m o re favo u rabl e s u rrou nd ings My s ince r e than ks are d ue t o a n u m be r o f n oble m en and gen tl e m e n wh o freely grante d perm i s s ion to view an d repro d uce so m e o f th e c lo c ks etc in the i r po s s es s io n A sele c tion o f N orth o f E n gl an d I r ish a n d I s le of M an clock an d watch m ake r s is g iven in th e A ppe n d ix Th ese are c u lled from a va r i ety o f sou r c es for the pu rpose of in creas i n g the scope o f th i s wo rk J O H N S M I TH .
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th roughout S c otl a n d d u r ing th e fi fteen th a n d s ixteenth centu r ies can no t n o w be d e fin itely a s certai n ed That the r e we re a n u m be r o f p ubl ic clock s in va r i ou s pa r ts of th e c ountry so wi d ely situ ated as P eebles S ti r l i n g D u n d ee etc as e a r ly as the m idd l e of th e fi ftee n th ce n tu ry h as n ow bee n s at isfactori ly proved a n d g ive s r ise to t h e su r m i s e that S c otland cou l d co m pare favou rably w ith E n gla n d an d eve n with the Contine n t as fa r a s n u m be r s are co n s ide r ed at s o earl y a period A l l the evid e n ce avail abl e as to the t i m e of the i r i n tro d u c t ion i n t o S cotl an d shows that th e ci tize n s of th e l arge r t own s were not on l y acqu ai nted with s uch t i m ekeepers b ut appeared to b e qu i te fam il ia r wi t h the ir co n ve n ie n ce a s c om pa r ed wi th su n d ial s A lo n g wi t h th i s th e provi s i o n m ad e som eti m e s fo r th e i r pu rchase an d in al l cases for their u pkeep an d r epai r show s t hat they were costly a r ti c le s to b uy and that th ei r m ai n ten an c e was a seve re tax on the owners P r obably i ntrod u ced un de r the a u sp i ces of the Chu rch natu rally the attenti on n eed ed afte r the i r e re c tio n was u nder the care o r s upervi s ion o f a pri est I n a n u m be r of the old re c ord s o f s u ch places as Peebl es S t irl i n g and it wi l l be O bse rved how carefu l th e c it izen s D u ndee the m selves were bo t h i n t h e pu rch ase o f and attent ion to the i r publ i c c locks Poss ibly i f m ore of these O ld B u rgh Record s were l oo ked i nto an d we ca n only m en t i on here th at a very l arge n u m ber th r ougho u t S c otl an d h ave not been i n ve s tigated su r prising evid en c e wou ld be fou n d beari n g on the earl y u se of “ k n oks T he pr iestl y s u pervi si o n proves th at they we re of fore ign m a n u factu re a n d although th e nat ives at that ”
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ti me we r e ig n oran t o f the i r m echan is m th is state of m atte rs d id n o t co n t i n ue lo n g for toward s the en d o f th e fi fteenth and the ope n ing years o f th e s ixteen th cen tu ry n ative artisan s aros e w ho s oo n beca m e q u ite c o m pete n t t o m an ufact ure Certai nl y they were n o t a l arge an d repai r th es e clocks n u m ber and what there were appear to have h ad the i r h and s pretty fu ll We only m ent ion two W i l l iam P urve s a n d D avid K aye an d in th e extra c ts given fro m th e B urg h Records O f A berd ee n D un d ee S tir l i ng an d E d i n b u r gh i t w il l be obse rved tha t the se rvices of th ese m en were i n great dem and Probab ly th ere were m ore bu t thei r n am es h ave n o t bee n prese r ved A l l throu g h th e si xtee n th centu ry th e n u mber s we r e l im i ted a nd n o t u nti l th e beg i n n ing o f the seventeenth ce n tu ry d o they appea r to have inc r eas ed ; an d stra n ge to sa y t h e l arge town s see m to h ave h ad th e fewer Th i s i s m ad e very clear in the n ote s on th e M agd ale n Chapel E d inbu rgh wh e r e i n l an gu age som et i m es q u aint an d even path et ic t he stru ggl e wh ich th e H am m erm e n of Ed inbu rgh h ad i n settl i n g on a m ak e r and th e t ro ubl e and expense i n c urred are d escri bed By 1 6 5 0 clock m ak e r s i n c reased i n nu m ber and cam e t o be re c ogn i sed as a bran c h of the l ocks m ith t rad e and as thi s m ad e the m m e m b e rs o f t h e vari ou s H a m m e r m en I n c orporati on s the m in utes o f the i r tran sactions re c ord the progress and en c o u rage m e nt give n to the a r t of Cl ock m ak i ng These I nco rporati o n s were of o ld fo u n d ation E d i nb u rgh d at i n g fro m 1 48 3 an d t he re i s scarcely a tow n o r d istric t in S c otl and w h ich h as not h ad a H a m m er m e n s I n corporati o n so m e of c ou rs e bein g o f l ate r c r eati on E ach h ad i ts i nd epen den t j u ri s d iction an d al l of the m d i d n o t a t th e sam e period all ow cl o c k and w at c h m ake rs to beco m e m e m bers A m ong th e fi r st to do s o was E d i nbu r gh i n 1 646 Glasgow 1 6 49 H ad d ington by som e overs igh t 1 75 3 and A be rd e en not t i ll 1 8 00 I t i s i ntere s ti n g to n ot ice th at by the m id dl e of t h e eighte enth centu ry cl oc k m ake rs r eached a h igh state o f e xcel len c e i n th e m aki n g of the ord in a ry m ovem e n ts o f a t i m ekeeper ; bu t i n s t ead of e nd eavou ri n g to s i m pl ify par ts or m ake new i m prove m e n ts a l arg e n u m ber of c apabl e m e n d evoted t h e i r t i m e and i nge n u it y to c onstr u ct ing clo c k s ,
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with cu riou s m ove m e nt s I t m ay h ere b e s tated th at there i s n o accou n t to be fou n d o f any S c ot s m a n regi s te r i ng a pate n t in co n n ecti o n wi th cl oc k m ak ing d u ri ng th e whol e o f th e eightee n th ce n tu ry T hese clocks appea r to h ave bee n rega r d ed as th e H al l M a r k of a craft s m a n s ab i l ity a n d c u l m i nated in the prod uct ion s o f J oh n S m i t h of Pitte n wee m d e tai l s of w h ich a r e fu l ly g ive n in the n o te s o n cl ock s o f that m ake r o n p 3 5 3 A s th e n i netee n th ce n tu r y rol l ed o n t h i s cl ass of wor k fel l i n to abeya n ce an d ou t o f it arose th e m a n u factu re o f a s t ro n o m ical clock s wh ich no t o n ly re q u i r ed g reat i ng en u ity i n th e i r co n stru c t io n b u t ve ry ac c u rate cal cu la t i o n s fo r thei r perfor m an ce Fo rtu n ately S c otla n d h ad m e n e q u a l to the t a s k of m ak i ng s uch cl ock s and we need only m en t io n T h o m a s Re id an d Robe r t B ryson wh os e prod u c t io ns in that cl a s s of wor k bear test i m ony to the gre at sk i l l an d excel l e n ce ou r n at ive c r afts m e n arr i ved at The period whe n watch es began to be u s ed and m ade in S cotl and is o n e o f wh ich n o au th enti c i n fo r m at io n ca n be g iven D u r i n g th e s i x t ee n th ce n t u ry watch e s i n S cotl an d were u nd ou btedly o f fo r eig n m ak e and probably regard e d as c u rio s i t ies L i m ited i n n u m ber they a r e cred i t ed a s bei n g m ai n ly in th e posses s io n of roya l perso n age s E xcep t wh o w a s r egarded as bei n g th e fi rst D avi d Ra m say S cots m a n to m an u fa c tu re a watch the re is n o n e o t he r wh o cou ld be n am ed a s a con t e m porary at t h i s per iod in S cotla n d Th e E d i n bu rgh H a m m e r m en s record s a r e Si le n t as t o watch es an d wat c h m akers in the s ixteen th ce n tu r y a n d i t i s n o t u nti l th e c l ose o f th e seven teen th c e n tu r y tha t w e fin d T h e arr ival of t he R o u m ie u s 1 6 77 t o a n y m ention o f th em 1 71 7 g ive s us au the n ti c d ata to go u po n an d fro m th i s pe r i od o nw ard s t h e m a n ufact u re o f watches in S cotl a n d reach ed a h igh s tate o f excel len c e t hat h as n o t been equalled by any other cou ntry Th e ad opt ion of Free T rad e and oth e r fac t o r s h ad a d ire c t in fl uence on t h e s e o ld t r ad e i n co r p o r ati o n s Th e co n s e q uen c e w a s a fa i l ure o f d i rect s upervi s io n o f th e work m e n a n d appre nt ices Th is com bi n ed w ith the im o r a t t i o n o f th e cheap A m eri can cl ocks hel ped to exti n g u ish p an i nd u s try an d a cl ass of c ra fts m en wh o had bee n as .
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e c e s sary in every vi ll age an d to wn a s t h e d octo r or m in i ster The cheap n ess of these i m ported m ovem ents m ade it im po s s ibl e fo r ou r o w n craft s m en to co m pete with them an d a wave o f m istake n prej ud i c e h avin g ar i s e n agai n s t the p r e s ervat io n o f these lon g case cl ock s large n u m be r s we r e d est r oyed fo r n o other reaso n th an that th ey were thought t o be old fa s h ioned A bou t 1 8 8 0 the artisti c ed u c at io n of al l cl a s se s brough t abou t a d i ffe re n t s ta t e of op in ion Th e d es i re o f l overs o f t h e qu ai n t a n d u sefu l to acqu i r e a ge n u i n e speci m e n o f these old cr a ft s m e n s art soo n created a d em a n d wh ich h as qu ite o u tgrown the su pply I n conn ecti o n wi th th is d em a n d there has arisen a pract ice that d eserve s th e severe s t condem n at ion l arge n u m bers o f cl ock c ases bei n g spoil ed by t he i n trod u c t i o n of i n l ays qu ite foreig n to t he per i od wh en th e Cl ock was m ade I t i s p erh aps u n n eces sa ry to m ent io n thes e absu rd it ies as they are ea s ily seen on a ca s e th at i s overdone th e old m ake r u s i n g only l i n es or ba n d i ng of the wood w ith perhaps a shel l o r two in th e d oor a n d base m akin g a fi tness of th e whole that appeal s at on c e to t he behold er O f cou rse we d o n o t al l ude to m arq uetry wh i c h i s a d i fferen t treat m ent b u t c ons id e rabl e ca r e shou l d b e exer c ised i n buyi n g a c lo c k with th e c ase l arge ly and O fte n vu lgarly d e c orated Th e sa m e warn i n g appl ies to case s th a t a re c arved pl a i n oak c ases bei ng n early alw ay s sele c ted fo r thi s m al treatm e n t I t is n o t unus ual to s e e a c ase beaut iful i n prop orti on o f the orth od ox Ch i ppendal e d es ig n c o m pl etel y d is fig u red wi th what appea r s to be O ld S c ot c h o r J acobe an carvi n g a treat m e n t that bel o n gs to a period lon g before Ch ippend al e l ived and t o co m plete the ab s u rd it y w ith a dat e added wh ich th e m aker s nam e on the d ial proves to be a gross fabricat ion Th is war n ing was g iven i n th e fo rm er e d it io n o f th i s wo r k and i t i s encou raging t o see that i t h as born e fru it for the practi c e h as fallen greatly i nto abeyance Th e i n fo r m at io n in th is vol u m e as t o wh e n the s e m ake r s l i ved m akes it a d i ffi c u lt m atter to hoodwi n k th ose wh o pa y any attent ion to t h e s ubj ect and who ca n at o n c e d etect t he work of the fabricator D uring the past t e n years or s o l arge n u m ber s of qu eries n
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A WAT C H L O S T Th at about fou r weeks ago o r t h e r eby a M e t al Watch w a s l os t in th e n e ighbou rhood o f E d i n bu r gh h avi n g a to r toi s e s hell ca s e stai n e d o n t h e out s id e of a l igh t i s h colou red g r ou n d with a va r ie t y of fi gu res pai n ted th e r eo n in pa r t ic ul ar th e fi gu r e o f a bu t t e r fly m ake r s n am e Woods S h r ewsbu ry The r e w a s a s teel cha i n a t the watch a n d a pebbl e s eal h avi n g t he r eon a l ion r am pan t M ot t o Cou rage a n d J C u nder it Wh oeve r h a s fou n d t h e s aid watch w i ll pl eas e r e s to r e it to Robe r t A itch ison w atch m aker oppo s ite t h e City Gu a r d E d i n bu r gh who w i l l g ive a h a n dso m e reward t he r e for or in ca s e th e s aid watch m ay h ave bee n s old to o r pledged wi t h a n y perso n i t is requ e s ted tha t th ey wi ll i m m ed i ately res t o r e i t t o the above R A wh o be s id e s pay i n g wh at m ay have bee n give n o r ad va n ced u p o n t h e wa t ch wi l l g ive a gu i n ea of re wa r d a n d n o qu e s t i o n s as ked Ccz led om rm M er cu ry 2 3 r d J an u a ry —
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A N C R U M T H O M A S E d i n bu rgh 1 70 3 S o n to Wi l l iam A nc ru m wr igh t in E d i n bu r gh is booked app r en tice t o A n d re w B row n Ed i n bu r gh E H R ecor d s 1 3 th M ay A N D E R S O N A N D R E W D u n d as S treet Com r i e 1 8 3 7 A N D E R S O N CH A R L E S A be rdeen 1 6 99 A N D E R S O N G E O R G E 36 Gree n A berd een 1 8 37 A N D E R S O N G E O R G E S outh S tree t S t A n d r ew s 1 8 60 9 2 S o n o f W i l l ia m A n de rs o n ( se e bel ow ) d i ed 9 t h M ay 1 8 9 2 aged 77 ye ars B usi n ess c o n t i n u ed to presen t d ay A N D E R S O N H E N R Y Tu lliallan 1 8 2 0 A N D E R S O N H E R C U L E S B ervi e 1 8 3 7 A N D E R S O N J O H N D u n s e 1 776 1 8 0 2 J oh n A n d e rson clock m ake r in D u n s e s e r ved H e i r Ge n eral to h is fathe r A l exa n d e r A n d e r s on Po r t ione r of Red path d ated 1 4th A pri l 1 8 02 Reco r ded 1 6 th A pri l S er vices of H eir s ,
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be stopped A ny pe rso n who h as fou n d the box w ill rec eive a h a n d s om e r ew a rd by apply i n g to h i m o r t o a n y o f t h e m ai l coach prop r ie t o r s u po n t h e road N u m be r s et c o f the 1 4 watch e s : Tw o Geo r ge A n gus A berdee n N o 2 1 8 2 1 9 pi n io n s of s eve n leave s ; t welve T B e r r e s s L o n d o n N O 1 1 94 1 2 00 1 1 9 8 1 1 99 2 00 1 A fit le r fram e 2 00 2 2 00 3 2 00 4 2 00 5 2 00 7 2 00 8 2 00 9 E d in bu rgb a n d d ial 2 g r o s s chai n h ook s fou r fi les E ven ing Cou r a n t 2 7t h A u gu st 1 79 9 .
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l ivery e n t e red a n d u n bo n n ete d befo re the black sm i th The po o r wom a n whe n s h e kn ew i t w as t he gre at A r gyl e s h o ok and t r e m bled an d al t h ough assu red h e w a s n o t a n g ry wi t h h e r we n t h om e w ith a q uak i n g E d in bu rg/ z E ven ing Cou r a n t 6 t h J u n e 1 8 hea r t 39 .
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leep i n the o ne tom b w h ich i s Situated in th e O ld Cal t o n B u ryi n g Ground Wate r l oo Pl ace E d i n bu rgh record s i n a re m a r k able m a n n e r the clo s e an d it con n ectio n t h at ex i s ted between t hes e two m e n Th e to m b is s i t ua t ed on th e so uth wal l o f t h e bu ryi n g grou nd and i s e n clo s ed with h igh wal l s and i r o n g ate ; the so u t h m o s t e n d be i n g en t i r ely oc c up ied by th e m em orial stone wh i c h is d ivid ed i nto th ree co m pa r t m ent s t wo of s m al ler s i ze on e on e ach s id e ; l eavi n g the ce n t r e co m pa r tm e n t a great deal l arge r Th e ped i m e n t o n top bears th at it is the bu ryi n g g r oun d of Wil l iam A uld Th e i nscript io n on l e ft h a n d Co m p art m en t is as follow s To th e m e m ory of J oh n A u ld M e r chan t S t A n d r ew s d i ed 1 75 1 an d was b u r ied in th e Cath ed r al Chu rch Yard Wi l l iam A u ld P r i n ter Ed i n bu rgh d ied 1 777 an d was bu r ied in th e Grey F r i a r s Chu r ch Ya r d M al col m O gi lvi e m erch a n t Ed i n b u rgh d ie d 1 79 2 an d was bu r ied in t h e G r ey F r iar s Chu r ch Y a r d A lex and r i a O g ilvie wid ow o f W il l ia m A u ld pri n ter aft erwa r d s wi fe of Thom as Reid wa t ch m ake r Ed i n burgh an d w a s bu ried in G r ey F r ia r s Ch u r ch Ya r d s
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recipro c ated is show n by T hom as Re id ded icati n g h is fam ou s treati s e o n cl ock m ak ing to W i lli am A u ld re m a r ki n g in the i n trod uctio n th at h is practi c al k n owledge i s a su ffic ie n t test i m o n y fo r so doi n g T hes e exam pl es go to show the h arm o n y th at existed between these two m e n wh i ch A ul d as long as h e l ived neve r forgot and as wil l be noticed fu rthe r o n w a s re m e m bered by h i m in a m a n n er t hat eve n to th i s d ay prese rves th e h o n oured n am e of the fi r m o f Re id A uld A l t hough r eti red fro m active b us in e s s in 1 8 2 3 h i s i n te r e s t in h is a r t w a s not al lowed to l i e d orm ant for a m ee t i n g o f th e R oyal S cotti s h S ociety o f A rts at h el d o n 3 l s t M ay 1 8 4 1 th e fol l owi n g d on atio n was m ade A t i m epiece of P ar i s i a n m an u fa c ture wh ich bel o n ged t o th e l ate M r J am e s Co wa n watch m aker Ed i n b u rgh m ad e fo r h i m wh i l e he resid ed in Pa r i s in 1 749 a n d which o n h i s d eath in 1 78 1 becam e t he prope r t y o f M r Th om as Re id watch m ake r E d i n bu r gh P re s e n ted by M r Wi l lia m A u ld 6 9 h is s ucces s o r Great K ing S treet Ed inbu rgh ,
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e ngraved pri nt with letterpre s s de s c ript i on o f a beautifu l bro n z e clock s u ppo s ed to be of the best Flore n ti n e period th e o rig i n al wo r ks by Rom i lly o f Gen eva n o w the p r ope r ty o f M r B L Vu llia m y cl ock m aker to the Q ue e n L o nd o n P r ese n ted th rou gh Will iam A uld E s q by V u llia m y 2 E n g r ave d po r trait s o f the followi n g Horol ogists n l e 1 J ul i e Roy H o r ologe r d u Roi a n c ie i recteu r d e n D ( ) l a S oc ieta d e s A r t s ; ( 2 ) A b r ah a m L ou is B r e gu e t M e mbe r d e l I n s t it u t Royal d e F r a n ce ; ( 3 ) Mo n s H o r ol o ger ; (4) M ons L oqu e B ijou tie r V au ch e r Pre s ented by Wi lli a m A uld E sq 6 7 G r eat K i n g S tre et Ed inbu rgh who was th a n ked by the m eeti n g for t he s e d o n atio n s 1
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re c ord s i n c onne c t ion with the n e w clock wh ich w a s a bou t to be m ad e fo r th e H ou s e s o f P a r l i am e n t L o n don H owever sl ight thes e g ift s m ay n ow appear y et it was only a foretaste o f hi s d eep i nte r est in H orology wh ich cu l m in ated in h is fo u nd i n g th r ough th is Royal S cot t ish S ociety o f A rts wh at beca m e t o be k nown as th e Re id an d A ul d B equest I n t i m at io n of th i s B equ e s t w as m ad e pu bl ic at a m eeti n g hel d o n M ond ay l o t h N ove m be r 1 8 5 1 ,
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Th e P res id ent i n ti m ated to th e m eeti n g t hat t he fi n an c es of the S oc ie ty h ad been inc r ea s ed by th e l egacy O f £ 2 00 b eq ueathed by th e late Will i am A uld u nder the t i t le of th e Reid an d A u l d B equ est a n d wh ich had n o w bee n pa id to th e S ociety Th e term s of the bequ est a r e : That th e an n ual i nte r est is to be g iven i n on e t w o o r th ree pr i ze s to M a s te r o r J ou rn ey m en cl ock a n d w atch m ak e r s fo r the best m odel o f anyth i n g n e w in that a r t o r l in e o f bu sin e s s a n d i f n o m odel is i n vented in th e cou r s e o f an y y ea r o r o ne so trifl in g as to be u nworthy o f atte n t ion the n th e prod uce o f th e bequ est fo r th at year to be paid by the S o c ie ty in c hari ty to such o f th e poo r o f th e t r ad e resid i n g i n an d w ith in te n m ile s o f Ed i n bu rgh as t h e treasu re r O f the S oc iety in h is d i s c r etion s h al l s el ect ,
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be given each year wh ich ge ne ral ly sp eak i n g was A s far a s we h ave e i the r s eve n o r eight gu i neas bee n abl e to fi nd th i s Rei d a n d A u ld B eq u e s t i s th e only o n e of it s k i n d i n S c otl a n d l eft excl u s i vely for t h e e n c ou ragem e n t of th e S c ie n ce of H orology a n d we n o w give a l ist of the pri ze wi n ne r s who s at i sfi ed t h e exam i n i n g co m m ittees from t i m e to tim e as bein g co n side r ed worthy of the pr i ze ,
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To M r H en ry K err 1 0 S outh S ai nt J a m es S treet Ed i n bu r gh fo r the superior wo rk m a n sh i p d isplayed i n the execu t io n o f an E l ect r i c Clock Pend ul u m exh i bite d by h i m on 1 3 th A p r i l 1 8 5 7 Th is prize is award ed by the Co m m itte e N ot e not fo r the pe n d ulu m b ut for the s u perior wo r k m an sh ip i n i t Th e Rei d an d A u l d prize fun d bei n g s hown for r eward ing s upe rior work m an sh i p exh ibited i n a n y t h i n g n e w in the A rt of Clock or Watch M ak i n g by j o u rn ey m e n o r m aster Th e Reid a n d A u ld pri z e val ue th re e sovere ig n s T o M r Fred erick J am es R itch i e Clock an d Watch m aker Ed i nbu rgh fo r h is wo r k i n g m od e l an d d escri ptio n o f the Clo c k D rop fo r the T i m e B al l on N el so n s M o n u m e n t Ed inbu rgh E xhi bite d and read 2 5 t h A pri l 1 8 5 9 The Re i d an d A u l d Prize val u e n in e s overeigns “ T o Fred erick ] R i t ch i e E d in bu r gh fo r h is com m u n icat io n o n th e m ean s ad opted fo r secu r i n g extre m e accuracy i n the Ti m e G u n s ign al read an d i ll u s t r ated by a work ing m odel a nd expe r i m e n ts 2 2 n d J uly 1 8 6 1 The Re id an d A u ld P rize val ue s eve n s overe igns To H e n ry K e r r Clock an d Watch M ak e r D u n d ee for th e i ngenu ity d i spl ayed in th e two n e w Gravi t y E s cape m e n t s i n ve n ted by h i m a nd exh ibited to th e S ociety 1 3 th A p r i l 1 8 6 3 A gra n t of five s ove reign s out of t h e Re id and A uld B equest “ To V i c tor K u ll be r g Ch ronom ete r an d Watch M an u factu r e r 1 2 Clo u d e s ly Terrace I sl i n gto n for h is d esc riptio n o f i m prove m en ts on t h e Ch r o n om ete r B alance read and i ll u s t rated by a m od el a n d d r aw i n gs 1 1 t h A p r il 1 8 64 Th e Reid a n d A ul d P r i z e val u e seve n g ui n ea s “ T o F r ed erick J am e s R itch ie Cloc k an d Watch M ake r E d i n bu rgh fo r h is paper o n El ect r o S ym pathetic C lock s a n d T i m e S ig n al s ( N O r ead a n d il l u s ,
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th e i nstru m e n t in act ion on 2 3 r d J an u ary 1 8 8 8 ( N o A Re id a n d A ul d P r i ze val u e th ree sovere ig n s To Wi ll i a m S tu rrock fo r h is pape r o n a M agn et i c r ead E lec t ri c T i m e I n d icator ( N o on l 1 t h J a n u a ry 1 8 9 2 A Reid an d A u l d P riz e val u e three s ove r eig n s To J oh n D avi d son W atch m aker W ick fo r h i s paper o n an A u to m at ic M e mo r and u m Clock ( NO read O I I 2 8 t h N ovem be r 1 8 9 2 A Reid a n d A u ld Pri z e val ue t e n sovereigns To W B B la ik ie Ed i n bu rgh fo r h is paper on th e Cos m osphe re ( N o read on th e 2 5 t h M arch A Re id an d A u ld P ri ze val u e twen ty s ove reign s 1 8 95 To Wi l lia m S h aw for h is pape r o n an E l ectric read S ystem o f M ech an i c al V e nt i l ati on ( N o on th e 1 1 t h A pri l 1 8 9 8 A Re id a nd A u l d Com pli m enta r y S ilver M edal
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Th i s last d ate 1 8 9 8 represent s nearly a peri od o f fi fty y ear s that the fu nd h a s bee n i n existe n c e an d i t wou ld be i nvid iou s to con ti n u e i t d own to d ate bu t ou r pu rpos e is to call atten ti o n to th i s u niqu e an d l i tt le kn own bequ e s t a n d to Show how it h as been taken ad va n tage of d u ri n g th at l on g peri od N o d oubt s u rprise wi l l be exh ibited in r ead i n g o ver these award s for i t i s d i fficu l t i n so m e case s to s ee where the t e rm s o f th e be q u est co m e i n bu t i t wi l l be n oticed th at the trend of th e i nvent io n s s ub m itted are m ore or less i n connection w ith e lectri c i t y s how i n g th e fas c in ation t hi s subj e c t has w ith a l arge n u m be r of i nvento rs I t m u st be a m atter of co n g rat u l ation to S cotland that th e fi r s t to enter th e fi eld o f th e appl icat i o n o f E lectri c i ty to H orology was o u r c ou n trym an A lexa n d er B ai n O f c o u rse i t i s wel l k no wn th at i t is now a m atte r o f som e d i ffi cu l ty to inven t anyth i n g n e w i n H orology but it is easy t o s e e t hat so m eth in g m ore p rac t ical wi l l h ave to be t ried to rend e r the bequ est of any u s e Th i s view o f th e m atte r h as apparently d aw n ed on t h e S oc iety i tself for as late as 1 8 94 a stron g ap peal w a s m ade in th ei r o w n p ubl ished Tr a n s a ction s cal l in g attent ion to th is an d othe r beq uests i n th ei r h and s an d i n vi t ing applicat ion s fro m t he pu blic bu t evid e n tly with ,
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o ut m u ch su cc ess S e ei n g th e pri ze has on ly been a w a r d ed som e e igh tee n t i m es in hal f a ce n tu ry on e woul d n a t u r ally suppose th at the l atter pa r t o f th e bequ est n am ely th e rel i ef o f poor clockm a ker s would h ave bee n regularly a t tended t o but st r a n ge to say i t i s no t ti l l abou t 1 8 76 that the fi r s t m e n t io n o f a d o n atio n fo r a ch ari t abl e pu r pos e appears I n t hat ye ar a s u m of five gu i n eas w a s all owed to poor clo c k m ake r s a n d fr o m th at date u p to 1 8 97 s u m s vary in g fr o m £ 2 u p t o £ 1 2 i n o n e y ear were appl ied t o ch a r i ty Th i s latte r su m w a s o n ly g ive n o n ce an d the ave r age wo r ks o ut at s o m eth i n g l ik e £4 an n u al ly spent i n r el i e f of poor clo c k m ak e rs Th is agai n b ri n gs ou t th e c u r i ou s fact th at eithe r c l o ck m ake r s i n n ece s s ito us ci r cu m s tances are p r acti cal l y non ex i s te n t o r el s e the te r m s o f th e bequ est a re u m 1 k n ow n Wa n t o f fund s ca n n ot be bla m ed fo r th i s stat e of a ffai r s fo r the s u m o f th e bequ e st stood in 1 8 74 a t £ 5 76 75 3 d cons i s ti n g o f cap ital £ 3 2 2 1 5 s 8 d an d revenu e u n expe n ded a m ou nting to £ 2 5 3 1 1 5 7d th e whol e prod uci n g fo r th at y ea r a r eve n u e o f £ 2 8 5 5 1 0d prod uc in g a n d in 1 8 96 9 7 th e fu n d s tood a t £ 8 09 ZS 5d a n i n co m e of £ 6 1 Thi s s ple n d i d r e s u l t s peak s vol um es fo r the ca refu l m an ne r w i t h wh ich th e o r igi n al s u m has been i n ve s ted watch ed ove r by t h e Royal S cotti s h S ociety o f an d A r ts but su r ely s o m eth i n g could be do n e to m ak e th i s Re id a n d A ul d B equ est o f m o r e u se and ben efi t to th e t r ad e in S cotl a n d I t m ight b e p r e s u m pt uou s to say how th is could be d o n e bu t t h e h i nt can o n ly be th row n ou t th at i f steps were tak e n to apply t h e fu n d s o r eve n a pa r t o f the m t o th e p r i ze l i s t o f the tech n ical school s o r col lege s in Ed i n bu rgh or wh e r eve r th e s ci en c e a rt o f H o r ology is t au ght a n i m petu s wo uld be an d gi ven t o an i n d u s try t h a t at the pre s e n t m om e n t is al m ost e n ti r ely ove r l ooked a n d starved for wan t of s uch a s pe cial fu n d a s th e Re id an d A u ld B equ est wh ich is as we have sh own now ly i n g p r act ically u se les s A s pe ci a l cir cu l ar w as i s s u e d by th e R oya l S cot t i s h S o ci e ty o f A rt s 1 90 7 d ra w i n g a t t e n t i o n t o t h i s m a t t e r .
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B A I N A L E XA N D E R H a n ove r S t r eet E d i nbu rgh 1 8 3 8 77 M r B ain s n am e wi l l al w ays be h onou rably a s soc iated with t h e p rog ress of electri c s cience m o r e e spec ial ly with the adaptat ion o f electricity to t he pu rpo s es of daily l ife H is special d ep a r tm e n t w a s wh at m ay be cal led electro horol ogy and to h i m th e pu bl ic are i n d ebted for o r ig i n at i n g o n e fo r m of el ectric cl ock wh ich wi th certa i n m od ifi ca t io n s has been found o f i m m en se 1 AS se r vice as an e xact m ea n s of m ea s u r i n g t i m e i t t ur n ed out however th e sangu in e i nvento r w a s fou nd to h ave reckon ed w itho u t h i s ho s t Th e soi l n o t u n frequ ently be c am e t o o d ry to s e t u p th e n eces s a ry galva n i c action an d o f c ou rs e t h e al ter n ative of h avi n g a chem ical battery as an adj u nct to the cloc k p r oved a fo r m id abl e d rawback t o th e ge n e r al util ity o f th e i n vent ion I t w as fou nd m o reove r th at a pend ul u m m oved by el e c tri c ity owi n g to u nstead i n ess i n th e s upply of th e m ot ive powe r d i d n o t ke ep the m os t ex act t i m e and t h e m ore r e c en t atte m p ts at e le c tric C lock m ak i n g h ave ai m ed at t h e re m oval of s uch ir r egu la r it y by apply i n g the cu rren t i n a d i ffere n t way “ A t the sam e t i m e B ai n s i n ve n ti o n h as bee n t ur n ed to good accou n t i n a m od i fi e d fo r m wh ich h e h i m sel f doe s n ot seem to h ave o r igi n ally co n tem pl ated I t w a s Wheatsto n e wh o o n th e fi r s t i n t r od uc t io n o f the elect rically m oved pend ulu m s ugge s t ed t h e i de a o f a n elect r ical ly co n t r o lled pend u lu m wh ich was taken u p 1 A n a cco u n t o f M r B a i n s cl o ck is g i v e n o n p 3 5 I n th at d es cr ip t ion it w ill b e n ot e d t h a t t h e p e n d u l u m w a s em p l oye d t o m o v e t h e cl o ck a n d h a d t h is e x p e ct a t i o n b e e n r e a l is e d t h e r e can b e l i t t l e d ou b t t h a t e l e ct r i c cl o ck s w ou l d s o on h a v e co m e t o b e in g e n e r a l r e q u e s t s e ei n g t h a t m o s t r e l l d g l d l b e s v d t h e t u bl e o f o o e w u a a e o y p p d ail y o r e v e n w e ek l y w in d in g u p t h e d om es t i c t i m e k e e p e r -
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ucce s s fully wo r ked o u t by M r J o n e s o f C he s t e r U n d er th i s a r r a n ge m en t a st a n d a r d clock is e n abl ed by m ean s of an e lect r ic cu r r e n t to regul ate t h e pe n d ul u m m oti o n o f a n y n u m be r o f o t he r clock s a n d s o m ak e t h e latter keep t im e wi t h p e r fect p r eci s io n I t is th u s that t he clock which fi re s th e t i m e g u n on t h e C a s tlehi ll a s wel l as seve ral othe r clock s i n E d i n bu r gh are co n t r ol led b y a s ta n d ard clock at th e C i ty O bs e r vato ry a n d i n d eed the m ethod is now in u s e al l ove r t he cou n try for th e pu rpo s e o f k eepi n g publ ic clock s u p to G r ee n wich t i m e B ut M r B a i n s ve r s ati le i n ve n tive fac u l t y w a s n o t con fi n ed t o thi s pa r t icu la r depa r t m e n t H is atte n t io n w as ea r ly d i r ecte d to th e i m provem e n t of th e appa r atu s in u s e in t eleg r a phy a n d aft e r va r iou s ex pe r i m e n t s in wh ich h is k n owl ed ge o f che m i s t r y ca m e to his a id h e p r od uced th e el ec t r o chem ical p r i n ti n g teleg r aph wh ich bea rs h is n am e a n d wh ich al t hough te m po r arily d i s card ed fo r t h e M o r s e o r A m e r ica n s y s te m s e e m s y et d esti n ed u nd e r t h e ha n d s o f s u b s equent i nve n to r s t o ul ti m ately s u per s ede all oth er s A t a t i m e whe n the atte n tio n of el ectricia n s w a s be i n g d i rected to fa s t speed au tom atic tel eg r aphy i t w a s o n ly n at u r al th at B ai n s ch e m ical s y s te m s houl d be take n up Whea t s t o n e em pl oyed it as an i m p r oved fo r h is well k n o w n s el f acti n g syste m b u t it r eco r de r w a s l eft t o a n A m e r ica n M r Ed iso n t o u til i s e i t to the greate s t ex t e n t a n d Show wh at i t i s capabl e o f accom pl i s hi n g By the e m pl oy m ent of s eve r a l w i re s an d an au tom ati c t r a n s m itter the al m ost i n c r ed ibl e s peed of u pw a r d s of 1 000 wo rd s a m i n u te h a s bee n o btai n ed Th is be ing d on e r em a r ked S ir Wm Thom so n at the B r it i s h A s soci at io n m e eti n g at Gla s gow by t h e lo n g n eglected electro chem ica l m eth o d of B ai n l ong ago cond em n ed in Engl an d t o th e hel ot w or k o f r eco r d i n g fr o m a rel ay and then t u r n ed ad r i ft as n eed le s sly d el icate fo r t ha t T o th i s exte n t h a s M r B ai n s o r igi n al i nve n t io n b ee n al ready pe r fec t ed a n d w i t h it h is n am e is probably d esti n ed to be best k n ow n E n ou g h h a s bee n s aid to show t h at M r B a i n was wel l e n t itled to be rega r d ed as an d
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a publ ic be n e factor I t would appear h oweve r tha t h e hi m s el f d i d n o t reap m uch pe r m a n e n t be n efi t fro m th e e ffo r t s o f h i s i n ve n t ive ge n i us A t o n e ti m e h e is u n der s tood to have r eal ised a co n side r abl e fo r tu n e bu t th i s h e s ubseque n tly lo s t m a i n ly i t is bel ieved th r ou gh t he ove r sa n g u i n e p r o s ecu ti o n of the u n de r tak i n g s wh ich abso r bed h is atte n t i o n Fo r one th i n g h e is s aid t o h ave i n ve s ted heavily in a s tock o f electri c Clock s fr o m wh ich h e fo u n d i t i m po s s ibl e to real i s e a n yth i n g l ik e the re t u r n h e h ad ex pecte d O n l eavi n g Ed i n b u rgh h e betook h i m sel f to L o n d o n b u t i t d oe s n o t a ppear th at h e th e re s ucceede d in ret r ievi n g h is po s iti on a n d l a t te r ly h is fr ie n d s fou n d it n ece s s ary to t ak e s tep s fo r a ffo r d i n g h i m pecu n ia ry a s s i s ta n ce A r e pre s e n tati o n o f h is c as e to th e Royal S oci e t y s e c u r ed fro m t h at bod y a d o n at io n of £ 1 5 0 A n applicat ion was l ikewi s e m ad e to th e Gove r n m e n t t o h ave h is n am e pu t o n the C ivi l L i s t an d in th e begin n i n g o f D ece m ber 1 8 73 a l etter was r ece ived fro m M r Glad s to n e i n ti m a t i n g that h e h ad bee n g r a n t ed a pe n s io n of £ 8 0 per a n n u m M ea n wh i l e poor B ai n had qu i t ted L o n d o n fo r the N o r th leavi n g th e m atter in cha r ge of a fr ie nd to rece ive a n y com m u n icat io n wh ich m igh t be d i rected to h i m fr o m D ow n i n g S treet “ Whe n th e welco m e a n n o u n ce m e n t of h is pe n s i o n ca me the be n e fic ia r y c ou l d n owhe r e be heard of Th e circum s ta n ces we r e co m m u n ica t ed to u s bu t a c o n s ider abl e i n t e r val el apsed before pe r son al i n q u i r i e s an d adverti s i ng l ed t o h is d i scove r y Th i s we l l be s towe d r ecogn it io n o f h i h oweve r M r B ai n d id n o t s l abou rs l o n g e n j oy H e was rece ntly st r icke n by paralysi s a n d co mpl ete ly lo s t th e power of h i s l owe r l i m bs He w a s r e c e ived at the N ew H o m e for I n curables at B room h all K i r ki n t i ll o ch wh ere h e d i ed la s t week a n d w a s i nte r red i n th e b u ry i n g g r ou n d in th e n eighbou r ho o d k n ow n a s the O ld A i s l e Ce m ete ry M r B ai n who w as a wid owe r w a s about s ix t y s ix yea r s of age an d a n a t ive w e bel ieve of T h urso Ph oto graph s O f h i m were r ece n tly p res ented to the S oc iety o f Tel egraph E n gi n eers i n L ondo n a n d th e A m e ri c an .
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o f Tel egraphe r s at Ph il ad el ph i a A s al r eady stated M r B ai n s val u abl e d i s cove r ie s brou gh t h i m but l ittl e fam e o r rewa rd d u ri n g h is l i feti m e ; his m e m o r y is t herefo r e th e m o r e e n ti tled to the grate ful r em em bra n ce of a ll w ho t ak e a n i n te r est i n th e ad va n ce m e n t of scie n ce S cots m a n l o t h J a n uary 1 8 77 Th is k i n d ly wo r ded m em oi r w a s e vid e n tly wri tte n by k n ow n h i m well a n d m ay be take n a s o n e who h ad a uthoritat ive Th e D iction a ry of N a t ion a l E iogr ap by g ive s a s hor t accou n t of h i m an d S uppl em ent s th e fo r egoi n g i n form at i o n that h e served h i s appre n t ice s h ip w i th a watch m ake r in W ick and al s o th at h e r ece ive d m uch a s s eve n thousa n d po u n d s fo r h is elect r i c as t elegraph pate n t Th i s l a r ge s u m o f m on ey was p r i n cipal ly l o s t in l i tigat io n a fact fu lly b r ought ou t after h is d eath for we n ot ice i n co n tem pora ry n ew s pap ers that even the n cl ai m s we re pu t fo r wa r d by so m e tak i n g full c r ed it for t h e i nve n tio n i m ply i n g th a t th e cla im ants h ad at l east a good s h a r e w i th th e s uccess o r 1 otherwi s e of th e sa m e B e tha t a s i t m ay th e o pi n ion h eld at the present t i m e i s that A l ex a n d e r B ai n i f n o t th e fi r s t in the fi el d was the fi r s t S cots m a n to e n te r the then u n k n ow n s cie n c e of E lectr ic ity a s appl i ed to H o rol ogy S ubj oi n ed i s a l i s t o f h is pate n t s a n d d ates com piled from th e Sp ecifi ca t ion s o f B r it is b P a t en ts as pu bl ished by the P aten t O ffice N O 9 O ld se r i es .
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I s t Pate n t d a t e d 1 1 t h J an ua r y 1 8 4 1 N O 8 78 3 g ranted to A lexa n d e r B a i n a n d J oh n B a r wi s e 2 n d P atent d a t ed 2 7t h M ay 1 8 4 N o r g an te d 9 745 3 t o A lexa n der B a i n r d P ate nt fo r elect r i c telegraph d ated 2 5 t h S eptem 3 be r 1 8 45 N O g r a n ted to A lexa n d e r B ai n 4t h Pate n t fo r c l ocks d ated 1 9 t h Feb r ua r y 1 8 47 NO g r a n ted to A l exa n der B a i n fo r clocks d ated 2 9 t h M ay 1 8 5 2 5 t h Pate n t No g r a n t ed to A lexa n d e r B ai n ,
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A rt s M eet ing h el d o n 1 4th A p r il 1 8 45 I n the ab s e n ce o f M r A lexa n d e r B a i n th e pat e n tee B ry s o n V P exh i bited a n d d e s c r i bed M r Elec t ro Mag n etic Clock Th e cl ock w a s e x h ib i i n action by m eans o f a c urre n t obtai n ed fr o m earth M r B ai n o btai n s t h e elect r icity by wh ich h is cl ock a r e m oved from t h e ea r th H e bu r ie s a q u a n t i ty o f co k in t h e g r ou n d a n d at t h e d i s ta n ce of a fe w fee t o r m or h e b u r ies o n e o r m ore pl a t es of Z in c These e l e m e n t s w ith the i n terven i n g so i l for m a galva ba t te r y fr om wh ich a u n iform c u r r en t o f el ect r ici ty very lo w te n s io n i s obtai ned I t is th e c o n s t a n cy th is cu rre n t wh ich re nd e r s it avai labl e a s a m oti power for t i m e keepers Th e cu r r en t is l ed fr om the coke an d th e z i n c by m ea n s o f copper w i re s t he t w o e n d s o f wh ich term i n ate in the u pper pa r t of th e clock To obtai n m o t i o n fr o m t h is cu r r en t M r B a i n fo r m s a pend ul u m of fir rod a n d i n stead o f the o r d i n a ry bob h e e m ploy s a coi l or b obb i n of Copp er w i re the w i r e be i n g I n the ce n t r e o f th i s covered with cotto n t h r ead bobbi n i s a h ol e u pward s o f an in ch in d i am ete r th r ough wh i c h is pa s s e d a case co n tai n i n g t wo s et s of b ar m ag n ets h avi n g their s i m ilar pole s pl ace d O pposite each othe r wi t h a s m al l i n te r val between the m T he coi l h as fr eedo m o f m oti o n alo n g the case co n tain i n g th e m ag n ets an d wh e n th e pe n du l u m is at r es t the coi l s t a n d s over th e adj ace n t s i m i lar p ol e s of t h e m agnet s F r o m the co i l p r oceed two wi r e s u p t h e bac k of the pe n d u l u m r o d O n e of th e s e is attached t o the s teel s p r i n g by wh ich the pe n d u l u m is s u s pe n ded an d that i s in m e tal l ic co n n ection wi th the Copper w i r e pro c eed i n g fro m on e of th e ele m ents of the batt ery ( say S ociety
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the z inc ) Th e othe r w i r e from th e c oi l te rm i n ate s i n a m etall i c d isc n ear the po i nt of suspe n sion of the pend u l u m w hi le th e wi re proceed i n g fr o m th e other ele m ent o f the batte r y ( s ay the coke ) te rm i n ates i n a sc r ew o n on e side of the d isc above m e n t i oned Th i s d isc is l ike a s m al l i nve r ted pe n d u lu m capabl e O f fal l i n g to the right an d l eft al ter n ately wh e n i t s cent re of gravi ty beco m es ch ange d by th e al te r n ate m otio n o f the pe n d ul u m When the d i s c falls t o th e o n e s id e th e cu rrent flows th rou gh th e wi re b u t whe n i t falls to th e other s ide upo n a d eten t the cu rre n t i s broke n O n the retu r n o f the pen d u l u m the d isc agai n fal l s on the s c rew att a c hed t o th e w i re an d ren ew s the con n e c t ion betwi xt th e pos iti ve a n d n egative s id e s o f th e battery By th i s contact a st rea m of electr ici ty passes th rou gh th e w i re an d coil and as th i s takes pl ace when the p e nd ul u m i s at i ts ext r e m e po i n t o f d evi atio n at each alte rn at ive beat the coi l ha s at that m o m e n t o n e of the sets o f bar m agnets nearly i n its centre P reviou s d iscovery had s how n that when a coi l of coppe r w i r e i s th us situ ate d wit h re s pect to a bar m ag net i t wil l i m med i ately o n a s t r eam of el ectric ity bei n g passed th r ough i t an d p rovid ed i t h as fr eed o m o f m ot ion be i m pel le d towa r d s on e o r oth e r o f the poles o f th e m agne t accord i ng to the d i rec tion o f th e curren t o f ele c t r icity I t i s th i s fa c t of which M r B ai n has availed h i m sel f to give m oti on to th e pend ul um o f h i s clock and accord ingly wheneve r th e pend ul u m i s at its extre m e poi nt of d evi at ion fro m the perpe n d icular on o ne s id e as al ready d escri bed i t rece ive s an i m pu lse i n a i d o f its gravit at ion fro m the acti o n of attraction an d repu ls io n of thei r d i ffe r e n t pol e s exe rted by the bar m agnet s on th e elect r i fied coi l o f w i re fo r m i n g the bob o f th e pen d u l u m When th e pe n d u l u m m oves to th e other s id e the d i s c falls t o the opposit e sid e an d th e cu r r en t of electricity bei ng thu s broken th e pend ulu m retu r n s by the act io n of g ravity alo n e I n th is m an ne r M r B ai n m aintain s th e osci ll at i ons o f the pen d u l u m which th u s .
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becom e s the p r i m e m ove r of the clo c k and by s i m pl e m echa n ical adaptations i s m ad e to d rive the three i nd ex wheel s M r B ai n s i nve nt ion h owever d oe s not en d here for by a ve ry i n ge n i o us co n tri va n ce he can m ak e the p r i n ci pal pend ul u m clock keep i n m otio n as m any a s twe n ty o r th i r ty other clocks wh ich w il l keep exact t i m e w ith itsel f M r B ai n h a s contrived s everal m e t h od s o f con n e ct in g the pend u l u m w ith the wheel s of the clock and o ne in pa r ticular where the conn ectio n i s m ai n tained withou t conta c t and c o n sequently w ithou t fri c tio n The s e we re expl ain ed to th e m eetin g as was al so the plan wh ich M r B ai n h as i n vi ew fo r m ak i n g th e ele c tric clo c ks strike th e hours “ The g reat ad vantage whi c h these clocks presen t over th os e of ord i nary c on stru c t i on i s th a t the y n eve r requ ire to be wo un d u p Thei r a c cu ra c y as t i m e keepe rs wi l l d epend o n two poi nts the u n i form ity of the ele c tr ic cu rre nt obtai ned fro m th e grou nd and th e perfect co m um of th e pend u l for tem peratu re and at i on e n s p m oistu re an elem en t of i m po r ta n c e i n th e constru c tion o f al l clock s S o far as experience goes repo r t speaks favou rabl y of the per for mance and u n i form it y o f and i f th is poin t i s establ ish ed t h e ele c tri c cu rre n t M r B ai n s i n ve nt i on m ust b e regarde d as c o m pletely s ucces s ful an d h is clock s wi ll be i ntrod uced i nto gen eral ,
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S ociety of A rts M eeti n g h eld on 1 2 t h M ay 1 8 45 M r A lexa n d er B a i n t h e paten t ee exh ibited an d d e s c r ibed h is E lectro M agnetic T el egraph O n e of the varieties o f t hi s teleg raph w a s exh i bited in act ion T his was stated to be by fa r the s im ple s t of th e el ectro tel egraph s w h ich have bee n i n ve nted I t a c ts by m ea n s o f a s ingle w i re and ca n be laid d ow n at t h e rate o f about £ 5 0 pe r m i l e bes id es th e tel eg r aph apparatu s wh ich w il l cost abou t £ 1 2 for ea c h statio n Wh en an y s i g n al is gi ve n i t is k n own at al l th e stat ions insta n an d by a s i m ple c ont rivance i t is know n t a n e o u s ly to wh ich or fro m wh ich t h e m e s sage h a s bee n se n t O n e of the se t el egraph s is to b e s ho rt ly l a i d d own o n the rai lwa y fro m Ed i nbu rgh to Gl asgow M r B ai n al s o expla i ned th e w ay i n wh ich h e m ad e th e d iscovery lead in g to the s i m pl i fi cati on of th e el ectr i c tel eg r aph —
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wh i c h wou l d thu s h ave m oved to g ethe r l ik e on e m ach i n e I n l ik e m an ner M r B ai n in form ed u s we re the teleg raph i c wi res extended ove r th e whole of S cotla n d an d every rai lway station or town o n the l i ne had its own el ectric clock th e pen d ul u m at E d i n burgh wo ul d propel a n d reg u late the m al l A n d stil l furthe r were E n gla n d and S cotl and u n ited i n on e gra n d ch rono m etri c al all ian c e a s i n gl e el e c tri c pe n d ul u m of th i s des c ription pla c ed i n the O bse rvatory at Gree nwi c h woul d give the ast ron om i c al ti m e c orrectly th roughou t E d in bu rgb E ven ing Cou r a n t 4t h th e whole c o u n try M ay 1 8 46 ,
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B A R CL A Y T H O M A S H igh S treet M on tros e 1 8 1 1 2 2 Thom as B arclay wat c h m ake r M on tros e served H e i r of Provisi on Ge neral to h is father J am es B ar c l ay M ason th e r e d ated 5 t h D ece m ber 1 8 1 1 Re c ord ed 1 7th D ecem ber 1 8 1 1 S er vices of H eir s B A R R FI D E L E and T H O M A S 2 5 Green s id e E d i nbu rgh .
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B A R R M A R K H igh S treet L an ark 1 8 36 B A RR T H O M A S L anark d ied 2 7t h A pri l 1 8 90 aged 71 years B A R R WI LLIA M M u i r Wyn d H am i l to n 1 8 0 8 37 FIV E G U I N E A S R E W A R D Whereas early on T u esd ay m orn i n g t h e 1 3 th c u rt the s hop of Wm B a rr watch and cl ock m ake r i n H am i lton was b r oken i n to a n d n in e watches c arri ed o ff m ak ers n am e s a n d n u m be rs as fol lows D Wi l l iam son L ond o n N O 3 71 N Pre s to n L ondon NO 6 0 1 3 B R ich ard son L o n d on N O 5 5 77 A A nd e r son L ondon N o 2 43 ,
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A hu n ting watch w ith a sm al l gl as s by Rich a r d s o n A c lose h u n ti ng watch Wm B a r r H am ilto n ; L on don a n ew wa t c h E d m o n d s flat chap te r d ial and othe r two watch e s n am e s a n d n u m be r s u n k n ow n “ Th is is t o g ive n ot ice th at whoeve r w il l give s uch i nfo r m ati o n to Wm B a r r in H am i lto n as w i l l lead to th e d ete c tio n o f the above a r t icl es w i l l r e c eive five Gla sgow gu i n ea s reward and n o q uestio n s a s ked Cou r ier 1 5 th S eptem be r 1 8 0 8 B A R R I E A N D R E W 3 S ou th S t A nd r ew S t reet Ed i n bu rgh 1 8 40 ; d ied 1 90 7 The board of d i rectors of the Ed i n burgh a n d L e i t h G a s L ight Co m pa n y a r e abou t to co n fer a boon on the i n habita n ts of the N ew Tow n a n d the P ubl i c gener al ly by l igh ti n g grat uitou sly t h e h and s o m e cl oc k lately erected by M r B a r r ie at hi s pre m ises in S ou th S ai n t A nd r ew S t r eet F r o m its elevated pos i t io n i n one o f th e g r eatest thorou gh fa r e s a n d it s prox i m ity t o th e rai l w ay term i nu s t h i s clo c k will n o dou bt be fou n d m o r e ge n erally u s eful tha n a n y oth er p ubl ic ti m e pi ece i n t h at pa r t of the c i ty E d in bu rgb E ven ing Cou r a n t 1 l t h N ovem ber 1 8 5 0 B A R N E T T J O H N N icol s on S treet E d i n burgh 1 8 46 B A R R O N J O H N A be r d ee n 1 8 0 1 ; d ied 3ot h M ay 1 8 5 2 aged 8 7 1 1 N e t her K ir k ga t e A be rd ee n B A RRO N J O H N SON ,
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B A RRO N G R EY 1 1 N ethe r K ir k ga t e A berdeen 1 8 46 B A T C H E L O R WI LLIA M D u n d ee 1 8 1 6 B A X T E R J O H N 72 S o uth S treet a n d B ar r ack S treet Perth 1 8 4 1 43 B A X T E R J O H N D unkeld 1 8 36 B A X T E R J O H N E d i n b u rgh 1 797 B A Y N E O R B A N E J O H N S t i rl i n g 1 777 90 B E G G J O H N N ew Tow n Gl a s gow 1 8 00 J oh n B egg Watch m ake r Gla s gow A ge n t for t h e Gu m Com pa n y has got a fr esh c argo o f th at well know n arti c l e for p r in t field s I t is un n eces s ary t o s ay a n yth i n g with r espect to i ts s upe r ior q u al ity to any h ith e r to i m ported th e qu i c k sal es are su fficie n t H i s custo m e r s m ay d epen d o n bei n g regul a r ly s uppl ied Those wh o -
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wi s h to p u r cha s e sh ou ld apply a s s oon as po s sible T erm s of s al e above t e n pou n d s a B i ll o f two m on th s ; Gla sgo zv Cou r ier 1 7th M ay 1 8 00 u n d e r r eady m oney .
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wou ld n o d oubt look o n t h i s m a n a s a n i n te r lope r h e w a s on ly saved fr o m legal p r oceed i n g s by h is roya l appointm ent wh ich th ey d a re d n o t ch allenge J oh n B egg s though t s abou t s u c h a society are cu riou sly brough t out in th e evid e n ce th at w as l ed in a d i s p u te t hat a r ose i n A be r d ee n in 1 8 0 6 P r evi ou s to th at d at e clock m aker s w e r e n ot fu lly u n de r th e j u r i sd i c tion o f the H am m e r m en the re and it was n ot ti l l that y ear t h at fu l l cont r ol w as obta i n ed over th em Th i s w a s n o t got wi thou t s om e O ppos itio n an d t h e losi n g sid e h avi n g co n s ulte d an Ed i n b u rgh l awy e r he in tu r n s e n t a com m u n icat io n fr o m J oh n B egg a s bein g a n expe r t a n d well abl e to g ive a n opi n ion B egg states th at the r e are few l ivi ng that are bette r acqu a i nte d th a n h i m s el f w ith the trad e m o n opoly o f th e H am m erm e n I n corpora t ion in con s equ e n ce of th e i r cha r te r enabl i n g them t o 1 fo r c e an d com pe l watch m a ke r s t o j oin the m H e th en goes o n t o s ay t hat bu si n e s s i s kept ou t o f th e cou n t r y in co n seq uen ce o f t h e h eavy d ue s e xacted an d t h at t h e t r ade w a s d r ive n i n to th e h a n d s of th ose w ho were n o t trai n ed s o that th e r e is scarcely a cloth s hop o r ha rdwa r e s h o p t h a t d oes n o t d eal i n watches wh o kn ow n o m o r e abo u t a watch t h a n a cow does of a n e w coi n ed sh i ll ing an d t ha t h i bei n g a n a r t s hou ld be above t h e s trad e j u r isd ictio n of an y t r ad e a n d n o t b e sha c kl ed by an y i n co rporated body Th i s pl ai n s peak in g m u s t h ave g ive n o ffe n ce to h is fell ow crafts m en a n d m a y accou n t for h is sh o r t te n an cy one y ear o f th e S hO p in Parli am e n t Th e L e ith S t r eet Terrace ad dre s s i s th e l ast S q u are t r ace of h i m he r e th e s u rm is e be ing that th e oppo s ition o f th e trad e m ad e h is b us iness e ffo r ts a n uph il l fi ght and th at he r em oved from E d i n bu rgh shortly after 1 8 07 ,
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I nc o rporatio n w h ich bei n g r eceived h e w as ad m itted to e s s ay and e s s ay m asters appoi n ted to h i m The an essay to be pre s e n ted betwee n and the fi r st of J an u ary A n d this i n d u lge n c e of s o l ong a d el ay n ex t to com e w as gra n ted to h i m I n rega r d th at t h e e s say cou ld n o t be wel l fi n ished in s ho r ter t i m e B u t d eclari n g that th i s i n d ulgen c e shou l d be n o preced e n t in ti m e com i n g to the m em be r s o f th e othe r a r ts who s e essay s can be fi n i s hed in shorte r ti m e D an i el B i n ny m ad e pay m e n t of £ 5 sterl ing as the fi rst h al f o f h i s u pset m oney a n d is to pay the other h al f at h i s ad m issio n r s r om pea ed an d pre en ted h is a 1 8 r t b F e b u C 5 4 7 y ess ay be ing a w atch m ove m e n t m ad e an d fi nished i n h is own s hop as A n d r e w D ick i e landl o r d a nd Robe r t Clid s d a le Wi ll iam B al fo u r and A lexand e r B rand essay m asters to t h e s aid D an ie l B i n n y de c l ared wh ich essay was fou n d to be wel l wro ugh t e tc a n d h e was the re fo r ad m i tted a free m an cl ock an d watch m ak e r of th e I ncorporatio n an d h e paid fi ve pou nds ste r li n g as th e E H R ecor d s l ast hal f of h is u pset d u e s ,
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A ll perso n s addebted to th e d ece as t A n d rew D ick ie wa t c h m aker are h ereby d esi r ed to pay wh at t hey owed h i m to D a n iel B i n n y watch m aker h is n ephew and s ol e hei r a n d exec utor o r to D avi d L i n dsay wr iter in Ed i n bu rgh who h as fu l l power t o rece ive an d d i s ch a r g e the sam e D an iel B i n n y who was ed ucated by h is u n cl e to the bu s ines s h a s m oved fr om h is h ou s e beh i n d the C i ty Guard to th e hou s e lately posse s sed by M r D i c k i e in Wi lson s L a n d whe r e th e form er L aw n m a r k e t custom e rs of M r D ick ie wh o are pl eased to e m ploy h im and h is o w n cu stom e r s o f whose favou r h e h opes th e co n t i n ua n ce wil l be s e r ved with ca r e and despatch Ca led on ia n M er cu ry 1 8 th M ay 1 76 5 D a n iel B in n y clo ck and wa t ch m aker in E d i n bu rgh an d n ephew o f the d eceased M r A n d r ew D ick i e clock and wa t ch m ake r there th an k s h is c u s to mers for for m e r favou r s and beg s leave t o acquai n t the m t hat he has m oved at Wh itsu n day l a s t from M r D ick ie s l ate s hop i n Wi lso n s L a n d L aw n m ar k e t to a s h O p w ith i n th e N ether B ow north s id e o f th e street where such as are pleased t o favou r h i m wi t h th ei r e m plo y me n t or ,
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co m m ission s wil l be wel l and d u ly s erved w ith clock or watch work in all th e d i ffe r e n t branch es “ I t is hoped th at al l person s ad debted to the said decea s ed M r D ick i e or the sai d D a n i e l B inny h is hei r w il l pay a n d executo r ei t her by acco m pt or oth erwise up wh at t hey a re owin g ei ther t o th e said D a n iel B in n y or to D avid L i n dsay writer i n E d i nbu rgh w h o h as power to rece ive a n d d ischarge th e sa m e and th e reby prevent the d i s agreeabl e n ece s sity of a pu r s u it i f th i s i s n ot s peed i ly c o m pl ied w ith E d in bu rgb n oti c e E ven ing Cou r a n t 8 t h J u ne 1 76 7 .
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T h e wh ich d ay the ge n e r al co m m ittee c o n vened th e D ea c on l aid before the m th at my L o r d P rovost of E d i n bu rgh h ad call ed for h i m an d tol d h i m that h e w as r esolved to apply to th e I n co r po r a t i on by way o f lette r that the I n co r porat i on wo ul d do h i m the favo u r and m ak e h i m t h e com pl i m e n t o f r ece ivi n g i n to th e I ncorporat i on A lexand e r B r a n d Clock m aker an free m a n a m o n g th e m tho ugh n o t e n ti tled y a ir t o bu t m ore a s a favou r d one h i m A n d i a y r fo r craved th e com m itte e s O p i n ion wheth er he shou l d re c e ive th e sai d l etter i n o rd e r to lay i t before 1
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B R E A K E N R I G J A M E S L aw n m ar k e t E d i nbu rgh 1 8 0 2 6 S o n o f R obe r t ; s ucceed ed to h is fathe r s busi ness in the G r a s s m a r k e t wh i c h h e re m oved to the L awn m ark et ; but at wh at d at e is u n k n own H e d i fferen t from th e fathe r was reg ul a r ly appre n t i c ed to th e trad e th e 1 2 t h Feb ru a ry 1 8 0 2 h e c om peared an d on as pre s e n ted h is essa y bei n g a c l o c k m ove m e n t begu n fi n ish ed i n h i s own S h O p i n presen c e of D avi d an d M u rray land lo rd J a m es H owd en Robert H in m e r s an d Ebe n ez er A n nan essa y m asters as they d ecl ared and h e w a s accord i n gly ad m itted a freem an c lo c k an d wat c h m ak e r i n th e I ncorporation of H am m er m e n E d i nbu rgh -
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J O H N West Port E d inbu rgh 1 767 1 8 00 Th i s we ta k e to be t h e brother o f Robe rt B r eak e n r ig I t is p robabl e that h e w as e m ployed by G r a s s m ar k e t ’ h i s broth er an d on the l atte r s d eat h was for c ed to com m ence work o n h i s own behalf fo r h is brothe r h ad left a son J a m es to c arry on h is busin es s N ot havi n g the q u ali ficati on s of Robe r t i n th e wa y of spe c ial services to fu rthe r h is i nteres ts the onl y other wa y was t o be c om e a fr e e m an H a m m erm an and he th ere fore c o m peared on 1 4th N ovem ber 1 76 7 an d presented -
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a bi ll c ravi n g to be ad m itted a cloc k and watch m aker freem an i n P o rt s b u r gh Th is appl i c a t io n was favou rably re c e ived an d h is es s ay a n d ess ay m a s t er s wer e appo i n ted H e com pea r ed on 3ot h J a n u a ry 1 76 8 and presented h is es s ay bei n g the m ovem e n t o f a c lock begu n m ad e and firiis he d in h i s o w n shop in pre s e n ce of J am es H utton l and lord J oh n Ch al m ers an d J ohn S afely e s s ay m a s t e r s a s the y de c l ared et c H e com m e n ced bu s iness i n what c am e to be kn own 1 0 7 West P o r t wh ich h e ca r ried o n ti ll abou t as N o P robabl y dy i n g abou t th is da t e th e bu s iness 1 8 00 was c ont i n ued by h is s o n A lexa n d er B r e a k e n r ig ti l l Thi s s hO p h ad as a S ig n above the d oo r a l arge 1 8 26 In gilded watch w ith th e fol lowi n g E stabli shed 1 8 2 6 th e bu s i nes s fel l i nto th e h an d s o f J a m es Webste r who car r ied i t o n t ill 1 8 6 8 th u s con ti n u in g a c on n e ct i o n wh i c h had lasted n early a c en tu ry .
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R O B E R T E d inbu rgh 1 75 7 1 76 2 Th is u n u su al s u rnam e ad m i ts of q u it e a var iation i n th e way of spell in g O n a larg e n u m ber o f d i als i t i s to be fou nd as B r a k en r ig B r a ik e n r ig B r ack e n r ig B r e ak e n r ig an d B r e a k e n r id ge t h i s second l ast be in g the u sual Spel l i n g of at l east two of th e fa m ily Th e su rn am e o c c urs i n th e E II R ecor d s as ea r ly a s 1 6 77 wh e n o n e Charl es B r e a k e n r i is al lowed a s u m g of £ 1 2 ( S cots ) as h is yearly p en s io n What h is trad e or craft was does n o t appear and the r e is n o m entio n o f th e n a m e u nti l th e year 1 75 7 wh en Robert B r e ak e n r ig c omes i n to auth entic histo ry W e the r efore c om m e n ce with what i s to be fou nd c oncerni n g hi m as h e is real l y the fi rst of the fam i ly kn own as cl o c k m aker -
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E le c ted b ox m as t e r o r t reasurer to th e I n c orporation of H am m e rm e n E d i n burgh 1 4th S epte m ber 1 6 8 9 The wh il k d ay th e D eacon 2 2 n d Febr u a ry 1 6 9 2 B ox m as t e r an d P at r ick D ry s d a ill J ohn H arvi e and J oh n A l ex and er be i n g convened as a c o m m ittee appoi nted by the h a ill house a n d h avi n g c onsi de re d t h e l ate b o x m as t e r A nd rew B rown h i s acco m pt s an d that therei n h e h ath ch arged h i m sel f of £46 o f grou nd an nu el l du e o u t of M y ln e s l and at the N ew wel l pro c eed ing Wh its und ay 1 6 9 1 a n d th at h e hath only re c e ived £ 1 0 y a iro f fro m Walter Glen denn i n g on e o f the tenan t s an d given h is re c e ipt the refo r S o th at there is r est in g to h i m £ 36 6 s qu i l k he has c om pted for I t i s the i r opin ion that th e foresa id su m du e as g rou nd an n uel l sh ou ld be d e falk e d o ff A nd rew B rown s c ompt and the presen t b o x m a s t er appoi n ted to g et a d ecreet ag ai n st th ose l iabl e in grou nd an nu ell Th e house by pl ural it y o f votes 1 7tb M ay 1 71 1 appoi nts th e b o x m as t e r to l e n d to A nd rew B rown clo c k m aker on e thou sand po unds ( S c ots ) u pon h is granting to the m a n her itable bond beari n g in fe fm e n t for th e a n n u al re n t y air ou t of h i s C ellar Th e pr in c ipal s u m to be pay abl e at M artin m as with a ren t fro m Whi tsu nday l ast an d t w o hu n d r ed m erks o f penal ty 1 2 1 2 A p r il 1 71 2 T here being a pet it io n g iven i n by A nd r ew B rown son to the d e ce as t A ndrew B rown clockm ake r c ravin g th e I n c o r porat i on would g ive h i m so m e m o n e y fo r d e frayi ng h is ch arge s to L ondon and mention i n g th e great want s straits an d n ecessity he lay u nde r an d d eclari n g h e shoul d n ever be m or e t roublesom e to the I ncorporat i o n Wh ich bei ng read and co n s idered by the hou se they u n an i m ou sl y ordai n the b o x m as t e r to g ive th i rty pou n d s S cot s to th e s aid A n drew B rown to help i n m an n er as m ent ioned an d take h is d i scharge o f th e sam e E I I R ecor ds For further partic ul ars about th i s abl e m an s e e n otes on M agd alen C hapel Cl o c k an d B ell page 2 46 I n try ing to get som e con te mp orary not ices about h i m two advertise m ents p ri nted i n th e E din bu rglz Ga z et te of the y ear 1 6 99 an Ed i nbur g h newspaper of ,
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B R O W N S A M U E L E d i n b u rgh 1 75 0 8 7 J oh n B rown watch m ake r in E d i n bu r gh be i n g l ately d e ce as t t he bu s i n e s s is car r ied o n as fo r m e r ly by S a m u el B rown h is elde s t 3 0 11 for behoof of his m o t he r in l aw and fo u r i n fa n t ch il d re n at t hei r house a l ittl e above th e Gu ard no r th s id e of th e s treet E d i n b u r gh S u ch per s on s as a r e i n debted to t h e d e ce as t a r e i n t reated t o pay thei r d ebt s t o th e w id ow who is fu l ly e m powe r ed t o r ece ive th e sam e Com m iss ion s fr o m t h e cou n t r y s hal l be d o n e wi t h g r eat care a n d accuracy Ca led on ia n M er cu ry 8 t h J a n u a r y 1 75 0 J u s t pu bl i s hed a n d to be del ive r ed t o t h e s u bsc r ibe r s by S am uel B r ow n wa tch m ake r oppo s i t e t o t h e G u a r d Ed i n b u r gh a popu la r t r e at i s e o n A s t r o n o my by J a m es Ferg u s on I bid 2 5 t h S ep t e m be r 1 75 6 6 tb A u gu s t 1 75 7 S a m uel B r ow n 5 0 11 t o t h e d e ce a s t J oh n B r o w n cl ock an d wa t ch m ak e r co m pea r ed a n d p r e s e n t ed a bi l l to be ad m i t ted a fr e em a n c lock and watch m aker o f t h e I n corpora t io n wh ich w a s r eceived and a n es s ay a n d e s say m a s te r s we r e appoi n ted Th e e s s ay to be p r ese n ted betwee n and the fou rth o f J a n u ary n ex t to co m e A n d t hi s i nd ulge n ce of s o l o n g a d el ay w a s g ra n t ed to h i m i n regard t h a t th e m e m be r s O f t h e watch m ake r s a r t d eclared tha t t h e e s say cou ld n o t be wel l m ade in sho r te r t im e B ut d ecl ari n g t ha t t his i n d ulgen c e sho u l d be n o preced e n t in t i m e co m i n g t o t h e m e m be r s of the o t he r a r ts wh ose e s say c o ul d be fi n ished in a s ho r te r t i m e H e m ad e pay m e n t to th e t r e as u r er of £ 3 1 2 5 2 5d as t h e h al f of h is upse t m o n ey and is to pay the o the r h al f a t h is ad m i s s io n r e s e n ted h is d t / z r u o m p eared a n p b F e a r 1 8 C 4 y 75 -
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pape r s an d notes of i n ve n t ion s o f th e greate s t u s eful n e s s a n d o r i gi n al i t y A brief su m m ary of th e s e are n o w give n wh i ch h owever d o n o t exh au s t h is act ivi ty i n scienti fi c bu t th ey are e n ough to Sh ow th e wid e r a n ge r esearch o f h is at t ai n m e n t s A l l of the m we re r ead or d escribed by h i m sel f a t th e va ri ou s m eeti n g s o f th e Royal S ociety O f A r ts ; d at e o f d el ivery o f e ach are appe n d ed .
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eces s a ry to stop the clock a s before th e spe n t battery is ou t of actio n th e oth er wh ich i s n ewly charged is in ful l opera t i o n The wheelwo r k showing m i n utes and seco n d s is m oved by the g r avitatio n b a r o r d ete n t i m m ediately o n its be i n g att r acted by the elect r o m ag n e t Whe n t h is clock is m ad e to Show m i n u tes a n d seco n d s only as in observato r y clo c ks i t co n s i s ts of two wheel s on ly an d wh e n i t i s m ade t o s h ow hou rs three wh eel s are n ecessary T he contra ct breaker i s on kn i fe edges i m m ed iate ly above the s u s pen ded pe n d u lu m bob havi ng a gold con centric arc on wh i c h press two ve r y s l ight gold s p ri n g s I n t h is a r c i s i nserted a piece o f ivory wh ich b reak s the c urren t an d perm it s the falli n g b a r o r d et ent to fal l on t he pend u lu m t s vi b r ation s o a s to k eep u p i By the m ethod o f c oinc id en c es i t was stated the pe n d ul um was found to keep it s m otion with the u t m ost s tead i n e s s as com pared wi t h a c o m pensation m e r c u ri al pe n d ul u m beati n g seco n ds 2 7t/ z A ri l 1 6 l etter fro m M r A lex B ry 8 A s on 4 p w a s read wi t hd r awi n g h is com m u n icati o n a s above in r e s pect he n o w fi n ds that h e has been ant icipate d i n thi s i nve n tio n by M r A l exa n d e r B ai n of S ou th H an over 1 S t r eet Ed i n b u r gh 1 3 tb D ecem ber 1 8 47 S pec i me n s were exh ibi ted and d e s c r ibed of t h e t eeth o f Wh eels of S teepl e Clock s cu t a n d fi n i s hed o n t h e E n gi n e l ot / i A p r il 1 8 48 a N ew L ubricant fo r M ach ine r y Th i s pape r d esc r i bed a n ew c om po u n d po s s e s s i n g prope r ties wh ich see m to render i t a bette r l ubrica n t th an those in u s e fo r l a r ge m a c h inery I t is a co m pou n d o f oi l s ulphu r an d vulcan ized caoutcho uc 8 t/ z an uar 1 8 Th e A nero id B aro m eter was y 4 9 j exhi bited an d des c ri bed 2 6 t/ z a n u a ry 1 8 2 By perm i s s ion of th e S o c iety 5 j a lette r fr o m M r A l ex B rys on was r ead co n t ain i n g h is suggestio n s as to th e o r ig i n of t he Fi re which cau s ed the l oss o f the steam sh i p A m a z on I z tb A p r il 1 8 5 2 The paten t s tri k i n g E lect r o M agnetic Clock i nve nted by M r Ch a r l es S hephe r d of L ond on w as d e s cribed by D r Geo r ge Wilso n F R S n ot
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d ivi ded in to N P D fr om a work m a n re c om m end ed by the A s tro n om er Royal at G r eenwich O bservatory for r a t i n g Ch ron om eters and watches N o C h r o n om ete r o r watch w il l re c e ive a ce r t I fie d u n less the m ake r s n am e a n d box n u m be r a r e r at e e n g r aved upo n it Those watches that are left bl ank o r w i t hou t t h e m aker s n am e are gen erally go t u p a s t ra ffic u po n s al e or retu r n bu t can n o t be exported A C pu r po s es be ing in the E n gl i sh m a r ke t i n a few wee k s an d sol icits ord ers fo r h i m se lf or hi s E n gl ish con n ec t io n which m ay be execu t ed d i r ec t from th e d i ffere n t m a n u fact u r e r s H i s fri en ds i n the s outh a n d n or t h of S cotla n d wil l be waited u po n at the u sua l t i m e s with a n e w s e t of pat t er n s E din bu rg/z E ven ing Cou r a n t 6 t h J an u a r y 1 8 2 8 .
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h ad been be s towed in th e c onstru c t ion O f the expen s ive appa r atu s an d the atten ti on wh ich w a s paid to the l aying Of t h e m atte r i n a prope r m an n er be fore the S ociety appea r ed t o the Co m m ittee to d e s e r ve th e h igh e s t m a r k o f th e S ociety s app r oval Tr a n s a ction s r c A r t s o o t l a n d 1 2 S 8 of t be R oy a l S ociety o f f 9 T U R R E T C L O C K S A N D M A CH I N E R Y M A N U F A CTO R Y J a m e s Clark has alway s o n ha n d a n u m be r o f t u r r et clocks su i t abl e for publ ic O ffic es o r c hu rch s pi r es whe r e one o r m ore d i a ls m ay he wa n ted s s m a ke al l ki nd of m od els i n b ra s o r steel an d s C J fr om the lo n g expe rien ce i n the above bra n che s h e a s s u re s thos e wh o m ay favou r h i m with the ir ord e r s t h at they w i l l fi n d h is ch arges m ode rate E d in bu rg/z E ven ing Cou r a n t 2 2 n d M ay 1 8 34 ,
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begs l eave to acquai n t t h e pu bl ic that h e carri es o n t h e c l ock a n d watch m ak i n g bu s i n es s in al l it s b r a n c hes in th e fo re s hop fi r s t sto r ey of Gal loway s l a n d oppo s ite to L ibb e r t o n s Wy n d L aw n m a r k e t Ed i n b u r gh A s M r C lel a n d h as fo r s o m e yea r s appl ied h i m s el f to fi n i s hi n g an d fo r a co n s id erable t i m e co n d ucte d t h e busi nes s of on e of t h e p r i n ci pal s hop s in L ondo n those who are pl eased to favou r h i m with thei r em ploy m en t m ay depe n d u po n bei n g se rved w i t h th e greate s t exact n es s an d d espatch N E Com m i s s io n s d i r ec t ed as above wi l l be ca re fu lly ex ecuted E ven ing Cou r a n t E d in bu rgb 2 6 t h J u n e 1 773 The re w a s l os t o n S a t u r day th e 2 2 n d o f M ay 1 78 4 e ithe r i n th e pl ay hou s e o r betw ixt i t a n d th e E xch a n ge Co ffee H ou s e a s i n gl e cased Gol d Watch m ake r s n am e Th o m as H i ll L o n d o n N O 9 3 2 wi t h a l eather stri n g I f t h e s am e co m es to h a n d pl eas e acqu ai n t an d key J oh n Clel a n d watchm ake r wh o wi l l give a ha n d s om e re ward Ca led on ia n IlI er cu ry 2 4t h M ay 1 78 4 Cleland
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ul ti m ately £ 1 00 bei n g dem an ded and pai d fo r adm i s s io n Th i s was p r oh i bitive i n th e case of an y but th e wealthy th e co n s eque n ce bei n g tha t m en o f u n doubted talent who lacked thi s a m ou n t of ready m o n ey t ru s ted to t h e n own exert io n s r athe r tha n u n derg o thi s ex act io n To atte m pt to start bu s i n es s wi t h i n t he j u risd i ction of th e s e incorporation s was n ext t o i mpossible a s th ey had al l th e power s of the l aw at thei r com m a n d bu t in the case of a city l ik e E d i n bu rgh t h e m a r ch o f prog re s s w as a factor that ba ffled the i r power s The e xte n s i on o f the c i ty by th e O pen i n g o f the N orth B ridge m ad e a l oophol e wh ich by the wisd om of the M agistrate s w as declared to be outs id e th e scope o f th e I n corporat io n s bou n d s an d re nd e r ed i t possi bl e for a com petent crafts m a n t o com m e n ce bu si ne s s of cou rse su ffe r i n g al l th e d isadvantages of be ing ou t s id e of the re c og n ised d i st ricts o f pa r t icu lar trad es Cr o l l evide n tly knew al l the s e risks a n d com m en c ed bus i n es s at 1 6 S ou th S t A nd rew S t r eet Ed i nbu rgh i n 1 8 06 H is abil ities and s tock m ay be j udged o f by th e arti c l es h e deal t in viz box an d po c k et Ch ron o m eters repeat in g and hori zon tal watches m usical s p r i n g q uarte r a n d com m on eigh t d ay clocks N ot o n ly the s e bu t an t part o r m ovem en t of h e m exe c uted at the i s y s horte s t n oti c e c o m pl et e sat i sfaction bei ng gu ara n teed N otwith s ta n d ing al l these qu al i fi cations C rol l c oul d not hol d o n an d by th e yea r 1 8 0 8 h is n am e d isappears a s a watch an d cl ock m aker i n th e c ity o f Ed i n bu rgh an d
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A L E XA N D E R L o n d o n 1 733 1 8 1 4 M a t he m a t ici a n a n d M echa n ic was a n a t ive o f Ed i n bu rgh H e w a s appre n t iced t o the watch m ak in g bu s i n e s s wh i c h h e ca r r i ed on wi t h g rea t reputat ion fo r m any yea rs i n B on d S t reet L o n do n O n reti r i n g fr om trade h e settl ed i n P en to n vil l e whe r e h e had s everal hou ses H e w a s appoin ted a m agi strate an d el ected a Fel l ow of the Royal S oc ie t y D ie d 8 th M arch 1 8 1 4 T o be d i sp o s ed by l otte ry by Rober t H ay A uc t i o n eer at t h e Ed i n bu r gh V e n d u e s econd fore s tai r bel ow t h e cr oss wel l s ou t h s id e of the H igh S tree t E d i n bu rgh a very fin e e ight day cl ock w i t h a m ah ogany ca s e d e ad seco n d s fr om th e ce n tre m ad e by M r C u m m i n g clock a n d wa t ch m aker t o H i s M aj esty at L ond o n E d in bu rgb A d ver t is er -
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J A M E S P e r t h 1 73 5 5 5 A d m itted a fr e em an cl ock and watch m ak e r in P erth H a m m e r m e n 1 73 5 That in th e n igh t betwix t th e 2 n d an d 3 r d D ecem ber l a s t th ere w as s tol en ou t of J am es Cuthbe r t cl ock s m i th in P e r th two si lve r w atches : th e o n e N o 2 1 1 3 m ake r s n a m e D avi d L as t u r e o n o nd on wh ich L g h a s the r eg ulator on t h e d ial plate bl u ed cast s u p t h e d ay o f the m on t h in the d i al pl a t e at wi nd i n g u p s i n gle ca s ed a n d wind s u p o n t h e back of the ca s e cove r ed with a sh u tte r ha t h a b r idge i n s tead o f a cock of a l arge size w ith th e m ai n spri n g w ith i n h e r br o ke ; th e o t her an ol d watch the m aker s n am e a nd n u m be r u n k now n havi n g o n ly an h ou r h and doubl e c ased I f an y person ca n g ive n o t ice of the above tw o wat c h es s o a s they can be r etu r n ed to the s aid J am e s C uthbe r t or t h e p ubl i shers o f t h i s pape r th ey Sh all h ave o n e to u g 1 n e a r ewa r d a n d n o q ues t io n s a s k ed a n d i f th ey co m e t o any w atch m ake r s h and t hey will be s o good a s E d in bu rg/ d etai n t h em cE ven ing Cou r a n t 3o t h J anu ar y -
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J oh n D algle i s h a n swered h e had n o s u c h o flice as ei t he r fr o m t h e n atu r e o f th e thi n g o r by a n y l aw co u l d d isqu al i fy h i m fr o m h is r ight of vot i n g as an y o t he r free m e m ber a n d prote s ted h is vote m igh t be r ece ived an d h el d good to which D eacon W i l s o n a d he are d J oh n D algl ei s h the n voted u nd e r such c on d it i on s a n d b r iefly it m ay be s tated that he had th e satis factio n o f s eei n g five of the s ix n am e s h e voted fo r el e c ted t o be p r ese n t ed to the Tow n Cou nc i l fo r revi s al h i s ow n n am e m ak i n g the s i xth N ex t d ay a m eet i n g bei n g cal l ed t h e m emb e r s agreed that th e protest tak en again s t J ohn D algle is h s vote shal l g o n o fu rther th a n am o n g them selves an d the D eaco n th en p r e Se n t in g the a m e n d ed l eet fro m the T o w n Cou nci l ( three n a m es i n n u m ber ) vot i n g too k place a n d J oh n D algle ish wa s practical ly u n a n i m ou sly elected D eacon of the Ed i nbu rgh H am m er m en for the e n s u i n g y ear and as u su al the m i nute s of th i s m eetin g a re s ig n ed in h is ow n ha n d wri ti n g E I I R ecor d s '
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A gold watch lo s t the d i al plate gold m ake r s n am e J ohnson and th e d ay of the m onth cast u p on th e d ial pl ate The watch i s p retty l a r ge has on ly a si n gl e case an d wi nd s u p on the back o f the c ase I t h ad a s teel chai n and a s teel s eal with a coat of arm s I f any per s o n has fou nd i t an d w il l retu r n it to M r J oh n D alglei s h watch m ak er i n the P arli am ent Clo s e Ed i n bu rgh s hall be s u fficiently reward ed Ca led on ia n M er cu ry z 3r d M ay 1 75 3 To be s ol d o n t he l o t h February n ext betwi xt t h e hou r s of fou r a n d fi ve afte r noon wi t h i n J oh n s Co ffe e hou s e a ho u s e fi fth s to r y o f P aterso n s Co u rt p os s e s t by J oh n D alglei s h wa t ch m ake r con s i s ti n g of k itche n an d t hree fi re room s re n t £ 7 E din bu rgb E ven ing Cou r a n t 3o t h J a n u a ry 1 76 7 We n ow g ive a n a c c ou n t of a n epi sod e in J oh n D a lgle is h s l ife wh ich n o d o ubt a ffected m any o t hers be s ide h i m n a m ely t h e v i s i t o f Pri n ce Charl i e and h i s H ig hla n d h ost to Ed i n burgh i n the ever m em orabl e year of 1 745 bu t w a s c u ri ou s ly e n o ugh b r ought h om e to h i m in a m an n er t h at gave h i m so m e c o n c e rn T h is w a s owing to the i nqui ry by the Govern m e nt i n to ,
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th e m atter afte r th e Rebel l io n w a s ove r a n d in Vo l 1 8 of S ta te Tr ia ls pag e 1 0 2 6 wi l l be fou n d a n accou n t of the T r ial of A r ch i bal d S t ewart la t e L o rd P rovo s t o f Ed i n bu r gh for n eglect of d u ty a n d m i s behaviou r in t h e execu t io n of h is O ffi ce a s L ord Provo s t be fo r e an d a t t h e t im e t h e rebel s got po s s e s s io n o f the c ity in t h e m idd l e o f S ep te m be r J oh n D al glei s h had t h e u n iqu e expe r i e n ce of be ing su m m o n ed a s a wi t n e s s fo r both s id e s o f t he i n qu i r y his te s ti m o n y be i n g a s fol l ow s : J oh n D algleish watch m ake r i n Ed i n bu r gh d epon e s That h e w a s a cap t a i n of t h e t rained ban d s o n d uty upo n the eve n i n g of M o n day th e l o t h of S epte m b e r 1 74 5 a n d between seve n an d e igh t o clock at n igh t he receive d a m e s sage by o n e of the tow n s offi ce rs co n tai n i n g o r d ers to h i m t o cau s e h is co m pa n y to l ay dow n the i r a rm s and t o d i sm i s s the m wh ich h e d id n o t i n cl i n e o n th at m essag e t o d o b u t s e n t h i s e n s ig n Wi ll iam S ibbald ta il o r wi th o rd e r s t o fin d o u t t h e P r ovo s t wherever h e w a s a n d to acqu a i n t h i m a n d i f h e cou l d n o t be fou n d the captain co m m a n d an t ; t ha t h e t h e d epo n en t h ad r ece i ved t h e above m es s age as fr o m th e pa n el o r s om e of t h e cou n cil a n d to e n q u i re a t o n e o r e ithe r o f t he m i f s uch a m e s s age w a s s e n t a n d wh at h e wo ul d d o in rel at io n to th e s ubj ect t hereo f Th a t h is e n s ig n acc o r d i n gly wen t a n d r et u r n ed to h i m bet wee n eigh t a n d n i n e o cl oc k w ith o r d er s as fr o m th e pa n el t o d i sm i s s h is g uard and l ay d ow n the i r arm s an d th e d epo n e n t be i n g t h e n s t a n d i n g a t th e door o f th e Weigh ho u s e wh ich was h is po s t a n d wh e r e h e h ad pl a n ted t w o s e n t r ie s h i s m e n r ushed out U po n h i m l e avi n g the i r ar m s beh i n d the m A n d d epo n e s Th at h e rece ived n o d i r ec t i on fr o m a n y pe r s o n i n wh at m a n n e r the s e a r m s s hou l d be d i s po s ed of or s ecu r ed D epone s Th at h e fi r st m ou n ted gua r d upo n t he eve n i n g of t h e fa s t d ay wh ich was h el d two week s be fo re the r ebel s ca m e to tow n a n d m ou n ted gu a r d aga i n u po n t h e 1 6 th day of S epte m be r abo ut s even O clock in t he m o r n i n g n t h e Gold sm i t h s H a l ] an d j u s t befo r e t h at s a w P a n el i G ,
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wh o acqu ai n ted t h e d epo n en t tha t he wou ld get powd e r J oh n H i m p t h e a n d bal l a n d ca r tridge boxes fro m ci ty s t ore kee per Th at abou t n i n e o clock h e s e n t t o M r H i s l op d e s i r i n g to h ave the m bu t h e n o t be i n g i n the w ay the s aid a m m u n iti o n w a s n ot brough t t i l l abou t eleve n o cl ock whe n a s m u c h as w as to h i m fo r t houg ht wou l d be u s efu l w a s d e l ive r ed h is co m pa n y B e i n g i n terroga t e fo r th e pa n el d epone s Th at bet w i xt n ine a n d ten o f th e S u n d ay m orn i n g t h e the o ffi cers o f t h e t r ai n ed ba n d s w ere cal led 1 5 th by th e captai n co m m an d an t by th e panel s o r d e r s t o the Cr ow n tave r n w h ere h e an d th e re s t o f th e capta i n s who we r e al l in on e roo m together rece ived o r de r s fr o m the ir co m m and a n t t o be r eady to d r aw ou t t hei r co m pa n i es o n a m i n u te s warn i n g which e ach cap t ai n com m u n ica t ed to h i s s ubaltern w ith ord e rs to s uch o f the m a s we re th e r e n o t to leave th at tave r n wi t hout l eavi n g w o r d where they m igh t be fou n d That about three o clock of the a ft e r noo n o f th i s d ay t h e captai n s got orders to rep ai r to the i r re s pec t i ve bou n d s an d d r aw o u t th e i r co m pa n ies wh ich t h ey ac c o r d i n gly d id a n d then th e d epo n e n t s com pa n y h ad a r m s d i s tributed am on g them a n d as far as he cou ld ob s e rve arm s were del ive r ed to th e othe r co m i an e s and that befo r e t h e com pan i e s we re d i s m i s s ed p th ey received o rd ers to be r eady to m arch at tuck ,
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PA TR I CK Gree n ock 1 8 40 “ O n Frid ay n ight or S atu r d ay m orn ing the shop o f M r P at r ick D evl i n watch m ake r s ituated in Wil l i a m S treet Gree n ock w a s en tered by th ieves a n d n o fewe r t ha n s ix t y fou r watch e s seve n of them which we r e o f gold ca r r ied o ff bes ide s a quan t i ty of j ewell ery th e exte n t o f wh ich h a s n o t ye t be en asce r tai n ed The r e we r e also take n three A m erica n eagl e s ( gold ) o n e old gu i n ea a sovere ig n an d a half and abou t thi r ty ounce s of dol lars a n d ol d coi n s Th e val u e of th e watch e s alo n e is abou t £ 500 N o t r ace of th e th ieves h ad been ob t a i n ed u p to S a t u rd ay n igh t “ We n oted s o m e ti m e ago tha t a j ewe l l e r s s hop w a s broke n into in Greenoc k an d gold an d S i lve r wa t che s ca r r ied away t o t h e val u e of £ 5 00 I n co n sequ en ce o f i n form a t io n co m m u n icated to t h e Ca r l i s l e Pol ice they s uc c eed ed i n tak i n g i n to c u stody a bro ke r fr o m Glasgow who w a s attem pti n g to d ispo s e o f som e o f the stole n watche s Upwa r d s o f t w e n t y were fou nd in h is po s sess i o n and the p ri so n e r and property were brou ght t o Glasgow by M r M a n n S uperi n tend e nt o f the G r ee n o c k P ol ice E d in bu rgn E ven ing P os t 1 1 t h an d 2 5 t h J uly 1 8 48 .
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upo n eigh t ee n bells and is in the m o s t pe r fect ord e r h aVI n g o n ly bee n s e t agoi n g wi th i n th e s e few m onth s a n d was valued by M r D ow n i e h i m s el f a t fo r t y gu i neas bei n g th e s u m n o w fi xed fo r i t by i s su i n g eigh t y t ickets at h al f a g u i n ea each Th e clock p r ese n tly sta n d s i n th e wa r eroo m NB of William L am b u phol s terer Th e n u m ber of t ickets bei n g n ea r ly s u bscri bed for the d rawi n g wi ll take place I t is hoped t hose o n Th u r sd ay 2 2 n d J an u a r y 1 79 5 who m ea n to adve n t u re w i l l apply early E d in bu rgli E ven ing Cou r a n t 2 o t h D ece m ber 1 794 V E R Y V AL U A B L E M U S I CAL CL O CK Th e ad ve n t u re r s in the L otte ry o f a M u s ical Cl ock bel o n gi n g to M r s D ownie a r e m o st re s pectfully acqu ainted the d el ay o f the d rawi n g h as bee n occasioned by s o m e t icket s r em ai n i n g s t i l l u n s o ld aft e r eve r y ex e r t io n t o get the m d i s po s ed of bu t it is n ow fi xed t o take place a s su r ed ly o n Tu esd ay 1 2 th J a n u a r y cu r r e n t i n t hat elega n t roo m in Ca n o n ga t e k n ow n by th e n a m e o f S t J oh n s Ch ape l at 1 2 O clock n oo n when eve r y pe r s on i n tere s ted is i n vi ted to attend Th e cl ock s ti l l re m ai n s in th e ware r oom O f M r W ill iam L am b U phol sterer and i t i s h oped the few r em a i n ing t icket s price 1 0 3 6 d w i l l be sold i n the i n teri m ; at s am e t i m e the hold e r s of tick ets m ust obse r ve that any n ot retu r n ed before Tu e s day w ill be held a s s o ld I bid 9 t h J an uary 1 79 6 M rs D own i e beg s leave to retu r n h er very g r ateful t han ks to tho s e wh o we re s o good a s adve n t ure i n th e l ottery o f he r valu abl e m u s ical cl ock ( eve ry tick e t havi n g bee n s ol d ) to acqu aint t h em th at th e d rawin g took pl ace ag r eea bl e to the form er n ot ic e o n Tuesd ay l a s t whe n n u m ber forty five t u r n ed u p t h e fortu n ate n um ber e n ti tle d to the clock th e hol der o f wh ich U pon presenti n g the ti cket w il l h ave i t d el ivered and i t is presu m ed w i l l n o t re fu se payi n g th e expe n se of th i s n otice I bid 1 4th J an u ary 1 796 Wi lliam D ow n ie ad m itted a m e m ber o f L odge S t D avi d Ed i n bu rgh 1 5 th D e c e m ber 1 76 7 H e al ong w i t h S a m u el B row n h ad the h o n ou r of h i s n am e being i n cluded in Gavi n W ilson s N ew S ong of S t D avid s a s fol low s Th ere yo u ll h e ar b r oth e r D o wn i e s i n g , ,
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n o s u i t able ce n t r al p o s i t io n h a s been d esig n ed fo r d i al s t he s e u n t i l a r ece n t t i m e h av i n g bee n pl aced agai n s t wi n d o w s o n the east an d we s t Wh e n a cl ock w a s e r ected o r i gi n ally ca n n ot n ow be d eterm i n ed b u t it is certai n th at p r obably n ot lo n g a ft e r it w a s bu i l t wh ich all accou n ts m ak e out to h ave bee n abou t t h e e n d of t h e four t e e n th ce n tu r y a clock w a s pl aced w i t h i n it wh ich struck t h e h ou r s fo r s e r vi ce I t h ad by t h e ye a r beco m e s o wo r n a n d u n t rustw o r thy tha t t h e 1 5 40 Town Co u n ci l e n tered i n t o a co n t rac t w i t h Wi ll ia m P u r ve s bu r ge s s of Ed i n bu r gh fo r t h e co n s t r uct i o n of a n o t he r i n it s pl ace B y t h i s co n t r act i t was ag r eed t h at Wi l l ia m s hou l d “ m ak e an e s u ffi cie n t a n d s ub s t a n t iou s k n ok w i t h al l i n s t r u m e n t s of i r o n wo r k n ecessa r y a n d pe r t ai n i n g t he r eto j u s t ly ga n g i n g t o s t r i ke hou r an d h al f h o u r com ple t e a n d j u s t ly the t we n t y fou r ho u r s d ay a n d x s core and n i n e n igh t wi t h t h r ee wa r n i n g s to co n t a i n s i s t r a ik s ( s t r oke s ) t h e fi r s t a t fo u r h ou r s in t h e m o r n i n g t h e n ext at twel ve hou r s at n oo n a n d t h e t h i r d at n i ne hou r s a t eve n ( t he s e we r e the t i m e s of m a t i n s m a s s s of th e s teepl e f or u pon the five bel l a n d eve n s o n g ) s eve n teen t h e s u m of s eve n sco r e an d pou n d s t e n t h e we igh t t o be fo u r sco r e o f sta n e s o r s h ill i n g s ; g i f it h appe n s t h e knok to weigh t e n an d t h e reby s t o n e m ore o r l ess wh at s h e we igh s m ai r to be payed to Will iam a n d wh a t s h e weigh s l ess to be d efau lted t o h im The reafter h e m ad e t h e kn ok an d s et u p t h e s a m e in the i r s teep l e o n P al m S u n d a y 1 5 43 we igh i ng “ o f wrough t wo r k through h e r p r oporti o n s and s u b s t an t i o n e h u n d red an d th i r tee n s tones ou s n es s Fo r th e e xtra w eight h e cl ai m ed pay m en t at th e co n t r act rate ; t h i s the Cou ncil re fu se d t o pay bu t gave h i m a s u m to accou n t A ft er co n sid erabl e d el ay h e in 1 5 46 raised an ac t ion aga i ns t t he m be fore the L o r d s o f Co u nc il a n d S e s s io n co n clud ing for th e whol e o f h is cl ai m a n d allegi n g tha t J am e s S cry m ge o u r co n s t abl e a n d P r ovo s t of D u n dee after th e m ak i n g o f th e co n t r act bad e h i m m ak e the k n ok gud e a n d su bsta n tiou s a n d whateve r s h e we igh ed o r d r ew above the contract h e ,
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hould be we il l payit H e al leged bes id e s that u nti l the clock was com plete a n d s e t up h e ga r t t h e ir au ld k n ok in the s tee pl e s t r i k e hou rs fo r s e rvice an d kee p gud e r ul e Th e L o r d s of Co unci l h avin g heard th e par t ie s d ec r eed th at t h e T own Cou n cil pay Wi l l ia m th e su m of o n e h u n d r ed a n d n i n ety s eve n po u n ds fi ftee n s h i ll i n gs wh ich w a s equ al to a d ed u c tio n of te n stones o ff the gro s s weight Th is clock w as destroyed by fi re in 1 5 5 3 and th e n ext year m ean s were take n for provid i n g a c lock a n d “ bell I t is ordered by th e Cou n c i l an d D e acon s o f Craft s th at a n tax of two h u n d red pound s be set an d gathered for paym e n t o f the kn ok an d br ing i n g h am e of ane bel l for th e s a m e The cl ock which was then 1 m ad e by D avid K ay p rob ably a n Ed i n b u rgh crafts m an d i d not h ave the e labo r ate and s ub s tanti al ch aracte r of th e one con s tructed ten y ears before by Will iam P u rves D u r i n g i ts lo n g ter m o f se rvice i t o ft en we n t w r o n g an d need ed m u ch repai r yet its re m ai n s wh ich s till s tand i n th e co rne r of the tower Show th at i t i s a good exam ple of th e honest ham m erm en wo r k of th e period A t fi rst i t had o n ly o ne d i a l Robe r t Gagy is to pai n t th e o r lo ge o f t h e stee pl e fo r th i rty co n d u cit twa pe n c e i lk d ay for h i s wages and the k irk mas t e r i s i n structe d to provid e fi ve pou n d s to fu rn i s h gold and colours to the o rloge a n d to pay Robert dai ly wag es O n 1 l t h S eptem be r 1 5 5 4 D avid K ay k n o k m ak e r had occas ion to le ave the town befo re i t wa s com pl eted s o h e requ i red t h e bail i es that h e m i ght h ave J oh n Co rn t ou n ( the acolyte ) l icen sed to ke e p the k n o k in h is n am e and behal f for th e space of fo rt y d a y s u n to h is re t u rn ; the wh il k d es i r e th e bai l i es gran ted u nd er protestation that wh at sk aith or da n ger c om e u n to the k n ok suld n ocht l i e n o r be i m pute to t he town s ch arge Wh en fin ished i t w a s e n t r u s ted to S ir J am es K in lo c h t h e pari s h cl e r k a n d h is broth e r W i l l i a m becam e s u r et y “
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To J oh n e a n d H a r i c B u rr ell s for ta pu tti n g i t togethe r agai n an d s u n d r y t h e k n ok d ichti n g t h e s am e vijs s u Th e aid d ay the c 1 6 8 o a r r u b F e b t 9 5 y ag r eed with A d am S t e vin s o u n (you n ge r ) s m i t h he s ho u ld n o t o n ly d aily row u p a n d wa it upon k n ok a n d al s o to m e n d a n d keep r i gh t all pa r t s o f t ha t s hal l beco m e fau lty o r m ak e n e w wheel s or c m ate r i al a n d to kee p her goi n g right fo r w h ich cou n ci l o rd ai n the i r t r ea s u re r to pay h i m yea r ly the of t we n ty p o u n d s ( S cot s ) a n d s icl ike yea r ly here z d u r i n g h is d r e s s i n g r epai r i n g a n d k eepi n g rig ht k n o k a n d whe n h e le aves A d am to leave ye s aid 1 in good co n d i t io n an d u s u al go i n g t / z Th e s aid d ay A d a m S tevi n 4 D ecem ber 1 72 3 h aving acquai n ted t h e cou nc i l that h e h ad t u r n e d clock in the ste epl e i nto a pe n d ul u m clock a n d d e the cou nci l m i ght appoi n t s om e pe r so n s t o V i s i t h e r r epor t if y e clock be bette r ed ai r by y 1 3 t/ z October The cou n cil co n s ide ri n g 1 73 3 t h e ti m e agreed with Robert B o n n ar fo r keeping taki n g ca r e o f th e clock exp i red at M ichael m a s t hey the re fo re called for Robe r t B o n n ar acq uai n ted the c ou nc il it was proper there s h ou l m ad e a crown wheel of b ras s for th e clock i n o r d m ake h er go wel l Wh ich be i n g co n s ide r ed by counc il they agreed wi th hi m to m ake the s am e to pay h i m twelve pound s ( S cots ) thereof an d s e h i m the keep i n g of the c lock fo r s ix year s t o co n the o ld re n t 1 5 t/ z D ecem ber 1 743 Th e cou nc il ord ere d t r e a s u r e r to pa y to Robe r t B o n n ar w r igh t thi pou n d s t e n Sh ill i n g s ( S c ot s ) fo r h is atte n d ing rectifyi n g the tou n clo c k yearly 2 6tb u n e 1 745 Wh ich d ay the bai l ies i n fo j t he cou n c il that M r A n d rew D ickie w at ch m a k Ed i n bu r gh w a s co m e over to th i s pl a c e a s h e d e s i red by the cou ncil anent a n e w clo c k to the steepl e of t h i s bu r gh and that afte r th e ba il ie som e o f th e m embers of the c o u n c il h ad gon e u p 1
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to provide a s u ffi ci e n t dyal l b r od o f good fi r a n d s ix feet in d iam ete r an d to cau s e s u fficie n tly pai n t the same wi t h gold leaf o f l arge fi gu re s fo r th e hou r h and an d t h e m i n u te figu r e s in propo r t i o n Wh i ch d ay the bail ie s acqu ai n ted z 1 746 2 9 tb M a r c/ the co u n ci l t h at M r A n d r ew D ick ie watch m ak er i n fo r m ed the m t h a t th e n e w cloc k m ad e by h i m to t h e tow n in vi rtu e of t h e co n t rac t be t wixt t h e tow n and h i m is n o w pl aced i n t he chu r ch s tee pl e an d that h e s ays it goe s a n d t ha t he is de m and i n g twe n ty pou n ds fou r s hil l i n g s an d s ixpe n ce S terl i n g a s th e half p r ice o f the clock a l r ead y d ue wi th th ree pou n d s e leve n s h il l i n g s s te r l i n g a s the p rice o f m ak i n g a n d gild i n g th e dyal l plate t hereof w ith seve n s h i l l i n gs s t e r l i n g as t h e ex pe n s e of car r iage of t he dyall pl ate fro m Ed i n bu r gh to the fe r r y paid ou t by h i m Wh ich be i n g co n s id e r ed by the c ou n c i l t hey wa r r a n t an d e m power J oh n K n ox tr easu rer to pay M r D ick ie th e s eve ral su m s exte n d i n g i n whol e to twe n t y fou r pou n d s t w o sh ill i n gs a n d s i xpe n ce S te r l i n g b u t o r de r t h e co n tract to be kep t t hat s o M r D i ck i e m ay ful fi l t he O bl igatio n s the reof prese n tabl e by h i m thereby A s al s o t he co u n ci l o rd e r sai d J oh n K n ox to g i ve to M r D icki e s s e r va n t a c r own of d r i n k m o n ey Th e sa m e d ay t h e co u n ci l agreed w i th Robert M eld r u m o ffice r t o pay h i m hal f a c r own fo r h is d ue a nd reg u lar and d aily r oll i n g u p s aid clo c k fo r hal f of the yea r co m m e n cing th i s d ay a n d fo r o i l i n g th e sa m e d u r i n g that space F r om a n ote a ffi xed to M r D ick ie s l ette r o f t h i s d ate i t appea r s th at there was a g r eat n u m ber of peopl e al l rou n d abou t gaz i n g o n th e d ial h and s be i n g fi xed Whe n th is w as d o n e and the h a n d s s e t to th e t i m e a lo ud and ri n g i ng h u rrah arose fr om th e m u ltitud e of l ookers o n 1 3 t/ z M a r en 1 7 6 Which d ay th e c ou c i l p urch ased n 5 fro m A l ex ande r R ich a r d son late d r u m m e r a n ol d clo c k o r m ovem e n t at fi ftee n sh i ll i n g s S te r l ing and d el ive r ed the sa m e t o Wi l l ia m I ngl i s present d ru m m er to use a s l on g as h e c on ti n u es d ru m m er and to be a n swerable to the tow n therefo r D ic k ie
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anuar 1 C L O C K FO R TH E N E W T O WN H O U S E y j Wh ich d ay the Co u n ci l agreed th at th e D ea n 1 773 o f Gu ild and Co n ve n e r a n d B ai l ie I r ela n d t r a n sm it copie s of th e seve ral est im ates give n in for th ei r n e w clock to s o m e prope r p e r s o n of s ki ll a clock m ake r in Ed inbu r gh or ge t a n O p i n io n wh ich o f th e th re e es t i m ate s is m o s t p r ope r to be executed fo r the i n t e r e s t s o f the town ; also h is opi n io n wh ich o f the m ake r s of th e e s t i m ates he j udges propere st for m ak i n g sa id clock t Th is day t he ou n ci l a ppoi n ed r il 1 773 d A C r 3 p th e D ea n of Gu i l d an d Co n ve n e r B a il ie s M o rri so n H u n t an d D eaco n A be rc r om by a n d Wi l s o n wi t h th e M agist r a t e s a s a com m i t tee t o c o m m u n e w it h th e clockm akers in tow n a ne n t the clock fo r t h e n ew steepl e and to get an accou n t o f th ei r cau tio n er s A nd i n t h e m ea n t i m e t h e co unc i l agree th a t th e clock sh al l have fou r d ial pl a t e s an d stri ke th e qu a r te r s a n d w ithou t m i nute h a n d s a n d to report Whi ch d ay th e cou n ci l by a 1 7t k A p r il 1 773 m aj ori ty of votes m ad e choice of J a m e s S y m s o n e Cl ock m ake r to m ak e th e t own cl ock fo r th e n e w s teepl e in ter m s of h is e s ti m ate a n d p r opo s al s for m e r ly g ive n i n z A ugu s t 1 773 1 4t / Th i s d ay th e cou n cil by a m aj ority of v o te s ag r ee tha t t h e clock fo r t h e n e w s teepl e sh al l have fou r dial pl ate s wi tho ut m i n u te h and s o r s t r i k i n g t h e qua r t e rs 2 9 t/ z D ecem ber 1 773 £ 36 to be paid to accou n t o f n ew clock t o J am e s S y m s o n e Cl ock m ake r by J oh n H o r n old treas u r e r b M a r l e 1 n t c The c o u c il o r d e r J ohn H orn 774 5 l ate trea s u r e r to p ay J am es S y m s o n e clock m a ke r five p o u n d s ( S te r l i n g ) m o r e U po n h is r ece i pt to accou n t of th e tow n cloc k an d the s a id J a m es S y m s o n e i m m ed i a t ely to com ple t e th e cloc k with y e tt lin pa i s e s and s u ffi cie n t r o pes an d to s t r ike U po n t h e p re s e nt bell O n th e s ame d ay M r S y m s o n e o ffered t o th e cou n ci l t o pu t a m in u te ha n d on th e e a s t d ial o f t h e cl ock i f t h e c o u n ci l would pay h i m fo r th e expe n s e o f the d ial pl ate and han d! —
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The n ew cloc k i n th e town h ou se 775 steeple appears t o h ave bee n set in m otion abou t th e beg i n n i n g of A pri l 1 775 Th e bu ild i ng o f t w o ad d itional s t o r ies to the town h ouse bega n in J u ly 1 79 3 and was fi n ished ea r ly in J a n u ary 1 79 5 There w a s also a n ew Clock fi tted u p i n the new clock t u r ret m ad e by M atthew Parker i n J anu ary 1 79 5 Th e Town H ou s e was r e m oved in 1 8 76 E xt r acts from the B u rgh Reco r d s of D u n fe r m l ine given in H e n d e rson s A n n a ls of D u nf er m lin e Can on gat e Ed i nb urgh 1 764 D U N N M AL CO L M A p r il
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pa r t o f t h e s te e p le wh e r e t h e k n ok s ta n ds t o s ave it fr om wet a n d wi n d vj s vii d j I t em for s avi n g of t w o d a illis x xd I tem fo r n ails viijd I t em t o a w r igh t fo r m ak i n g o f th e d o o r a n d m end i n g o f the floo r i n g ijs viijd I tem fo r t w o c r ooks t w o ba n d s a l ock an d k ey t o t h e s aid d oo r t o J oh n e B a n x iiijs z I t em 2 5 t / M a r c/z 1 5 5 5 P aid t o Robe r t Cr e it h fo r his h a ill l ab o u rs o f the k n o k a n d h al f h ou r x x x ii l i b j Th e h a ill s u m o f th e e x p e n s is m ad e o n th e kn ok s xxx i x l i b vs vjd an d hal f hou r i 1 560 z M ay 8 t/ The p r o vost bail ies a n d cou nc il m ig h t be s e r ved wi t h th r ee u n de rs t a n d t hat t h e k i r k bel l s o n e ru n g t o t he p r aye rs a n oth e r fo r s ervi n g the k n ok an d t h e thi rd t o be t h e com m o n be ll 2 7t b N ovem ber 1 5 6 6 The provo s t bail ie s a n d counc i l o r d ai n M r J oh n P r esto n d ea n o f gu ild t o cause m e n d t h e p r i k of th e s u n o r le ge on t he s outh s id e o f t h e k irk in t h e k i r kya r d an d d raw t h e le t te r s t h a ir o f of n e w 2 4t/ z A i r l 1 6 Th e de an o f g u ild o d ai ed to r n 5 7 p Cau s e pai n t t h e l e t t ers of t h e o r lage Th r ee pe r so n s appoi nted to tal k w i t h th e m an t h at h a s t he o r lage t o s ell desi r ed to be se t u p at t h e N e t h e r B o w d r if i t to an e p r ice an d report t o t he t h at
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shal l n o t go h al f an h ou r back wa r d or fo r wa r d in twen ty fou r hou r s t i m e a s al s o h e obl ige s h i m s el f to r i ng the eigh t hou r s bel l at n ight an d fo u r h o u rs bel l i n t h e m o r n i n g pu n c t u all y a n d i f h e fail i n e ith e r to l ose his said o ffice a n d be a t th e cou n c il s wi ll as al so h e d ispe n s e s w ith al l t h e oi l a n d tall ow wh ich t he tow n was form erly in u s e t o pay qu a r t e rly fo r u ph o ld i n g a n d keepi n g r ight th e cl ock a n d bel l s wh ich h e s h al l n o w d o s o o n h is o w n ch a r ge s ; a n d al s o h e d i s pe n s e s wi th c r ave n o yea r l y s al a r y fro m t h e town i n s hal l an d co n sid e ration o f wh ich h e s hal l h ave th e s ol e r igh t to t h e d u e s of t h e li t t le bel l wi t h t h e casu al t ies of th e great bel l bes id e s what is payabl e t o t h e t r easu r e r a n d t he cou n ci l appoi n t s th e t reasu r e r to g ive t o th e s aid J am e s Ru s s ell two d olla r s fo r bu ssi n g th e clock Th e cou 2 1st a n u a ry 1 70 6 n ci l d oes hereby o r d ai n j tha t t h e great bel l be r u n g eve ry n igh t at eight o cl ock exactl y an d th e d r u m to beg i n a n d h e a t at n i n e o cl ock eve ry n igh t p r ec i s ely a n d th e cloc k to be wi n d u p at twel ve O clock each d ay 1 5 t/ Th e cou n c il a ppoi n t s th e c D ecem ber 1 70 6 t r easu re r t o t ake s uch m e t hod s as m ay be e fficie n t t o p r e s erve t h e t o w n s C l ock fro m be i n g s poiled by th e i nj u ry o f th e wea t h e r a n d blowin g fr o m th e n o r t h an d sou th O pe n pl ace s of t h e s teepl e Th e tow n s bi g bel l wh ich i s I 7t / z A ugu s t 1 71 3 i n the chu r ch steepl e wh ich w a s fi r st fou nded in 1 5 9 3 an d h avi n g bee n in t h is year 1 71 3 r e n d ered u seless by a re n t the r ei n w as ta k e n d ow n by o r de r of th e To wn an d u po n the 1 3 th A ugust cu rre n t was Counci l r efou nded w i t h i n th i s bu r g h b y A l bert Gel ly fou nde r in A berdee n Th e expense th ere of was d o n e upo n th e t ow n s co m m o n good a n d upo n the 1 7th A ugu st t h e sai d bel l w a s hu n g u p an d ru n g T h e weigh t thereof con s ists of 6 3 8 pou n d s an d th e wh ol e pr ice of the s aid bel l e xte n d s to 3 2 5 pou n d s ( S cots ) i n cl ud i n g t h e p r ice of wh at m etal w a s fu r n ished by t h e said fou n d er 1 3 t/ e u n e 1 72 0 s B row n A gree m e w ith J a m e n t j clockm ake r at A be rd ee n to m ake an d bu il d a n su fficie n t a n d weel goei n g clock in t h e s t e epl e of th e Tolbooth
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Thi s m ake r s n a m e is the fi r s t cl oc k m ake r to be m et with in the earl i est vol u m e th a t i s n o w exta n t of th e records o f the Ca n o n ga t e H am m erm e n the previou s vol u m e s h avi n g d i sappeared E U N S O N J A M E S S t r o m n es s O r k ney 1 8 36 F A I RB A I RN A N D R E W Ed i nbu rg h 1 8 07 34 1 9 Chapel S treet 1 8 07 ; 4 We s t N icol s o n S t r eet 1 8 2 5 “ A D VA N TA G E O U S O P E N I N G To CL O CK A N D WATC H M AK E R S The hous e an d s hop N o 4 We s t N icol s on S t reet t o le t wi th t h e goodwi ll o f the bus i n es s ca r ried on by the l ate A nd r ew Fa i r ba i r n Th e bu s i n ess h as been in fu ll an d p r o fi tabl e O pe r at io n for n early t h i r ty yea r s ; th e s ituati o n is good an d s uch an op e n i n g t o a n i n d u s triou s perso n wi th a s m all capi tal seldo m occu r s The s tock co n s i s ti n g o f cl ock an d wat c h m ak e r s tool s M r Fai r e tc i s sm al l an d m ay be h ad at a val u ation bai r n e n j oyed th e fu lle s t con fi d e n ce of al l h i s e m pl oye rs an d i t requ i r e s l ittl e m ore tha n d i l igence a n d appl ica t i o n to bu s i n e s s to rende r th i s a good an d pro fitabl e co n cer n T he term s of re n t and goodwil l o f the b u s i n ess are m oderate te rm s A pply as above ; i f fro m the cou n t ry po s t paid S cots m a n 1 3th N ovem be r 1 8 34 H ele n Fai r bai r n i n Ed i n bu rgh s e r ved H ei r in Ge n e ral to he r fath er A n d rew Fa i r bai r n Cl ock m ake r the r e d ated 2 5 t h M ay 1 8 3 5 Re c o r d e d 1 s t J u n e S er vices of H eir s Ed i n bu r gh 1 78 3 94 FA I R G R E I VE J A M E S B ou n d appre n t ice to D avi d M u r ray 1 9 th J u ly 1 78 3 In D ischa r ged of h is i nd e n tures z 3 rd J u n e 1 79 1 bu s in e s s 1 8 N o r t h B ridge 1 794 F A I R H O L M R O B E R T Ed i n bu r gh 1 739 r c o er 1 d t b o of T h om a s Fai rhol m o f O S n 3 739 P ilt o u n ; booke d to Tho m as Gord o n t F ebr u a ry / e 1 743 T he ho u s e appoi nts Robe r t 5 Fai rhol m appre n tice to Thom as Go r d o n w a t ch m aker n ow d e ce as t to be trans fer r ed to Pat r ick Gord o n watch m ake r fo r the ti m e yet t o r u n i n t h e i nd e n tu re s Th e 1 said Patrick Gordon fi r s t pay i n g the ab s e n t s d u e ’
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i m e s a b s en t fr o m th e s t at e d m e et i n g s of th e H am m er m en s I n co r p o r at i o n an d s h o w s t h e p u n ct i l i ou s m an n e r t h e y con d u ct e d t h e i r b u s i n e s s a s t h e s e t wo m e n w e r e n o t o n l y w e a l th y b u t t i z en s of s o m e r e n o w n a n d we r e q u i t e g o o d fo r t h e m o n e y ci 1
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by t h e said T hom as an d h i m s el f am ount i n g to el eve n sh il l i n g s and s i xpence S te r l i n g 1 2 t/ P atrick Go rdo n watch m aker t M a r ca 1 743 i n term s of the m i n ute of l a s t sed er u n t paid eleven sh ill i n gs an d s ixpe n c e S te r l i ng in fu l l o f the ab s e n t s du e by h is d e ce a s t b r othe r a n d h i m sel f E I I R ecor d s ,
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F A I RW E A T H E R J O H N Ed i nburgh 1 749 Though n o t a cl ockm aker was closel y al l ied t o th e craft as h is a d ve r t is pm en t show s TO TH E C U R I O U S J oh n Fa i r weath e r L apid ary a t Clo ck m i ll i n the cor n er of S t A n n s Y ard s c u ts al l k i nd s of S cot s P ebbl es aft er the best m a n n e r i n to al l s h ape s at the l owes t price s a n d h as w i th his n e w i n ve n ted m ach i ne r y la t ely m ad e s everal pebble watch ca s e s to t h e sati s factio n o f th e m ost c u r iou s and at s o l ow a p r ice a s o n e g uin e a and a h al f the p iece H e bei n g the o n ly S cot s m an h i th erto th at h as m ad e a n y n otwi th s tand i n g the re are othe r p r etend ers Ca led on ia n M er cu ry 7t h S epte m ber 1 749 .
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F A L CO N E R WI LLIA M L au r e n cek i r k 1 78 4 Clock a n d Watch M aker an d Watch M ate r ial M a n u factu re r retu r n s h is m o s t g r a t efu l thank s to the n obl em e n ge n t l em e n an d watchm aker s who h ave h o n ou r ed h i m wi t h t he i r s ub s c r iptio n s and al s o t o t ho s e who have p r o m ised to d o i t a n d in pa r t ic u l a r t o th e wa t ch m ake rs of Ed i n bu r gh an d M o n t r ose fo r t h e e n co m i u m s they h ave wrote in t h e s u bscriptio n pape r o n t h e u n de r tak i n g wh ich u nde r tak i n g is to e s t abl ish o n an extensive pla n al l the n ece s s a ry b r anches o f watch m aki n g i n S c otl a n d as h e m ake s the m aterial s wh ich used fo r m e r ly to co m e fr o m E n gla n d a n d h e w i s h e s t he s ub s c r ipt ion paper s fi l led u p a s s oo n a s po s s ibl e for wh ich r easo n he h as l odged pri n ted addre s s e s t o t h e publ ic with t h e follow i n g gen t l em en ,
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M r Youn g watch m ake r Perth Greenock Car m ich ael B rownl ie H am il t on S t N i n i an s M il l D u n fer m l i n e T u r n bull S il ve r wa t che s to be o ffe r e d as low a s t w o po u n d s a ft er th e pe r iod of t h r ee yea r s H e beg s s u b s cribe r s wil l n o t delay in ho n o u r i n g h i m wi t h s ub s c r i ption s to enable h i m to ex ecute a bus i ne s s a s n ece s s a r y an d be n e ficial to th e co u n t r y O n e h al f of the s ubsc ri pti on m o n ey is to l i e i n a ba n ker s ha n d s o that in case of h is fai l ure s ubscribe rs ca n n ot l o s e half thei r m o n ey H e h ope s the publ ic w i ll s e e the p r op r iety o f supporti n g h is u nd ertaki n g a s th e m a n ufactu r e of watche s an d all t he i r m ate r ial s i n S co t la n d cou l d n o t fa i l o f sav i n g and bri n gi n g m uch m o n ey to t h e country and g ivi n g b r ead to i n d ust r i ou s m e c ha n i c s r eady t o exec ute t h i s un d e r t ak ing Ca le d on ia n IlI er cu ry 4t h A ugu s t I 78 4 ,
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F A RQ U H A R A N D R E W Ed i n bu r gh 1 76 8 O n Wed n esday th e 6 t h A pr il next at eleve n o clock fore n oo n in th e a uctio n r oom e n te r i n g by th e s tai r leading to H igh Co ffee H ou s e s o u th s id e of the Cro s s Ed i n bu rgh the r e to be ro uped a n d s old a large parcel o f good s ilver watche s to be s e t u p t o s al e i n hal f d oze n s and s old to th e h ighest b id de r a n d as they a re seque s t r ate goods o n ce A n d r ew Fa r q u h a r s n o w the proper t y of c r ed ito r s an d cer t a i n t o be s ol d i t i s n ot d oubted g r eat pe n n ywo r t hs wi l l be got Good b ill s w il l be take n at s ix m o n th s at t h e u s u al rate of i n t ere s t above the pu r ch a s e m o n ey fo r t h e e n cou r age me n t o f m e r cha n t s and cou n t ry d eale rs There is a va r ie ty o f othe r good s to b e s old at the s am e pl ace Ca led on ia n M er cu ry 2 1 5 t M a r ch 1 76 8 F A RQ U H A R S O N A L E XA N D E R E d i nburgh 1 749 6 8 S o n o f Cha r le s Fa r quharson w r iter in Ed i nburgh ; booked app r e n tice to J oh n D algleish w atch m aker 2 n d ju ly 1 749 P res e n ted a bi ll o n 4t h Febr ua ry 1 764 c raving to be ad m itted cl oc k and watch m aker wh ich w a s rece ived a n d an e s s ay an d es s ay m aste r s we r e appo i n ted t o h i m .
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the above t i m e wh i ch s how s by i n s pec t io n t h e d ay o f t he m o n t h M oo n s age S u n s r i s i n g a n d s et t i n g at Ed i n bu rgh equat i o n of t i m e a n d m ovabl e fea s t s al s o t h e M ag n i t u de s Pe r i od ical Revol u t ion s S ol a r d i s ta n ces H o u r ly veloci t i e s e tc of t h e pla n et s a n d d i rec t io n s fo r fi n d i n g t h e M oo n s s ou t h i n g a n d H igh Wate r in M o r ay Fi r t h a n d a t t h e P o r t s of A be r dee n Rocheste r D u n dee M ald e n L isbo n L ei t h a n d L o n d o n fo r eve r Th i s i n st r u m e n t is to be e n g r aven o n R o yal pape r a n d the plate sold at a c r ow n t o a n who are w il l i n g t o y s ub s cr ibe for i t s p ubli c a t io n and t hey are r equ es t ed t o g ive i n the ir n a m es at the s hop s of B ail i e H am i l t o n a n d M r S y m m e r Book s elle r in Ed i n b u r gh agai n s t t h e 1 s t of A p r il 1 742 a n d al s o fr o m t h e au t ho r J a m e s Fe rg u s o n at h is lodg ing in N icol S o m er va il pai n ter in th e Fl e s h M a r k e t C lo s e I f t h e r e be n o t a n u mbe r s u fficient t o d e fray th e expe n s e o f eng r avi n g t h e publ ica t ion m u s t be d r opped Ca led on ia n M er cu ry 2 6 t h J a n u a r y 1 742 S ee a ls o n o t e s o n S am u el B row n E d i n bu rgh page 6 5 ,
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m aster h e can fin d a n d agree up o n hi s s ervi c e H e shall be entitl ed to th e freed o m in virtue of h is i n d e n tu re s “ I t bein g repo rted th at all and 1 78 1 ay M r d 3 each of th e watch m ak ers h ad decl in e d to tak e J oh n Gi bson o n th e term s of his i nd e ntu re with J ohn Gib s on h is u n cl e th e i ncorpo rat i on d o the r efo re all ow the sa id J ohn Gibso n to l ear n h i s trad e with any m aster h e c an fin d and to h ave th e ben e fits of h is i n de n tu re .
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H u gh Gord o n watch m ak e r begs leave to acqu ai n t the ge n tlem e n a n d l ad ies wh o ar e s o ki n d a s to em ploy h i m t hat s ince h is se t tle m e n t in A berd ee n ( from Ed i n bu r gh an d L o n do n ) h e h a s l ost a m uch g r eate r s u m than ca n be ea s il y believed by peopl e n egl e c t i n g to pay for the clea n i n g an d r epai r i n g of the i r cl ock s an d watche s which at last fo r ced h i m m uch aga i n s t h is i n cl inatio n t o acqu ai n t h is e m ploy ers in this pu bl i c m an n er th at fo r the futu re he is to clea n an d m e n d fo r ready m o n ey o n ly as eve r y o n e m u s t be s e n s i bl e w i th what t roubl e th e recove r y o f t r ifl e s is atte n d ed I bzd 6 t h N ovem ber 1 75 3 ,
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k n ow n in r ega r d h is ex ecu tor M r Go r d o n a t Ga r m ou t h E d in bu 7g le E ven ing l ive s a t a c o n s id e r abl e d i s t a n ce Cou r a n t 1 9 t h J u n e 1 749 s e be i n g i n form ed Th e h o u 1 749 / z N ovem ber o t 3 t hat t h ei r l ate r e s pec t ed fel low fr ee m a n Pa t r ick Gordo n watchm ake r d ecea s ed by h is d eed of l egacy the 1 3 th a n d r egiste r ed in the Co u r t B ook s of thi s bu r gh the 2 8 t h day o f J u n e last h ad am o n g m a n y o t he r m o r t ificat io n s cha r i ties a n d d o n ati on s l ega t ed a n d beq u eath ed t o th e D eaco n an d M a s ter s of th i s I n co r p o r a t io n fo r t h e u s e and behoof o f th e s am e t h e s u m o f Tw en ty pou n d s s t e r l in g and t ha t J am e s Gord o n m e rch a n t in Garm outh t o whom h e had d i s pon ed h is w hol e e ffect s was r eady t o pay th e said l egacy upo n a prope r d i s ch arg e Th ere fo r e t h e I n co r porat io n in g r atefu l r em em b r a nce o f su ch d o n a t i on d o appoi n t the n a m e o f th e s aid Patrick Gordon t o be pu t u p in Gol d L e t te rs i n t hei r ch apel a m ong th e n am es of the ir other piou s be nefacto rs A n d h ereby d ep u te and e m power J a m e s Y o r s t o n c utle r in Ed inbu rgh th ei r t reasu re r fo r a n d i n n am e o f t hei r s ai d I n corpo ratio n a n d a s t h e i r A ct a n d D eed to r ece ive an d d i s ch arge th e s ai d legacy of Twe n t y pou n d s s t e r l i n g a n d eve ry t h i n g co n cer n i n g th e s a m e to g ra n t wh ich t he s ai d I n c o r porat ion cou l d d o t he m s elves al l wh ich th ey obl ige them an d thei r s ucce s so r s to h old fir m E II R ecor d s a n d rati fy whe r e u po n t h i s a ct i s m ad e ,
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G O R D O N R O B E R T H igh S t r eet Ed i n bu r gh 1 75 0 Robe r t Go r don at h is shop south s id e of t h e Cros s E d i n bu r gh acq u ai n ts th e publ ic th a t h e h as n o w ready fo r s al e a l a r ge col lec t io n of s econd h a n d pl a t e Gold z E din bu rg/ wa t che s ch ased a n d pl ai n exceed i n g cheap E ven ing Cou r a n t 1 5 th M arch 1 75 0 .
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m ak e r s a r t H i s e s s ay m asters we r e D eaco n L etham Pau l Rom ieu ; h is e s say w as m ad e i n A n d r ew and B rown s s hop H e paid th e b o x m a s t e r one hu n d r ed and s ix pou n d s t h ir tee n sh ill i n g s a n d fo u r pen n ies ( S co t s ) E H R ecor d s an d the othe r d ue s I n prese n ce of the I ncorporat i o n 1 2 t b A p r il 1 71 2 o f th e H am m e rm e n o f Ed i n b u r gh Th om a s Go r d on clock m ake r payed t h i s d ay t h i r tee n s h i l l i n g s s te rli n g t o t h e b o x m a s t e r for bei n g twe n ty s ix t i m es abse n t befo r e h e c ould get Wil l iam M u rray h is apprentice d i s charged A n d the I n co r po r at io n decl a r e they w i l l free n o n e h e r e aft e r o f wha t ab s e n t s they s h al l be befo r e E H R ecor d s t h ey get t he i r app r ent ice s d i s charged .
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Ed i nbu r gh and New York 1 748 S o n of J a m es Gord o n m er c h an t cFebr u a ry 1 748 6 t/ in G a r t m o u t h booked app r enti c e to P atrick Go r don A n en t th e pet itio n offere d 1 749 c D ecem ber 1 9t / by Thom a s Go r d on l ate apprentice to Pa t r ick Gord on watch m ak e r d ecea s ed cravi n g to b e tra n sfe r red to a n other m a s ter for th e r em a i n i ng s pa c e of h is i nd en tu res an d in term s the r eof A n d the said Thom as Gord o n be ing cal led in an d h avi n g pi tch ed upo n Wi l l iam Nicol wa t ch m ake r to be his m aste r and Wil l i am N icol accepted t he r eof th e hou se t ransfe r s th e sai d Tho mas Gordo n to be app r e n tice to t h e said Wi l li am N i col for the s pace yet to r u n in the sai d i n de n tu re s o n th e cond it io n s a n d the ter m s there of E I I R ecor d s The O pe n i n g m i n ute in above s h ows tha t th i s was a execu to r o f Pat r ick Go rd o n s w i ll and s o n of the al though th e d e s ig n ation of h is l ocat ion is sl ightly s pel t d i ffere n t it is clear that i t is the s am e i n d ivid u al Wh at r el atio n h e w a s t o the two cl o c k m ak er s i s u n certai n bu t al l inform a t i o n s ee m s to poi n t t hat he w as anoth er b r other wh ich s u rm i s e i f c o r re c t m ad e th is Thom as Gord o n a n ephew Th e choice o f Wi ll ia m N i col as his m a s te r w a s n o do u bt d u e to t h e fact that Wi l l ia m N i c ol h ad s erved his appre n ticesh i p wi t h P atric k Gord o n a n d a s N icol h ad o n ly bee n m ad e fre e m an a yea r o r so be fo r e it wa s on ly n at u ral th at h e sh ou ld p itch u pon o n e wh o w a s ce r t ai n t o b e wel l k now n to h i m H is fu ture m ove m e n ts i n Ed i n bu r gh after th i s d ate are u n k n own bu t in th e year 1 770 he w as s e r ved hei r to hi s fathe r a n d is de s ignated as b el ong i n g to N ew Yo r k is care e r in th i s l a s t Ci ty we h ave not the sligh t est t i n for m ation but as i t is j u s t poss ibl e that s om e of h is des c e n d a n ts are s ti l l i n N ew York t h is bri ef but au then tic n ote m ay i nte re st a n d be o f val u e to them ,
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A ppren t iced to D a n iel B inny and d i s charged of h is i n d entu r e s 2 7t h February 1 771 Prese n ted a b i l l cravi n g to be ad m itted a freem an watch m ake r 2 6 t h J u ly 1 771 Co m peared on 2 n d M ay 1 772 and produced his essay be ing a watch m ovem ent m ade an d fi n i s hed in the sho p of J oh n M u rd o c h i n p r ese n ce of J oh n M u r doch l and lo r d Wi l l iam N i c ol N orm and M acphe rs o n and J oh n S ibbald essa y m asters E I I R ecor d s a s t h ey d e c l a r ed e t c J a m e s G r ay Watch and Clock M a k e r west e n d of L u ckenbooth s h as n o w after g r eat l abou r and at m uch expense fin i s hed a m ost elegant m us ica l cl ock wh ich is al l owed by the n obi l ity and othe r s wh o h ave see n it t o be th e m o s t com plete o f it s k i n d a n d contai n ing th e g r eatest va r iety of cu r iosi t i es of a n y ever show n in t h i s city I t i s proposed to d ispos e o f the s a id c l ock by w ay of a lottery a t hal f a gu i n ea each tick et and s o soo n a s h e p r o c u res a s u fficie n t nu m be r of s ubs c r i be r s th e t i m e Th e d r aw in g an d pl a c e of drawi ng wi l l be advertised wi ll be co n d ucted with th e greate s t ca r e a n d a t tent ion unde r the di recti o n o f perso n s o f sk il l a n d fid el ity Th e clock goe s eight d ays an d plays a tu n e of itsel f t hree ti m e s over eve ry th r ee h ou r s in th e d ay I t plays t e n d i ffere n t tu n es wh i c h m ay be sh ift ed at pleasure by tu r n i n g a ha n d o n the d ia l plate Wh ile t h e m u s ic plays two fi gu r es da nce an d a m u s i c ian pl ays on the v iol in al l of the m keep i n g accu rate ti m e to the m us ic There is l i kewise represented a landscape and rural sce n e wi t h a wind m il l going an d a n u m be r of figures o f variou s characte r walking al o n g i n regu l a r p roce s s ion A S al s o a d istan t V iew o f a n e n ca m p m e n t wi t h a sold ier o n d uty c onstantly wal k i n g ba c kward and forward a n d m ay be s ee n at N o 1 9 P r i n ces S t ree t N e w Town any l awful d ay from t e n o cl ock fo r en oo n til l s ix i n the eve ni n g S u bsc r ipt io n s a r e take n i n by A nd r ew Ra m say at th e Excha n ge Co ffee H o use a n d i f a s u fficie n t n u m ber of s ubscribe r s can not be O b t a l n e d in s i x we ek s fr om t h i s d a t e M r Ram s ay wi ll ret urn the ge n tlem en sub s cri be r s th ei r m oney ME Th e clock is val u ed at e ighty gu i neas E d in bu rgb E ven ing Cou r a n t 2 7t h J u ly 1 78 5 1 2 tb
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N orth B rid ge H igh S t r ee t E d i n bu rgh an d m ay be Wed n esday a n d S atu rd ay s ee n g r ati s eve ry M o n d ay from 1 2 t o 3 O c lock whe r e t icket s 1 0 5 6 d eac h m ay be h ad a n d of A n d r e w R am s ay Exch a n ge Co ffee H o u s e N o tice o f t h e t i m e a n d pl ace of d r aw i n g wi l l be give n s o s oo n a s the t ick e t s a r e d i s po s ed an d t h e p r ice of t h e t ick e t s w i l l be r e t u r n ed i f th e d r aw i n g doe s n o t pl ace wi t h i n t h r ee m o n t h s fr om t h e 1 5 th o f t ak e Fe b r u a r y 1 78 8 Th e above w as m ad e at a pe r iod wh e n the co n occupied s t r uctio n of s uch l i ke m e ch a n ical m ovem e n t s the a t t e n tio n of a n u m ber o f c apabl e m e n a n d wo u ld n o d oubt co m e in for a cl o s e i n spect io n by h is fel l ow c r aft s m e n Fu r the r p r oofs o f h is s k i l l a re s how n by th e accu rate pe r fo r m a n ce of th e n u m e r ou s exa m ple s of h is wo r k m a n s h i p that re m ain S o m e of the s e h e d ated a n d o n e m ad e in 1 78 2 i s now l o ca t ed in the po s t o ffi ce C ol d i n gham B erwick s h i r e a n d d oes d uty a s O fficial H e w as also at his d eath wh ich t ook t i m ekeepe r place in 1 8 06 H i s M aj esty s Clock and Watch M ake r ,
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Th u s p rovi ded a n d w it h h is a s s i s ta n ce I soo n got ex t r ica t ed fr o m m y d i lem m a lift ed u p my v o ice a n d gave t ha n k s t o t he obl ig i n g a r ti s a n a n d I h ave j u s t r eached t h e p o r t in s afe t y fr o m w h i ch I d ate m y p r e s e n t c o m m u n icatio n to you N ow M r Ed i t o r as the d i fficul t i e s a n d ve xatio n s wh ich I u nhappi ly expe r ie n ced m ay be the l ot o f othe r s in o rd e r to ave r t s i m i la r evil s in fu t u r e I ( w i t h and woul d s ubm issio n r ecom m e n d t hat a r eg i s te r o r j ou r n al ) o f th e ra t e of t he goi n g of t h e cl ock in th e O b s erva t ory sh o ul d be weekly exh ibi t ed at th e wi n dow of t h e r oom an d a t th e s a m e ti m e a n o t e of t h e d i ffe r e n ce betwee n m ea n a n d appare n t t i m e w he n a n y C lock m ake r in yo u r c i t y cou ld a t once fu r n i s h to seam e n o r t r avel l e r s t h e d e s ide r atu m o f t r u e t i m e Th e O b s e r vato r y cl ock I w a s ac t u ally i nform ed is fr eq u e n tly s e t at r a n d om a n d wh e n I w a s t h e r e it w a s n o l e s s th a n fi ve m i n u te s fa s t H ad I go n o t o s e a w ith s uch a n e r r o r in m y C h r o n o m e t e r I shou ld h ave bee n throw n n o l e s s t han s eve n t y five m i le s o u t of m y recko n i n g o r equ al to o n e d eg r ee a n d a qu a r ter o f l ongitud e a ci r c u m s t a n ce wh ich m igh t i n volve t h e m o s t d i s a s t r o u s co n sequ e n ce s M ay I beg t h e i n s e r t io n of t h i s le t te r in you r val uable pape r a n d s u r e I a m o t h er s wi l l t ha n k you as wel l a s you rs TO M B O W LI N G ,
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bee n u n i fo r m ly w i t h pain to ou r s elves th at we h ave i n s e r t ed an y s t r icture o n i n divid u al con du c t a n d we have n eve r d o n e s o co n s ciou s ly wi t hou t bel ievi n g t ha t we we r e a n s we r i n g t h e cal l o f p ubl ic we al and t ho s e wh o pe rs i s t in a publ ic cou r s e aft e r the d a n ger to wh ich it l ead s a n d the evi l s wh ich it prod u ce d h ave been exposed d e s e r ve t h e s eve r e s t r epreh en sio n b u t s o far a s r ega r d s t h e O b s e r va t ory w e a r e n o t ye t a bl e to s e e that a n y thi n g h a s been w ro n g a n d altho u gh the re h ad a m i lder and m o re d el icate proceed i n g should i n the fi r s t i n sta n ce h ave bee n re s orted to G R I N L A W A L E XA N D E R M a r ket P l ace D u n s e 1 8 3 7 G R O O M J O H N Ed i n bu rgh 1 70 3 B ooked j ou r n eym a n to A nd r ew B rown 1 3 th M ay 1 70 3 G R O U N D W A T E R R O B E R T PA TE R S O N K i r kwal l O r k ne d ied J u ly 1 8 0 5 y ; G U T H R I E N I CO L Go r bal s Gl asgow 1 764 I t h as
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P A T R I K Ed i nbu rgh 1 5 5 2 S ee page 1 3 3 H A D D I N G TO N N ot ice s rega r d i n g th e Co m m o n Cl ock of t h e bu r gh of fr o m 1 5 39 to 1 8 3 1 Th e wh ich d ay the cou n ci l 1 4t/ z N ovem ber 1 5 3 9 th i n k i t e xped ie n t to co mple te the K n o k h ou se an d th e s lat i n g o f t h e Tolbooth th is year The cou nci l o rd ai n ed th e I z tk O ctober 1 5 40 treasu rer to m ake d illige n s to s e t u p th e K n ok at C a n d lem as J oh n El li o t s u rgeo n apo t he c ary c A p r il 1 6 8 7 7t/ d e p on d e d 8 00 m e r k s fo r buy i n g a clock for th e u s e of th e burgh t o be s e t u p in th e Tol booth ( I t c os t £ 2 5 s te r l i n g ) / z t o b n n r wi g the ru i ou co d itio t c e 1 2 t o n s O n O 4 73 of t h e Tol boot h the m ee t i n g of t h e co u n ci l w a s h el d in t h e tow n l ib ra r y a n d o n the 1 7th of the s am e m on t h t h e s tee pl e cloc k a n d g r eat bel l w a s o r d e r ed t o be tak e n dow n a s a m ea s u re o f s afe t y I t took over t e n years to e r ect a new steeple e t c an d o n 1 0 th J u n e 1 745 the cou n cil agreed that a n e w clock sh ou ld b e provided for the t ow n hou s e to co s t £ 30 s te r l i n g Thi s cl ock w a s m ad e by Roger Par k i n s o n Ed i n burgh I t req ui r ed w ind ing u p every twe nty fou r hou rs which was pe r fo r m ed by th e bel lm a n .
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T H all Wa t ch a n d Clock M ake r Ed i n bu r gh m akes a n d s el l s al l s o r t s o f wa t che s a n d cloc k s m ad e upo n t h e be s t p r i n ciple s H avi n g s t u d ied in L o n d o n u n de r th e able s t m a s t e r s a n d l i kewi s e in P a r i s whe r e he r esid ed an d w a s u n d e r the i n s pec t io n of the m ost s om e ti m e em i n e n t Ge n eva watch m ake r there h e h ope s to g ive sa t i s facti o n to tho s e wh o plea s e t o favou r h i m wi th H e h a s a t prese n t fo r sal e a t he i r e m ploy m e n t h o r izo n tal s t op s eco n d s wat c h caped j ewel led a n d in case s m ad e by the m o s t i n ge n ious Ge orge s i lve r Graha m L o n d o n w h o fi n ished o n ly a fe w to obl ige h is i n ti m ate fr i e n ds s o a r e ra r ely to be m et with t E ven ing Cou r a n t J u ly 1 774 E d in bu rg/ H O U S E S I N CA N O N G A TE A N D P O R TS B U R G H To be s old by publ ic vol u n t ary r ou p w ith i n J oh n s Co ffee hou s e E d i nbu r gh u po n S atu r d ay th e 3 1 5 t o f J a n u a ry 1 78 4 be t w ixt t h e hou r s of five an d s ix in t h e aft e r n oo n t h e fol lowi n g s u bj ect s which bel o n ged to th e decea s ed Th om a s H all l at e watch m ake r i n Can o n ga t e in several l ot s fol lowi n g Th at l odg i n g o r dwell i n g hous e i n th e Lo t 1 H ead of th e Ca n o n gat e l ately posse s sed by M r H al l t he r eafter by h is w idow bei n g the seco n d sto r y fro m t h e grou n d of th at te n em e n t of l a n d l y i n g o n th e no r th side of th e H ead of th e Ca n o n ga t e above th e cl o s e c al led th e U ppe r m ost Com m o n Close consisti n g of th r ee r oom s an d a k i t ch e n w ith cl osets an d oth e r conve n ie n ce s a n d a wo rkshop form e r ly u sed as a watchm ake r s s hop Th e l odgin g is wel l s i tu ated for trad e bei n g i n the m o s t publ ic place of the Can o n gat e H ead is o f very easy access a n d pa r ticu larly ad apted fo r a Watch o r Cloc k M aker t h e fr o n t o f th e ho u se bei n g fi tted u p as a watch m ake r s s hop w ith a B ow wi n d o w an d other convenie n c e s h avi n g bee n u sed in tha t way fo r m a n y yea r s Ca led on ia n M er cu ry 7t h J a n u a r y 1 78 4 ,
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sol ic i t o n their behal f a contin u atio n of th at pat r onage wi th which h e h a s s o l i be ral ly bee n favo ured J am es H owde n Watch m ake r a n d Wi ll iam H o wd e n J ewelle r an d S ilversm i t h respec t fu lly beg l eave t o a n n ou n ce that thei r s tock of watches an d j ewel le r y etc is com plete a n d w i l l be fou n d at all t i m es va r i ou s an d exte n s ive an d of the best qu al ity T h ey hope by a n u n rem i t t i n g supe r i ntend enc e to eve r y pa r ticu l a r o f thei r concer n s to m erit a s hare o f t he public favou r E din bu rgk E ven ing Cou r a n t 2 2 n d A pri l 1 8 09 .
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n oted before he an d h i s broth er su c ceed ed t o the bu s i n ess of th e father at th e en d of th e yea r 1 8 0 8 L a r ge an d flou r i s h i n g as th e co n n ect io n w a s wh e n taken ove r they s oo n m ad e i t eve n m o r e s o an d two ch a n ge s in t h e l oca t ion of thei r s hop th e l a s t bei n g to the N ew B u ild i n g s N orth B r idge fin ally m ad e the i r e s tabli s h m e n t o n e o f th e fo r e m ost in the city A s election of adve r t isem e n t s d eal i n g w i th thes e c hang es are n ow g ive n and as afford i n g a gl i m p s e o f t h e select and h igh As
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c la s s n ature o f the i r busi n es s no m e n tio n i s to be fo und of th e stock ph ra s e s of a n u m be r o f t he i r co n te m pora r ie s m ode r ate pri c e s ch eap o r bel ow c o s t as s uch pri ce etc s how i n g th at th e qu al ity of th e i r good s co m bi ned wi th t h ei r reputatio n wa s en ough J am es H owde n watchm aker an d W i ll i am H owd e n j ewel le r an d S i lve rsm i t h 3 H u n te r S qu are re s pectfu l ly beg leave to an nou nce th a t th ei r sto c k o f watches and j ewel l ery and silve r pl at e cu tle r y e t c is n o w c o m plet e and a s thei r stock o f th e above an d eve ry a r ticl e con n ected w ith th e l ine of bu s i n es s wi l l b e fou n d at al l t i m es vari ou s an d exte n s ive an d of th e be s t qu al ity th ey h O p e by an un r em itti n g s u pe r i nte n d e nce to eve r y particul ar of the i r c o n cer n s to m e r it a sh a r e of th e publ ic favou r E d in bu rg/ z E ven in u r a n t 1 8 th M arch 1 8 0 9 o C g n ti m ate and W H owde n o beg l eave to i C 8 1 J the i r rem oval fro m H u n te r S qu are to N O 9 S outh B ridge n ea rly oppos ite t he i r fo r m er s h op wh ich t h ey have thi s d ay ope n ed w ith a n ew and eleg an t s to c k o f good s in wa t che s j ewell e r y an d si l ve r plate a n d wh e r e they s oli ci t the i n spe c tio n and patro n age o f thei r frie n d s and th e publ i c N P Th e watchm aki n g part of the busi ness wil l be cond ucte d a s form e r ly pa r t O f th e pre m ises havin g bee n fi tted up for th e accom m od ation of th e work me n I bid 2 3 r d J uly 1 8 1 4 J am es H owden su r viving pa r t n er of th e l ate firm of J 81 W H owde n take s the l iberty of info r m i n g h is fr ie n ds a n d th e publ ic that h e h as now re m oved from 9 S ou th B r idg e to th at l a r ge a n d el ega n t sh op N o 6 n w N ew B uild i gs N o r th B ridge t r eet here he S 5 co n tin u e s to carry o n th e bu si n ess as fo r m e r ly in al l it s b r a n che s h a r H s al s o the O ppo tu n ity by the J extent of his p r e m i s es and i t w il l be foun d by th e arra n ge m e n ts wh ich h e has m ad e th at th e watch m ak i n g and watch repai r i n g d epa r tm e n t of th e bu si n ess wil l be s o cond u c ted as t o rende r th i s one of t h e bes t e s tabl i s h m e n ts i n tow n J H begs to r etu r n h is m os t since r e t h a n k s fo r th e patro n ag e h e has h ithe r to e n j oyed an d trus t s t hat the sam e s u pport wil l be co n tinu ed t o h i m wh ich w as expe r ie nced by th e l ate copartnery I bid 2 4t h J u n e 1 8 2 4 J ame s H owd en J ewel l e r and Watch m ake r 5 6 N ew B uil d i n gs N or t h B r idge S treet beg s re s pectfully ,
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to i nti m ate to his frie n d s and the publ ic th at he h as a s s u m ed a s pa r t n er M r Wi l l iam B rown wh o has fo r n t h e bu s ines s wh ich s ass istan t i s everal yea r s been h i wi ll i n futu re be carri ed o n u n der the fi rm of J am es H owd en 81 Co mpa n y I n ann ou n ci n g th is arra n gem e nt J a m es H owden would at th e s am e t i m e acknowledge m o s t g r ateful ly th e l ibe r al pat r o n age wi th which h e h as h ithe r t o been h onou red an d h u mbly s ol i c it s a con rm I bid st h J an u ar y t in u an ce of it u n d e r th e n e w fi ,
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ever fi n ished in Engl a n d com plete a n d l a r ge wh ich he proposes to d i s po s e o f A d e s cri pt io n wou ld be H e will L it e r a r i are o n ly j ud ges a s th e n eed less Ca led on ia n M er cu ry s h ow i t any t i m e whe n d esi red 2 0 th M arch 1 746 H U E J A M E S j u n Ed inbu rgh 1 74 1 The advertise m ent that fol l ows is i nterest ing for i t h as bee n a som ewhat d i s puted poin t as to whether there were an y on e in Ed i nbu rgh able to exec ute the lacque r ing of cl ock c ases e tc o r n ot General ly put d own as bei n g th e prod ucti on of the Ch inese or J apa n e s e although there were a l arge n u mber which m u s t h ave been de c orated i n L o n don J am e s H ue s an n ouncem en t m akes i t pretty certa in that there was at least on e ( wh o l i ved at th e b est period of th i s cl ass of wor k) qual i fied to c ar r y it out i n S cotl and J am es H u e j u n Gilde r at th e sign of th e Eagle i m m ediate ly withi n the Net h e rb o w P o r t Ed i nbu r gh gilds and j apan s afte r th e n ewest form and genteel est fash ion al l sorts o f j oi n e r s work such as c l o c k cases c orner c upboard s d r essing boxes tea t abl es all at ver y easy rates Ca led on ia n M er cu ry 3 1 5 t M a r c h 1 74 1 ,
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pe r iod H e al s o u s e d s uch bu tto n s to m ake t he wh eel s o f cloc ks in h is cl ockm ak i n g ope r at io n s o f wh ich h e m ad e seve r al H e d ied a t a n adva n ce d age in H U N T E R J O H N Ed i n b u rgh 1 8 2 4 A ppren ti ced to L awso n 81 M illa r 1 7th M ay 1 8 2 4 .
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H e bought a new watch fr o m George H utch iso n watch m ake r S t i r li n g the m ak er s n am e Robt I n n es L o n d o n r s n a bar movem ent with a ham epeat i g 2 N O 6 97 pe n d a n t wi t h a com m o n steel chai n and key bu t the you n g m a n m ad e h is el ope m ent wi t hout pay i n g th e watch or t ave r n bill H e was d r es s ed i n a d rab d u ffl e big coat a blu e u n d e r coat an d ve s t w i th ye l low m etal but t o n s black breeche s an d boots H e is d ark co m r id es o n H e o n e d black hai r a large cocked h at l ex i p a s m al l brow n hor s e or m a r e i ncl i n in g to a s w it c h tail I t is e n t r ea t ed that al l wat c h m akers j eweller s or other s who m ay s e e the s a id w a tch m ay stop th e sam e a n d i n fo rm t h e P u bl i s he r s o r t h e s aid George H utch ison watchm aker in S tirl i n g I t h a s bee n S ince found out t h a t h e g oe s by NB d i fferent n a m e s pa r t icul arly t hat o f Wi l li am G a ird n e r 2 1 8 h 1 2 cto be r t O r u r M e c on a n l e d i a C 7 y ,
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afte r a n arrat ive of the el e c tion of m agistrate s a n d o th ee bearers it i s s et forth that on e J oh n H all i s appo i n ted k eepe r o f t h e knok and b e an d othe r s co n ti n u e to be m ad e s u b s equ e n tly cu s t od ie r s of t h e ol d ti m ep iece fro m yea r to year “ The followi n g exce rp t fro m th e Cou nc il m in ute s ex i s t e n ce of a cu r io us r egu lati on nam ely s h ows the t h at every bu rgh w as bou n d to m ai n tai n an d u phold a t ow n cl ock and fr o m the sam e excerpt i t wil l be see n t hat in 1 642 the que st ion w a s n ot on e of ere c t i n g a bu t of t ransfe rri n g the old on e to a n e w n e w cl ock steepl e K ir k cu d b ry t th e fi rst d a y of J an uary th e year o f God jm i fo u rt ie t w a th e q u i l k d a y t h e P r o ve s t B ai l ies a n d Cou n s el l of th e b u r gh o f K ir k cu d b ry t w ith ad vice an d co n s e n t o f th e r e m anent burges s a n d c om m it t e e of t h e s aid bu r gh h avin g take n t o t h eir ser ious consid e r a ti on th e l os s and wan t o f thei r kn ok th roug h t h e fau l t of an e s t e ple a n d bellhouse to pu t thei r k n ok bel ls in ( t h e O ld Tolbooth q u i lk o f be fore k e ip it an d t hai r kn ok and bel l bei ng ru i n ou s and d ecay it ) an d havi n g taken i n to t hei r co n sid eratio n th e necessi t y o f a n e s t e p le a n d bel lhou se to keep the ir k nok an d bel l q lk is a speci al o r n am e n t belong i n g to eve ry bu rgh bound by th e anc ien t l aws o f th i s a n d q lk t hey a r e k i n gd om to m ai n tai n a n d u phol d and l i kew i s e they tak i n g to t hei r se r i ou s consid erat io n th e d e c ay o f th e ir c o m m o n good an d that it i s s u p e rs p e n d it upon the c om m on a ff ai r s O f th i s bu rgh There fore th e sa id P r o ve s t bai l i e s an d cou nsell of s aid bu rgh with ad vi c e an d consen t of t h e r em a n ent b u r ges s an d c o m m ittee of t h e s aid bu r gh have a ll i n a voi ce c hee rfully and vol u n ta r ily o ffered them selves to be s t e n t it in th e i r good s fo r buyi n g of a pi ece o f g rou n d q uba i r i t m ay be m os t an d be s t conve n ie n t for bu ild i n g of th e said be llhou se an d s teepl e and for fu rn ishi n g o f the m ate r ial s a n d pay ing of wo r k m en to bu il d th e sam e The steeple w a s shortly aft e rw a r d s bu i l t an d the knok and b ells pla c ed the re i n and th ere th e veteran t i mep ie c e c onti nu ed to ful fi l its d est in y u nd er the 1
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o f L aw s On 8c M ill ar was th is d ay d issolved by m utual c o n sent The s u bscri ber C L awso n is au tho r ised to receive an d d ischa rge the deb t s d u e t o the co n cern Ch r istopher L awso n Richard M illar 1 8 t h J une 1 8 2 5 z E ven ing Cou r a n t 2 3 r d J u n e 1 8 2 5 E d in on rg/ I N TI M AT I O N C L aw s on Clo c k an d Wat c h M an u fac t u re r res pec t ful ly beg s leave to retu rn hi s s incere t hanks to h is nu m erou s friend s an d t h e pu bl i c for the l ibe ral pat ronage h e h as e n j oyed d uring th e period he has bee n i n busi ness both o n h is ow n acco un t an d as 1 a part n er o f the l ate fi rm of L aws on and M i ll a r an d at the s am e t i m e tak es th e l iberty o f i n ti m ati n g that h e now ca r rie s o n bu si ness o n h is o wn acco u nt in the pre m i ses form e r ly occu p ied by L an d M wh ere h e hopes to m eet a cont i n u an ce of th at su pport wh i c h he h as h ithe r to enj oyed a n d w hich s h a ll a t a ll ti m es be his s tudy t o m e r i t 1 9 N orth Br idge 2 1 5 t J u ne i E ven ing Cou r a n t 2 3 r d J une 1 8 2 5 E d in on rg/ ,
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M acphe r son l ate cl ock a n d watch m aker i n Ed i n bu rgh s s on a r e t o co n tinu e an d ca r ry an d J oh n M acphe rso n h i on the bu sine s s o f clock an d watch m aki n g i n all it s bra n ches J oh n M acpher s o n for so m e t i m e previous to h is fathe r s d ecease m a n aged an d cond ucted th e bus iness an d he hope s h is un re m itted attentio n and assid u ity wi l l secu re h i m th e favou r and contin uan ce o f h is father s em p loyers Ca /ed on ia n M er cu ry 1 6 t h J u n e ,
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The copartnersh ip o f M a c phe rso n 81 Co clock and wat c h m akers Ed i nbu rgh bei ng n ow d issolved by th e d eath o f J oh n M a c pher s on th e busin ess i s to be car r ied o n as form e r ly for the be hoof o f the widows of No r m on d M acpherso n by a well k nown experi e n ced a n d J oh n work m a n Th om as L e s l i e wh o has been fo r these ten years past i n th e sh op an d bore a very a c tive h and i n th e m anage m en t I t is therefore h u m bly hoped that those wh o were pleased to e m plo y No r m o n d M acph erson bel ow or th e co m pany Sin c e h i s d ecease w i l l s e e ( ) contin u e their favo urs as eve r y e ffort s h al l be u sed and th e greatest att e ntion paid to m eri t th e approbat io n o f the publ i c I s t J a n uary 1 78 5 .
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t o Wi ll i a m M acpherson Ex c i se O ffi c e r ; booked t o A nd rew D ick i e 5 t h A ugu st 1 749 D is charged o f h is i nden tu re s 1 7th N ove m ber 1 75 9 P re sented a bil l t o b e ad m i t ted free m an an d an e s say an d e s say m asters were appoi n ted t o h i m o n 2 3 rd J u ly 1 76 3 “ Com peared on 4t h Februar y 1 764 an d presented h is essa y bei n g a watch m ove m en t m ad e i n h is own house as S am u el B r ow n D an iel B i n ny and W i l l iam A u ld his essay m aster s decl ared wh i c h was fo u n d a wel l wro ught essay etc a n d th e s aid N orm on d M acpherson w a s ad m itted a free m a n cl ock an d wat c h m aker of th i s I n co r porat ion E H R ecor d s S on
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M acpherso n Watch m a ker Ed inbu rgh g ives h is most g r atefu l acknowledgm e n ts to h is frie n d s an d custo m ers a n d acqua i n t s them th at h e h as m oved fro m th e back of th e C ity Gu ard to a w e ll frequ en ted S hop at th e u pper o r we s t end of the L ucke n booths fr o n tin gth e Law n m ar k e t where h e carries o n th e c lo ck an d w atc h ,
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m aki n g busine s s in all it s b r a n che s a n d h a s a t al l ti m e s a good asso r tm e n t of clocks and watche s which h e al s o r epai r s C lock s s ell s o n th e m ost reason abl e te rms and watches of al l k i n d s A n appre n t ice wa n ted Ca led on ia n M er cu ry 8 th S epte m be r 1 78 1 To be sold by p ubl i c rou p on Wed nesd ay the 3ot h J anuary betwixt th e h ou rs of fi ve an d s ix aftern oo n t h e dwel l i n g hou se an d shop ly i n g at th e back of th e C i ty Gu ard as previously po s s essed by M r M acpherso n watch m ake r at th e yea r ly ren t o f f 1 8 sterl i n g 1 2 t h J an u ary 1 78 2 M a c ph erso n Clock an d Wat ch M ak e r form erly at th e b ack of t he Ci ty Gu a r d n o w i n th e L aw n m ar k e t n ear the head of F o r r e s t e r s Wy n d has at p r esen t on ha n d a ve ry val u abl e a s s o rtm e n t of th e fol low i n g good s al l wa rra n ted wh ich h e is dete r m i n ed to s el l o n th e m ost m oderate term s Gold an d s i lve r cap d j ewelled an d horiz o n tal watches ; gol d an d s i lve r repeat i n g watches ; gold p i n c hbe c k a n d s i lve r stop watches w ith se c o nd s fro m the ce n tre o r fr o m t h e can t r at e axis ; gol d and p inch be c k g raved an d ch e s s e d watches ; gold cap d and j ewell ed o r w ith pl ai n m ove m e n ts ; gold a n d p in ch beck en am el led watch es ; pi n chbeck watches of a ll k i n d s with pl ain graved che s s e d N o u r se Ski n an d to r toise s h el l case s ; th e m u ch app r oved of an d fash io n abl e l arg e s i zed si lve r w at c he s w i t h s eco n d s fro m the ca n t r at e axis ; eight d ay s pri n g or tabl e c l ocks for stri ki n g th e hou r s and ch i m in g th e q u a r te rs ; eight d ay pl ain s pri n g or tabl e clock s w ith a va r iety of eigh t d ay l ong cl ocks and t i m ep ieces in m ah oga n y o r wai nscot ca s es ; t i m ep i eces fo r chapels o r ge n tl e m e n s k itch en s wi t h l arge o r s m al l d i a ls Clocks an d watche s lent o ut by the m o n th or y ear Cl ocks wound u p r egu lated a n d kept by th e year at a m ode r ate rate M F A t s a id shop and n o wh ere el s e m ay be h ad equation tables wi thou t wh ich n o ge n t lem an or watch m ake r can s e t clock s o r watches w ith th e su nd ial C om m is s io n s fro m the cou ntry c arefully atte n d ed to I bid 2 n d J anu ary 1 78 3 To N o r m on d M acphe r so n h a s bee n g iven the ho n ou r of h avi n g his n am e a n d ped igre e d u ly reco r ded in D ougl as s B a r on age of S cotla n d H is fath e r was th e fourth s o n o f Wi ll iam M acpher s o n O f N u id I n 1 72 2 the el de s t s o n of th is l atte r n am ed La u chlin su cc ee d e d ,
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to th e ch ieftain s h ip an d w as ever afte r ward s des ig n ated by the t itl e of Clu ny I t thu s fol lowed th at N o r m o n d was the n ephew of th i s Ch ie ftain and i t i s i nte r esti n g to n ote that all N o r m o n d s brothe rs fi ve i n n u m be r were e n gaged in i n d u s tri al or com m e rc i al pu rsu it s s u c h as a ho s i er m erchan t tai lor school m aste r anoth er captai n of a privateer who h avi n g m ad e a h and som e fortun e set t l ed in Ph il ad elph ia while the fifth was bred a wr iter s om e n ew m ach i ne of great u s e i n th e a n d i n ve n ted d re s s in g of flax an d h em p Th ere can be n o d ou bt that th i s a r istoc ratic fa m ily con necti on wa s a c ons ide rabl e fa c tor i n N o r m o n d M a c phe rson s career H e d ied in 1 78 3 afte r c arr y i n g on an extensi ve bus i ne s s fo r ove r twe n ty y ear s w h e n i t w as c on ti n u ed by h i s s on w h o d ied two year s l ater (s ee page The b us i ness was n ext carried o n u nd e r the t itle o f M a c ph erson 81 Co or M acphe r s o n and L e s l i e A ch aracte ri s tic exam pl e o f N orm o n d M acph e r son s hand iwo r k is now lo c ated i n th e boa r d r oom of th e B ritish L inen B ank S t A nd rew a nd there S quare Ed inbu rgh (s ee i ll ustrati o n page 2 is a cap ital exa m ple of a bracket c lock i n ebon y c as e the prope r ty o f M acka y Es q W S Ed in bu rgh .
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yeste rd ay betwixt th e bottl e work in L e ith and the F r iggat e Wh i ns o r the r eabouts a s il ver wat c h m aker s n am e J oh n G ibs t e d L ond on N o 74 Whoeve r h as fou nd the sam e by apply i n g to M a c pherso n 81 CO watchm ake r s Ed i n bu rgh shall be h andsom ely rewarded E d in bu rg/ z E ven ing Cou r a n t 4t h J u l y 1 78 5 ,
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ye Chapel l and Clerk is h o n s to be be it it l probably ha l r led ) a n d ye bel l h u n g in ye n e w s t e p i ( t b o x mai s te r to ye ai r o f s all be a llo w i r es a n d ye ch a i g y Th i s refers to the ol d bel l h ich had h u ng i n w ( the wood e n bel fry and as w i l l be see n fu rther o n was qu ite i n ad eq u ate fo r s uch a powe rfu l i n co r porat ion ) Th e q lk d ay ye D eak in Febr u a ry 1 6 3 2 2 5 t/ z M a is t e r is an d h a ill b r e ith e re n e o f ye H a m m er m en of E d in b u r t be in g co n ve n it w t in yair cha ip e ll callit ye M agd al ene Cha ip e ll a nd ya i r e fter r y pe d e libe r at io u n m ai d a n d r es s o u n in g a m on gst ya m e sel vi s co n s ider in g yat th ey have ane fai r s t e ip ill b ot a n e s m al l bel l ye sound i s and for y e re d e i of y ai r craf t c t n o t far h ard o f r y d e co ir m e n t an d ho nou r o f ye gu id to u n e a nd yat yai r bell m ay be hard throw ye h a ill t oun e at al l o ccas io u n is s to g if to s o gu id an e work the y an d to m ove u t h e r i all in an e vo i c e h ave thocht g u id y at every airt c onven e be ya m e sel vis and co n t r ib u it a nd gather a m ongst ya m e sel vis th at th i n g yat it sal l pl e is God t o m ove every an e of yai r b ert is to gi f to buy an e n e w bel l o f gr itter we c h t an d ane kn ok g i f i t c an b e at e in it t o an d t h is co llect io u n to b e colle ct it gat h e r it an d g iven i n to ye D eakin an d M a is t e r is betwix t an d p a is ch e n ext to c u m A nd for y at e ffe c t hes a pp oy u n t it y e p e r s o u n is o f every airt u nderwritten to b e co lle ct o r is y a ir o f fra yai r aw i n air t is T o wi t z Thom as B axte r fo r ye b lak s m y t h is A l exande r Th o m s o n e for y e cu it le r is ; R ich ard M axwell for ye s a id le r is ; Thom as B rou n elder for y e lo k s my t h is ; J ohn e Cal len d er fo r ye lo r im e r is ; Tho m as Q uhy t for ye ar m o rar is ; Tho m as I n gl i s fo r ye p e u d e r er is ; J ohne O r m e s t o u n for ye s ch e ir s my t h is 2 1 s t f u n e 1 6 32 Th e sa m e d ay ye D e acin and h a ill M a is t e r is all in an e voice a p p oy n t is y e bell to be m aid to yai r s t e ip ill to be casti n in Flan d er is an d to be s t o k it yai r A nd ap p oy n t is Thom as Q u hy t pret D eak in Th om as We i r Th om as B rou n e ld e r an d J am e s S m y th T ho m as I ngl i s to be d o e r is for ye sa m e 1 s t t O c o b e 2 l r 1 6 a i l Th e l k d ay ye eak i n and h D 3 3 q mais t eris o rd e n is y e bel l to be h u n g in y e s t e ip ill and s o rd e n i
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n ti n g s te i i ll taken down ou t o f ye for p reve of p ( ) d a n ge r an d a p poy n t is J a m es M onteith pres t b o x m a is t e r A nd ro H alib u r t o n e Robert K e n n e die J am e s S myth e Thom as B rou n eld er m ai s te r s m y th Th om as I n gl i s and J ohn e S ch ar p e to h ave an e kai r ( ca r e ) of y e d ou n ta k i n g y a ir o f an d to pu t y e s a m e i n s u m e s ai ff place I n th e box m aste rs acco u nts for th e y ear 1 640 occu r s the followi n g i t em s d eal i n g with the rem oval o f the bell I tem for ca re y in g of ane great c abell tow ( rope ) iiijs fr o m ye parl iam e n t h o n s t o ye Chapel l I t em for l en ( l oan ) o f t o w is t o tak doun e y e bel l .
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give n to y e work m e n for tak i n g d ou n e y e bel l liijs iiijd I t em to A l exande r B axter wricht for tak i n g d ou n e o f ye bell v l ib viijs 2 3 r d d ay o The q lk d ay ye D eak in f Febr u a ry 1 64 1 a nd h a ill m a is t e r is co n s id d e r in g yat t hey h ave an e s t e p ill and an e bel l a n d w an t it an e k n o k q lk is ve r ie n e ce s s y r e w t t h r ie brod i s an d hand i s an d y e glob for ye ch a in ge of ye moo n e Th a ir fo ir t h ay app oy n t it A nd ro H a lib u r t o u n b la k s m y t J oh n e W a s t cu tl er D au id B r ou n s a id l er Tho m a s B r o u n e you n ge r an d Robert K e n n e d ie l ok sm t s am uel l B u rrel l l orim e r Th om as Weir and S y Thom a s I ngl is p e u t e r e ris to m e it t wt J am es S mythe or a n y u t h e r is k n o k m a k e r is an d to try wh at all wi l l be and what wi l l m a in t e n hi r an d y a ire ft e r to t ry at n y tbo u ri s ( n eighbou r s ) q t they wi l l gif for advanci n g .
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for t o w is for b i n ding of b lo k is an d t y ei n g to of y e g r eat t o w is to y e sto k of ye bel l I t em for ane new tow for d rawi n g u p o f ye bel l vjl ib vii s j I t em fo r carey in g of ye gre at cab ill to an d fra y e Chapel l vii s j I tem to J a m es Cl ark for t ak in g ye rou st of ye r k o f ye bel l ron e ( i ro n wo xv s ) j y I tem to Robt K e n n e d ie for an e n ew band t o ye s tok of ye bell xls I t em for an e q u arter h und reth n aillis to put o n y t ba n d w t xs I tem for t o w is t o ye p a is s o f ye lit ill knok yat was s i i i l b b x be ye ady f t L K a er o u e t t n g Th i s g ift appea rs to h ave be e n i n the i r possess io n for at l ea s t two years as m e nt ion i s m ad e of a s u m o f n in e “ s h i ll i n g s being paid fo r bri n gin g u p of an e k n ok ou t o f y e abay wh ich we take t o be H olyrood a nd as i ts arri va l cam e at a t i m e when the y were busy red ecorating and refurn ish i n g th e chapel a n e w pul pit an d pan els bea r i n g th e te n com m an d m ents the c reed et c be ing th en pu t i n th e pro bab il it y is that the rehangi n g o f th e bel l and th e wi s h for a l ar g e knok i n d u c e d the m to put u p th is kno k when as th e a cc ou nts Sh ow the k n o k m ak e r was i n t he tow n fo r the pu rpos e of advisi ng the m in the m an u factu re and ere c t io n of th i s steepl e cl o c k I t em for n a illis to na ill u p the sam e I tem to J am e s A lis o n e k n ok m ak er in C o wper ( Cupar ) i n pai r t pay m en t o f y e pryce O f ye k n ok to ye n e w bel l ijl ib V IJ S viijd xxx i “ I tem m ai r to h i m for h is cha irge s i n ower cu m in g to agr ie wt u s v l ib viijs d ay of M ay 1 6 4 1 The q lk d a y ye D e aco n e reporti t yat ye G r ay Frei r K i rk d es y r it yat ye great bel l m y ch t be r u n g to ye p re ichin g o f ye Grey Frei r K i r k an d yat they wald gif fo u r t ie p u n d is z e ir lie for ri n gi n g y airo f Q u h ilk repo r t be ing co n s id d e r it be ye D e aco n e and h aill m ais t e r is an d the y be i n g ry p lie a nd we i l l ad vy s it y a ir w it h as s e n t it to y e be ll ri n ging u p o u n I tem ,
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h i m m or wo rth efte r yat he had d on e h i n e i i l i b e r yat h e h ave t t o gif h i h t m c i t r s de y y craft to se i k fro m yam e a n yth i ng yat they w : s p ai n e s gi f th ey fan d u p o u n h i m m ore for h i weil l do n e A n d ya n e ye D e a con e r e ply it wald be n o farth e r obl igat to h i m bot i n fo u r s c and q ro f h e had r e s s a in t ( recei ved ) fy ve h an d T he q l d ay of D ecem ber 1 64 1 1 8 tb D e aco n e a n d M ais t e r is o r d e n is S am uel l B b o x m a is t e r to s e ll yai r ho n s k n o k for q u b a 1 get ,
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fi e m o d e fit to h i m i n ty m e cu m in g for k e ip in g a n d o rd ou r in g the s aid k n ok as the s am e n s Th e D e aco n e M ais t e r is s u p p li cat i o u n at l ength b e ir i and b re it h e r in e o rd e n it th ai r p r est b o x m ais t e r to g ive ch e ll for h i s bygan e a n d d e ly ve r to th e s aid J ohn e Ca r m i pai n es a n d t rave llis fo r k e ip in g an d o r d o u r in g and atte n d i n g t h e said knok t h e s o w m e o f t we n t ie p u n d is A nd a ls hes appoy n t it an d o r d e a n it th e said S cottis J oh n e an e fie o f t w e n t ie p u n d is z e ir lie h e ire ft e r for k e ip in g o r d o u r in g and atte n d in g th e k n ok an d r i n gin g o f the bel l A n d th at fr a A llh allow is n ex t to cu m q lk sal l be ye sa id J ohn e h is e n t r ie k l 8 t/ z d ay o S e t e m s 6 Th e d ay the aul d b r i 1 4 7 f p q D e a co n e s M a is t e r is and h a ill b ous o r d e a n is J am es M o n teith th i r pres t D eaco n e to tak d ou ne th e k nok i n the s t e ip ill and s e nd h i r away to L o n d o u n e and Change h i r w ith an e n e w one o r q r ( whatever ) h e sal l th in k exped ient Th i s howeve r was n ot d on e th e k n o k be ing n ext ta ken i n h and by J oh n M i l n e wh ose n a m e appears for the fi r s t ti m e at th i s d ate H e attended to the keep ing of the cl ock for a t l eas t two y ears l ater an d on the 2 3 r d of S epte mber 1 648 th e fol lowi ng m i n u t e is g i ven The q lk d a y J oh n e M il n e ke i per O f the k n ok d e s y r it som e s u p lie y a ir fo ir an d see ing h e had th is lang t y m e bygan e k e ip it th e sa i d knok the y wald be l s as t c a i i pl eased t o l i h is prese nt n e e s t e as the s u e p ( ) p bi l l in i ts sel f at m ai r l ength b e ir is th e said i s t rad is bei n g ryp lie a d vis it they o r d e ain th i r p rest b o x m a is t e r Thom a s H alib u r to u n bra ise r to g ive t o h i m th e s o w m e o f t e n p u n d is at ai n e e ( once ) th e other te n p u n d is at W it s o n d ay n ext to cu m w ith th is p ro vis io u n that he wait and atte n d u p o u n th e said knok fait hfu llie and t r e a u lie to th e n ext te rm e o f W it s o n d ay 1 6 49 I t is evid ent th at Joh n M i ln e w as n o t able to keep the cl ock i n goi n g ord e r an d h is n am e a lo ng w i th a n y d i s b u r se m ents o n the s am e d i s appears fr om the m i n u tes and ac c ounts Th e cl ock app are n tly h ad got i n to a ve r y bad s tate a n d it w a s n o t t ill th e year 1 66 1 that we have
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m ine y a ir in as they t h i n k fi t A n d i n case they a g ree i m power the m to s e t th e pe r so n th ey agre e wi t h pre s e n tly to work A n d appo i n t the b o x m as t e r to pay t h e p r ice o f the clock in t h e way a nd m a n n e r as th e s aid com m i ttee sh al l ord ai n Th e pe r son whom they e m pl oy al ways fi nd i n g su fficien t c a u tion for the s u ffe in cie o f the clock Th e house having heard read z October 1 6 96 2 9 t/ in thei r pre s e n ce a pet i t ion g ive n i n by A n drew B row n clock m ake r cravi n g a n add ition to th e price he 1 8 t o get fo r m ak i n g the pend u l u m clo c k the y r e m it th e co n side r at ion th ereo f and th e co n tract betwi xt t he I n co r poratio n an d h i m to the c o m m ittee t o be appoi nted upo n t h e t r a d e s m e n s accom pts a n d to repo r t t he i r opi n i o n thereof to th e h a ill house at the n ext m ee t i n g Th e m eet ing appoin t s th e D ecem ber 1 6 96 z 1 5 t/ b o x m as t e r to give A nd rew B row n s s e rva n ts t e n sh ill i n gs ste r l i n g of d ri n k m oney fo r th e i r pa in s with th e n ew clock Th e h o u s e by pl urality of votes 6 t/ z Febr u a ry 1 6 9 7 appo i n ts A n d r ew B rown t o get fro m the b ox m a s t er £ 5 s t e r l ing for m ak i n g u p the l oss wh ich h e al leges h e h a s s u s tai n ed i n m ak i n g the n e w cl ock an d appoi n ts hi m to s j ud gm en t to m ake th e n ew clo c k strike loud er u s e hi I t is th e co m m ittee s O pin ion 2 2 n d Febr u a ry 1 6 9 8 t h at t h e b o x m as t e r s hou l d p r ese n tly em ploy a wrigh t fo r l ayi n g of som e j o ists ben eath the pai es ( we ight s ) o f ye clock fo r s e c u r ing o f the hou se i n case th e paies s hould h appen to fal l back 1 1 t/ z S ep t em ber 1 6 9 8 P aid A nd rew B rown for y e to y e I n c o r porat ion as per cont ra c t a n d n e w clock d i s ch arge £ 360 S co ts ste r l i n g ) Th i s co n t ract and d i s charge i s stil l in existen c e Th e house havi n g hea r d the I 3 t/ z Febr u a ry I 70 5 pet i t io n g ive n i n by A n d rew B rown r ead in thei r p r e s e n ce cravi n g paym e n t fo r keep i n g of th e c lock the s e fi ve ye a r s by ga n e con form to the cont r act betwixt the I ncorporation an d h i m they do re m it the c onsid eration thereof to th e com m ittee to be appo in ted : the box m a s ter to pay un to th e sa id A nd re w B rown what they .
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the n i netee n th centu r y ; bu t cha n ge of ownersh i p of th e bu il d i n g combin ed with n egl ect soo n caused i t to s to p a n d it s re m ains l i e to d ay u p in t hi s old steepl e a m as s ever I n th e O f ru sty wheels an d p i n ion s sil ent for m in u tes d eal i n g wi th the ord eri n g of the bel l n o m e n tion i s m ad e of th e m aker s n am e s i m ply th at i t w as to be “ casti n in Fla n d e r is T he Co m m it t ee e n t r u s t e d w i th th i s com m iss ion appears t o h ave h ad i n their ey e one wh os e wo r k w a s w el l k nown in S cotlan d nam ely M ichael B u rgu rh u y s o f Fl an d ers an d the fol low i n g fragm entary l ist of bell s yet rem a in i n g i n S c otl an d m ad e by thi s m an an d h is s o n is n ot withou t i nte r e s t i n scr ibed M ich ae l B vrger h vy s M e Lu n d i e 1 Fecit “ i nscribe d M ichael B vr ge r h vy s M e 2 K in n el l Fec it 1 6 2 4 S ol i D e o Glori a i r ibed v e i nsc M i c hael v h v s M F B B e n r e r 3 g y M H e n ri e Fit hie 1 63 1 h v s L i n trathen i nscri bed M ich ael r r M e B v e 4 g y Fecit 5 M agd alene Chapel E d in bu rgh two in s c riptions M i c h ael B vrge r h vy s M e Feci t 1 6 3 2 S ol i D e a Glori a God bl is the H am m er m en o f Ed i nbu rgh w i t h the i r crest th e c rown and ham m er o n a sh ield on both s ides of th e b ell “ 6 L e s l ie A be r d ee n i n scri bed M i c h ael B vrge r hvy s M e Fecit n n M a ryto i scri bed M ichael B vr ge r hvy s M F 7 1 6 42 S ol i D eo Glor ia 8 Cram on d Par i sh Ch u rch i n scr ibed M i c hael B vr ge r h vy s M e Fec it 1 6 1 9 S ol i D e o Glori a i n s c ribed J oh a n n e s 9 Farn el l A berdeensh i r e B vr ge r h vy s M e F e cit 1 0 P an b r id e wh ich at o n e t i m e bel onge d to th e g Pa r i s h Chu rch of A r b r oath i n sc r ibed S ol i D e o Gloria J ohan n es B vrge r h vy s M e Fecit 1 664 T im o r D om ine E s t P r in cip ivm S apien ti ae P r ove rb s i 1 I L i ff A berd een s h i re i n sc r ibed J an B vr ge r hvy s H e e ft My G e go t e n 12 S outh Q u ee n sferry S ol i D e o Glori a M i c ha e l ,
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D avid J o u k i n g M a e rch a n t of M e Feci t E d e n b vr ge g ift ed th i s to t h e K i r k of the Q uee n s Fe r r ie An no D o m in o Cu r s ed be they that take s i t fr ae 1 3 A be r dee n S t N ichol a s Ch u r ch k n own a s A uld Th i s bel l w as broke n by fal l i n g to th e g r ou nd L owri e whe n the lead cove r ed steepl e was bu rn t in 1 8 74 Frag m e n ts o f i t were shown at the Glasgow Exh ib it ion in 1 9 1 1 and the foll owing a r e p arts of t h e i n scription s that re m ai n dec ipherable M e Feci t A n no D o m 1 6 34 D e p e llo S ol i D e o G loria M ichael B vrge r h vy s Tim o r e m D efu nct Ne n s is H anc Cam pan a D o n avit n Ego Ecce Anti Cam p an a S o n it u n O Vcco r Cu m Vs d e m o ve Ca m p an aa Ri m a T i s sa I n Cr a igie b u ck le r P a r i s h Chu r c h is th e fol lowi n g i nscri ption o n a b r a s s plat e in sid e c h an c el of chu rch wh ich refe r s to the bel l of th at ch u r c h O ld L owri e hu n g in S t N ichol as S teepl e 1 3 5 1 an d d e s troyed b y fire A D 1 8 74 You n g L owri e recast fr o m m etal of O ld L ow r ie A D M ich ael B vr ge r hvy s 1 4 Fyvi e i n s c r ibed 1 5 L und i e 1 6 1 7 16 S m ailhol m 1 6 47 “ 1 7 Pete r he ad O ld P ar i s h Chu r ch i n sc r ibed S ol i D e o Gl o r ia M ich ae l B vr ge r h vy s M e Fec it D oubtl e s s th e r e a r e a good few m o r e b u t th e po in t brought ou t by th is l ist is th at th e H am me r m e n were determ ined to h ave th e best tha t at that period was m ade and th i s ch oice o f M ichael B vrge rhvy s p r obably the m ost re n own ed i n Fl a n ders w a s a costly bu s in ess Th i s c an easily b e s ee n by the pathet i c fo r them appeal for s ub s c ript ions and aft er all the i r beat i n g u p they wer e obl iged to gran t a bond to one of thei r own n u m be r to m ak e u p th e d efi c i t Th e sel f d en i al of thes e O ld c r aftsm e n d oes away w ith th e ab s u r d s to ry that th i s bel l con tai n s a l arge qu ant ity of s i lver in th e c om posi tio n O f i ts m etal an assertion that h as been of l ate fr equ ently m ade H avi n g been at th e trouble to m o u n t u p to th e bel fry of th i s O ld steepl e to i n spect the bell we we r e s u rprised at its lar g e Si z e and we igh t approxim atel y i t (
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w eighs abou t 1 2 o r 1 4 a n d Sple n d id prese r va t io n The i n script i o ns are a s above a n d ba r r ing a l i tt le m a r k whe r e the c lapper s t r i ke s the i n sid e of it is a s fi t to pe r form i ts u s e fu l d uty a s wh e n fi rs t m ad e O n l ook ing at th is a uthe n t ic rel i c t h oughts ari s e of the m a n y o cc as io n s o n wh i ch it h as bee n run g I t h as tol led n o t o n ly fo r funerals bu t for n ea r ly eve ry pagean t th at h as c ro s s ed th e s tage i n th ose sti r r i n g d ay s A m o n g the m a n y en tri es abou t it we were startl ed by seein g in the “ accou n t s for 1 66 1 the ite m To Wi l l ia m Cam pbel l for o f ye bel l th e t y m e o f M ontrose s b u ry al r i n ging s s 2 r 5 cot ste l i n g s howin g th e i nterest th is 1 S £ 4 [ ] s olem n fu ne r al ca used an d from the s u m pai d for horse h ire we l ea r n that th e i ncorporat ion attend ed i t i n an official m a n n er A gai n i n 1 6 8 0 Fo r ringi n g ye bel l that d ay the P ri n c e of O ra n ge was procl ai m ed K i n g I n fa c t the £ 2 1 6 s S cots [abou t 45 6 d t i m es th is bell i s m ent i one d are i n n u m erabl e The H am m e r m e n d e r i ved a con s ide r abl e reve n u e fro m it and as th e d e m a n d w a s s teady they m ad e the fol l o w i n g m i n u t e o n 1 8 th J uly 1 6 8 4 .
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I had heard o f it and it is entirely u po n a n ew const r uct io n 1 w a s real ly s urprised to s e e with what t perfor m ed it s va r i ou s ope r a r egu la r i t y a n d exactne s s i tio n s ; th e m an ne r i n w h ich i t showed the e n l igh t ened pa r t of th e ea r th a n d the length o f d ay an d n ight in al l l atit udes and al s o th e d e cl i n ati o n of th e s u n th r ough The m an n e r in wh ich it poin ted ou t t h e whol e year the lo n gitu d e seem ed t o m e very clear an d beyond d i s pu t e M r M W alt e r showed m e also h ow th is m ach i ne fi n d s ou t t he tru e d istance of any place ly ing e ast o r west th e o n e fr o m t h e other ex actl y not by com putatio n bu t by t i m e H e showed m e al s o the way t h a t t h i s m ach i n e ca n fin d out th e n u m ber o f m iles a s h ip w i l l s ai l east or west in o n e da y i f th e s u n can be s een r i s e and s e t the sam e d ay Upo n the wh ol e I thi n k i t is a c om pl ete m ach i n e an d on e of the g re atest cu r io u s it ies I eve r s a w an d I bel i eve every p ers o n th at h a t h s ee n o r m ay he r eaft e r s e e it wil l s ay t h e s am e E xt r act fr o m a letter fro m Pa i s l ey 1 2 t h J anu ar y 1 78 4 Ca led on ia n M er cu ry 1 9 t h J an u a r y 1 78 4 ,
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w i th H u m phrey M il l s few h ave the decorative t r eatmen t d isplayed in su ch a Ch aracter is t ic m a n n er a s t h i s o n e has I t m u s t be reg ard ed a s o n e of the fi r s t attem pts i n S cotl an d to brea k away fro m t h e o r thod ox m ake We u n d er s tan d that th i s cl ock c ase is o f t he sam e d esign as a ca r ved oa k pu lpi t i n the Pa ri s h Ch u r ch of Fe n wick n ear K il m ar n ock wh ich was erected between 1 73 6 and 1 760 Th is sugge s t s that the clo c k was h igh ly val u ed by its own e r wh o l ong after M i ll s d ied thou ght s o m uch of i t that h e provi d ed t h is beaut ifu l ca s e fo r i t Fu r th e r i n form at ion about th is m aker w il l be fou nd i n th e n ote s o n t he M agd al e n Chapel Cloc k an d B el l page 2 3 5 and su ppl e m e n t i n g wh at is g ive n th e re i t woul d appear fro m an i n s pect io n o f th e M S S Record s o f t h e H a m m e r m en o f Ed i n bu rgh th at h e was a w eal thy m a n as th ere a re s everal entri es rel at i n g to su m s of m oney bei n g bo r rowed from h i m wh ich sh ows h is wi ll i n gn ess to hel p the m T h ey i n retu r n fo r h i s k indn ess el e c ted h i m to th e highest h onou r t hey coul d g ive h i m n a m ely D ea c o n o f th e I nco r poratio n H e d ied abou t the year 1 6 2 2 h avi ng been over th i r ty years A n i nterestin g s id el igh t is g ive n i n th at in bu s i n ess valu able work S er vices of H eir s wh e r e we a r e in fo r m ed that E s te r Ross o r K i n g i n K ir kcald ie is served Co H e i r of P rovi s io n Gen e ral t o he r g r and m o t he r J ea n M ath ie wid o w of H u m phry M il ls watchm ake r Craig wel l s d at ed 1 8 t h J u ne 1 72 5 ,
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and prese n ted h is es s ay vi z a n e clock watch an d l u m i n a r y an d an e lock a n d key H is essay m aster s were J oh n A lexander an d J am es Fo u lis h is essay w a s m ad e in h is own shop wh ich w as fou n d a wel l w rough t ess ay e t c 2n d The H o use u nan i m o usly q u its M ay 1 6 96 Richard M y lls h i s two shi l ling s an d s ixpe n c e s terl i n g that h e i s r e s t i n g fo r bei n g abse n t fro m m eeti n g s preced i n g th i s d ate for c ertai n go od an d onerou s c auses k n ow n to yai r sel vis 1 1 t/ i S ep t em ber 1 70 3 E lected b o x m a s t e r or T rea s u re r t o the I nco r po rat ion of H am m erm en of Ed inbu rgh 2 5 t/ z S e T he wh il k d ay i n prese n ce p tem ber I 7O 3 o f t h e h aill hous e Richard M i ll s who was l atel y chose n b o x m as t e r h avi n g app eared before the I n c orpo r at io n declares h e was ve r y s o r ry that h e was not abl e t o o ffi cia t e as b o x m a s t e r by reason o f h is ol d a g e weak ne s s and i n abi l ity o f body an d therefor en treate d the I nco rporatio n to excuse h i m and he shou ld be very w il l i n g t o g ive Fi fty pou nd s pre s ently to th e su cc eed in g b o x m a s t e r for th e u s e of th e poor Which representatio n and desire of Richard M i l l s “ be i n g tak e n i nto cons iderat io n by the h aill h ouse they d o the r eby exc u s e th e s a id R ich ard M il l s fr o m be in g b o x m as t e r because of h is i n ability and w eakn ess as said is A n d d ecl a r e h i m free o f th e foresai d A ct whereby h e w a s chosen b o x m as t e r ; he payi n g i n th e foresa id Fifty pou n d s to th e s ucceed in g b ox m as t e r s o soo n a s he Shal l cal l for the s a m e B u t th e I n corporation d o he reby declare that wh atsom ever freem a n o f th e h ou se wh o shal l hereafte r refu se to a cc ep t there o f shal l be l iabl e i n th e s u m o f on e h u nd red pou nds S cot s withou t d efalcat io n 1 3 t/ z Febr u a ry I 70 5 The hous e for c e rtai n co n s iderat i o n s m ovi n g th e m d o qu it an d free R ic h ard M i ll s ten pou n d o f th e Fi fty pound S cots that h e w as appoi n ted to pay fo r re fusi n g to be b o x m as t e r n o t w it h stand i ng o f th e fo rm er Ac t ag ai nst h i m f o r Fi fty E H R ecor d s pou n ds S ep t em ber
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A L E XA N D E R 81 S O N Go r bals and 1 0 G allo wgat e S t reet Glasgow 1 79 8 1 8 3 7 A lexa n d er M i t chel l 81 S o n s e n s ible o f the very l ibe r al s h a r e of e m ploym e n t t hey h ave l o n g rece ived fr om thei r frie n d s a n d pu bl ic beg l eave to retur n t h e m t h e i r si n cere t ha n k s a n d to i n form th em in add iti o n to th e s hop in Go r bal s wh ere the b u s ine s s is stil l ca r ri ed Wi ll i am M i t ch el l h as O pen ed the s ho p N o 1 0 on G a llo wgat e S t r eet Gl a s gow where he h a s l aid in an asso r t m e n t o f Gold S ilve r a n d M e t al H o r izo n tal s e c o n d s d ay m o n th h u n t i n g cap d j ewelled an d plai n wat c hes Clock s and Ca s e s T i m e P iece s Gold S il ve r G il t a n d S tee l Chai n s S eal s a n d K eys S ilk S t r i n gs P ebble S eals G old Ri n g s S i l ve r Pl at e e t c W M m o s t respec tfu lly i n form s the t r ad e that h e h a s a stock of Watch a n d Clock Tool s a n d M ate r ial s cons i s t i n g of Clock brass a n d steel w o r k D i al s Weights B el l s H a n d s etc Watch s pri n gs D ials to s u it with or w i thou t b r ass edges fi n i s hed wh eels an d pi n io n s fin e o i l be s t L a n cash ire an d S he ffi el d fi les with m ost of th e articl es neces s a r y in the bu s i n es s wh ich h ave al l been pu rch ased fr o m t h e best m ake r s a n d w ill be sold on the m ost m od e r at e te rm s N o exe r t ion w i l l be wanti n g to re n d e r th e a s so r tm e n t s ti ll m o r e c o m plete O rde r s ca r e fully a nd exped i t i ou sly Glasgoz v Cou r ier 1 2 t h J u l y I 79 8 answered G O L D WA TC H L O S E There was d r opped i n Glasgow on Tuesd ay last a gol d watch caped and j ewelled h o r i zo n tal watch N o 1 79 1 wi th gold ch a in and s eal W hoeve r w il l b r i n g it to Wi l l i a m M it c hell watch m ake r G allo wgat e sh al l rece i ve t w o gu in e as r eward I bid 2 2 n d J a n uary 1 8 0 1 .
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i n to the other a n d go with m u ch l ess frictio n a n d g r eate r vel ocity th a n a wheel m ovi n g in brass for bras s co r r upts an d p u t r ifie s the oi l a n d t u r n s i t so me t i me s in ha l f a yea r to a th ick s u b stan ce which clog s the wheel s a n d roughe n s th e p ivots m ak i n g them s ta n d in co m m o n ly i n o n e year o r two at th e n eed of r epai rs most S o s oo n a s th i s al t e r at i o n is m ad e by the o il and i t beco m es very variabl e t h e m oti o n o f th e watch al though m ad e o f th e fi n es t work m a n s h ip “ A s a d em onst r at io n o f what i s h ere adva n c ed George M o n ro h a s m ad e an d h as n o w for sal e a sil ver hori zo n tal watch caped an d j ewelle d as above de s cribed with s om e othe r cu ri ou s an d n ece s sary i m prove m ents ; on e of them i s a d iam o n d hand rese mbl i n g th ree m ovi n g plan ets revolvin g eve ry m i n u te Th i s i s th e s ta rs or be s t co n structio n of a seco n d o r stop watch as i t co n s i s t s o f n o t one wheel m ore th a n the p la in e s t w at ch ; be s id e s i t is in othe r respects better q ual i fied fo r m easu r i ng t i m e th a n any othe r i nven ted “ Good old watch es m ade by n oted watch N B m a ke r s if i n good c o n d i t io n can h ave th i s n e w i m prove m e n t ap pl ied t o them as wel l a s n e w watch es by wh ich they w il l b e m ad e to m eas u re ti m e with m uch m ore exact n ess th a n they d id at fi rs t N obl e m en and ge n tle m e n th at pl ease to favou r Geo r ge M o n ro with t he i r employ m e n t m ay d epend u po n bei n g served with th e g r eatest care an d despatch T h e expen s e of E d in bu rga E ven ing j ewel l i n g is o n e gu in e a a wheel Cou r a n t 2 5 t h J anu ary 1 774 “ A G O L D WA TCH CL U B George M o n ro watch m ake r a n d watch j ewel ler i n Can on gat e H ead E d i n bu r gh proposes to take in sub s c r i bers n am es for a gold watch cl u b ; at wh ich cl ub gentl em en shal l be served i n the best gol d wat c hes of any fashion they choose horizo n tal or pl a in ch ased or e n graved fro m eightee n gu i n ea s to th i rty gu i nea s t hey paying m onth l y in p r oport io n to the value of th e watch they cho ose A s pe c i m en o f the s aid wat c h es i s to be seen at h is shop Th o se who l ive i n town o r cou n t ry m ay be served in thi s m ann e r with ou t bein g pu t t o th e t r ouble to atte n d the cl ub by se n d i n g th e ir m onthly paym e n t th e d ay before the cl ub m eets o r appoi nti n g a fr ien d to act in thei r pl ace T hey wi l l be as c arefu lly d rawn for as i f th ey were present “ NE Ne w gold s il ver and pi n c hbe c k wat c h es of T the
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A d m i tted a m e m be r o f L odge S t D avid Ed i n b u rgh 1 6 th J a n uary 1 75 4 n a t e n a n o i ied at h ou e n at the adva ced s C s h i D g age of 8 0 M r George M o n ro som eti m e watchm ake r i n i E ven ing Ed i n burgh O bit u a r y n otice in E din bu rg/ Cou r a n t 1 8 th O ctober 1 8 04 M O N R O H E CTO R 40 B r idg e S treet L e ith 1 8 36 ; d ied at Cou per S treet L e ith 2 2 n d M arch 1 8 47 M O N R O H U G H 7 West B o w E d inbu rgh 1 8 2 5 M O N R O H U NT E R E d i n bu rgh 1 8 04 B ou n d apprenti ce t o J a m es H owde n 1 3 th S epte m ber 1 8 04 M O N T E I T H J A M E S Ed i n bu rgh 1 78 1 M O O R E G E O R G E Cu m n ock A y r s h ire 1 8 3 7 5 0 M O RG A N D O N AL D B r idge S treet K i rkwall O rk n ey 1 8 45 M O RG A N T H O M A S E d i n bu rgh 1 76 7 1 8 0 3 M arried Eli zabeth B ayn e 1 8 th A pri l 1 78 8 B oo ked appre n t ice to Wi ll i am N icoll 2 0t h N ovembe r 1 76 7 Th om as M o r ga n som etim e appre n tice to th e de c eased W i ll i am N icol l p resented h is bil l c raving to be ad m i t ted a free m an on 4t h M a y 1 776 Co mpea r ed o n 1 8 th N ove m ber 1 776 and p r od uced hi s essay be ing a pl ain watch m ove m e n t begu n m ad e and fi n ish ed in h is own s hop i n p res en c e o f S am uel B rown landl ord L au rence D algl e i sh J am e s G ray a n d Thom as E H S i bbald es s ay m asters as they d eclared e t c ,
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am e u pon i n form ing o r d el ive r i n g it t o Thom a s M orga n watch m aker E d i n bu rgh o r t o M rs B ucha n i n n keepe r G r ee n law o r Geo r ge P u r ve s i n n keepe r at A l l wa t ch m ake rs D u n s e s h al l be h a n d som ely r ewa r d ed j e weller s etc are reque s t ed t o s t op t h e wa t ch i f o ffe red for s al e I bid 1 4th O c tober 1 78 0 T M org a n r e s pectfu lly acqu ai n t s h is fr i e n d s an d t h e publ i c t h at h e h as m oved fr om h i s l a t e s h O p i n t h e Cla m S hel l T u r n pi ke H igh S treet t o N O 30 ea s t sid e o f S outh B rid ge where h e wi l l co n tinue to ca r ry on t h e wa t ch a n d clock m a k i n g in al l it s b r a n che s H e h as a t p r e s en t an elegan t va r iety o f pl a i n a n d or n a m e n ted Gold S i lve r a n d P i nchbeck Watche s al s o e legant sp ring q u a r te r clocks of al l s o r t s B a r o m ete r s an d Th e r m o m and r epai red u po n th e shortest notice e t e r s m ad e E d in bu rg/ z A d ver t i s er 3 r d M a r ch 1 78 9 T M o r ga n e m braces th e opportu n i ty to r etu rn h is grate fu l a c knowl edgm e n ts to h is friend s an d th e pu bl i c fo r t he i r ve r y l iberal co unte n an c e towa r d s h i m h ithe r to in th e way o f h i s profession and begs leave to acqu ai n t th em t ha t h e h as re m oved fro m h i s form e r shop o n S ou t h B ridge t o a m ore com m od iou s s h op N o 1 I n fi r m a r y S t r eet wh e r e he i n te n d s to c arry on th e cl o c k an d watch m aki n g bu s ines s in al l it s b r a n ch e s an d on the lowe s t te r m s J M at pre s e n t is provid ed wi t h an excel le n t stock of clocks an d watches a n d t i m epie c es o f al l de s c r i p t i on s par t icularly spri n g or table clocks toge ther w ith a variety o f a r ticle s i n t h e j ewell e ry l i n e al l wel l deservi n g the n otice of pu rch a s e r s Clocks an d Watch e s repai red a n d m e n d ed as u s ual wi t h care an d atte n tio n Ca led on ia n M er cu ry 2 1 5 t M ay 1 8 0 3 s
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lo c ated i n o n e o f th e roo m s o f th e Royal B a n k of S cotla n d S t A nd rew S quare Ed i n bu r gh a n d i t is worth notin g that although the s u r n am e on th i s particular cl ock is s pelt N icco ll i n s tead of N icoll thi s d i ffere n ce m ay be d ue r ather to th e vaga r y of th e engraver tha n to a ny attem pt o f the m ak e r to spel l h is su r n am e wi th th e t wo C s ,
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N I CO L L WI LLIA M Ed inb u r gh 1 740 75 M arri ed 2 8 t h A p r i l 1 745 B ooked appren t ice to Pat r ick Go rd on 1 740 Co m r e d 4t h J u n e 1 748 a nd pre s e n ted a bi ll c r avi n g to b e e a p ad m itted a free m an clock and watch m ak e r Co m peared on 1 6 t h S ept 1 748 and pre s e n te d h is essay viz a plai n e igh t d ay clock wh ich was fou nd to be a wel l wrough t es s ay e t c H i s essay m a s ters we re J oh n B row n A le x a n d er B ra n d a n d Wi ll ia m Richa r d s on H is e s s ay wa s m ad e i n his o wn shop an d P atrick Go r d o n l and lord -
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Whoever retu rn s th e s a m e to M r Wi ll i am N icol l watch m ake r a t the B ack o f th e G uard E d inbu rgh shal l have hal f a g u i nea reward an d n o q uestio ns a s k ed E d in bu rgli E ven ing Cou r a n t 2 5 t h M a y 1 76 7 ,
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1 8 30 PARK ER MA W D u fer m l i e We h ave bee n u nable to t r ace whe r e th i s m ak e r belo n ged to bu t he o cc u pie s th e u n iqu e posit ion o f be i n g on e of th e th ree m e n bo rn or resid e n t in Fi fe w h o d id s o m uch for th e art an d cra ft o f Clock m ak i n g d u r i n g th e cl os ing years o f th e e ightee n th ce n tu ry We h ave J oh n S m ith in th e E ast N e u k T hom as Re i d bo r n in D ysa r t and M atthew P a r ker i n th e west part o f t h e “ each o f who m excel led in the ir vocat io n K ingdo m Th eir gift s of e xe c u t io n were of cou rse u n equ al ; J oh n S m ith perhaps excel l i n g i n wh at m ay be term ed g r eat m ech an i c al sk i l l bu t th i s when p itted agai n st the attai n ment s o f th e other two m ad e a poor sh ow Thom as Re i d w as far a nd away the m aste r of the t r io b ut in th e d escri ptio n of t h e clo c k wh i c h fol l ow s m ad e by M atthew Park e r it w i l l be s ee n th at he had som e clai m s to be recog n ised as a c r afts m a n o f n o m ean sk ill com b i n i n g great m echan ical exe c u tion with a m asterly grasp of th e i nt r i cate calcul atio n s n e c essary for i t s co n s truct ion I t s l ocat io n i f i n ex istence is u n k nown to u s b u t i t a n d th e fact that h e m ad e a n ew c lock for D unferm l i n e Town H ou s e i n 1 796 an d was also respo n sibl e for th e i ntrod uctio n of the J acq uard L oo m i n to D u n fe rm l i n e 1 8 2 0 30 is the o nly infor m ati o n th at can be glean ed about th is c apable m an
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To be see n at L a n n ie s A ucti on Roo m C la m S hel l Tu r n pi ke H igh S t r eet Ed i nbu rgh o n M o n d ay the 2 4t h of J u ly an d eve r y l awfu l d ay fro m t e n ti l l s ix o clock a P la n eta ry an d M us ical Clock o f exqu i s ite work m a n sh ip in a n el ega n t m ahogany c a s e m ad e by M atthew Parke r D u n fe r m l i n e and perfo r m s th e fol lowi n g m otion s vi z poi n ts o u t the r isi n g a n d fall i n g of th e h ori zon to show t h e s u n s an d moo n s r isi n g a n d setti n g every d ay th rough the year shows the an nu al and d i u rn al m oti o n o f the ear t h wh e n the s u n is in the equ i n ox an d o n the m e r id ia n the r e volvrn g of the m oo n r oun d t h e com pa s s wi t h it s cha n ges a n d q u a r te r s h e r l unatio n viz 2 9 day s 1 2 hou r s 45 m i nu tes H igh wa t e r a t any port i n B r itai n by a m otion conve r ti bl e the gold e n n u m be r epact D om i n ical letter the perpetu al day of the m on t h ’
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and year w i th n u mbe r s an d note s fo r th e sam e Pl ay s a variety of tunes with c u riou s fig u res i n the ar c h an d goe s on e yea r w ithou t w ind in g u p .
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I t i s proposed to d i s pose o f said cl oc k by way o f a l otte ry at 1 03 6 d each ti c ket and as soon as a s u ffici en t n u m ber of s ubs c ribers are procu red th e t i m e and place o f d r aw i n g wi l l b e adver tised i n a l l the Ed i nbu rgh new s pape rs Tic kets t o be h ad at th e a uction room M essrs Will iam Roy watch m ake r D u n fer m l i n e J am es Ch ristie V in ter K i rkcal dy and A l exand e r L u m s de n m e r chant B o rrO WS t o u n n e s s A d m is s io n to see the cl o c k 6 d e a c h s ubs c ribers gratis Ca led on ia n M er cu ry 2 2 n d J u ly 1 78 6 A c arefu l sear c h fo r the res ult s o f th i s l ottery h as been m ad e w ithou t s u cc ess a n d the probabi l ity is that th e c lock is st i l l l o c ated i n the c ou nty whe re i t was original l y m ad e .
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to give th e m ost com plete sat i s fa c t io n T he g r eatest a t te n tio n give n a s fo r m e r ly to th e r epai r i n g an d cl ean ing o f Cl ock s an d Watch e s an d M us i c al B oxes o f eve ry d e s c r i pt io n I bid 2 2 n d J u ly 1 8 2 6 Wi ll i am Ph il l i p beg s t o i nform h is friend s a n d th e publ ic t hat h e i n te n d s rem ovi n g to N o 48 H an ove r S treet o n ly two d oo r s s ou th fr om h is pre s ent s hop sam e s id e and t o m ak e room for a n enti r e n ew a s s o r tm e n t o f good s wh i ch h e p u r pose s to open h is n ew shop with h e wil l th i s d ay co m m ence a sal e of h is p r ese n t s tock o f cl oc ks an d watches at g r eatly red uced pri ces Th e Clock s a n d Watche s a r e i n a variety of e s cape m e n ts and wa r r a n ted of the ve ry best wo r k m an s h i p 1 4t h I bid Feb r ua r y 1 8 3 1 S om e day s ago a r o bbery w as co m m itted i n th e shop of M r Ph ill ip watchm ak er , H an ove r S tre et u n d er the followi ng circu m sta n ces M r P hil li p had wh i l e at h is d i nn er l eft h i s shop in the ch arge o f h is apprent ice a lad bet w een 1 5 an d 1 6 year s o f age O n e o f th e wo r k m en sent o u t th e boy u pon a pretend ed m essage and d u r i n g h is abse n c e ab s tracted fou r gold watches an d a s ilver o n e fr o m a gl ass case O n the boy retu rn i n g he d i s covered wh at had take n pl ace an d accu s ed th e m an of the theft Th i s the l atte r d enied fo r som e ti m e u nt i l fi nd i n g t h e bo y r e s ol ute i n h is s tatem e n t h e d eca m ped t h e s hop foll owed by h is acc u s er w h o howeve r l o s t s igh t o f hi m at th e cor n er of S t D avid S t I n form at i o n of the circ u m s t a n ce s w a s i m m ed iately co m m u n ica t ed to t h e pol ice a n d e ve ry e ffo r t h a s bee n m ad e to d iscove r th e deli n q ue n t b ut h itherto wi thou t su c cess I bid 2 5 t h J u n e 1 8 46 .
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R A M S A Y D AVI D D u n de e a n d L ondon 1 600 5 0 Th i s m ak er celeb r ated in h is d ay as bei n g m aker to h is M aj e s ty K i ng J a m es V I of S co t la I of E n gl a n d al s o h as th e further h onou r o f i ntrod uced by S ir W alt e r S cott as a ch aracter For t u n es of N igel Con s id e r abl e l icence h as b een take n by S ir i n h is tre atm ent o f D avi d R a m say a s wil l be s the extract s fol l owi n g fro m th e Ca len da r of S ta te wh i c h doe s n o t warran t th e s om ewhat l owly po s i is m ad e to fi ll H is pictu re of h i m as bei n g an o wi th a t a ll th i n lathy s keleton extend i n g h is le e i n to an al arm i n g gr i n hard ly port r ays the k in d 1 who w a s pro m oted t o be a Page o f the Roya cha m be r O n e n atu ral ly associ ate s s u c h ap p o in by m en who were su ited in as bei n g occu pied respect to th e h o n ou rabl e pos t th ey were c all ed an d n o t to m e n whose pe c ul iari ties as q uoted Walter woul d m ake it an i m possib il ity for any i a pos i tion to car r y ou t Wh ere he lear n ed th e c r aft h as n o t been re but D u nde e i s cred ited as be i n g th e tow n fro m w c am e I n th e n otes on D u nd ee P ubl ic Clo c ks i s m ad e of a fam i ly of th e n am e o f Ram say a l o n g pe r iod h ad the con tract an d c l o c ks and i t i s bel ie a m em ber of th is fam i ly or c losely I n al l p robabi l ity h e l earned th e s peci m ens of h i s wor k wh ich a the B ritish and S outh K en si n gton O n e s ign ifican t fact warranti n g the worked abro ad is afforded by the the S outh K e n s ingto n M useu m w hi th e h i n ged covers o f the fro n t an and the N at ivi ty Th is i t i have bee n th e cas e i f i t h ad -
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R E I D T H O M A S Ed i nb u rgh 1 76 2 1 8 2 3 “ B o u nd a ppren t ice to J a m es C o wan 9 t h O c tobe r P r esented a pet it io n c rav in g to be ad m itted a 1 76 2 freem an on 1 4th D ece m ber 1 78 1 Co m peared on 1 4th J u ne 1 78 2 an d prese nted h i s es sa y be i n g a p lain watch m ovem ent begun m ad e and fi n ish ed i n h is own shop i n p r e s en c e of S am u el B rown l an dlord Robe rt A i tch i s on J a m es H owden an d Tho m as S i bbal d ess ay m aste rs as E H R ecor d s they decl ared etc The above I S al l the o ffi c ia l i n form at ion t hat I S to be gleaned about h i m fr o m th e H a m mer men s R ecor ds bu t fortu n ately as w i l l be see n fu rth e r on we l earn that he was a n at ive Of D y sart B y h i s bi rthpl ace h e thu s m u st be c l assed as be i n g o n e o f th e th ree m e n wh o had c lo se c onn ect ion w ith Fi fe and who d i st i ngu ish ed the m selves i n the s c ie nc e an d art o f H oro logy We refer to J oh n S m ith P ittenwe e m an d M atth ew Pa r ker D u n ferm l ine bu t of the tr io Th om as Re id was th e m os t em in ent of th em al l A pprenti c ed at the age o f s ix t e e n y ears h is choice of J a m es Cowan as h i s m aster had a go o d d e al to d o with the m ould i n g an d traini ng o f a m i n d si ngularl y ad apted for th e profess ion A s J a m es Co W a n was al so his c ousin th i s m ay a cc ou nt fo r the int erest hé to ok i n i his apprenti c e , wh ich re s u lted i n the a ppr e n t ice s uccee d i n g t o the business of the maste r wh e n the l atte r died -
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th i s s ucce s s io n w a s a powe r fu l factor in d ete r m i n in g T hom a s Re id s career as n o t un l i kely the thought o f posse s s i n g a b u s m e s s s o p r o s pe r o u s a s Cowa n s ne r ved h im to acqu i re al l the expe r ie n ce a n d tra i n ing h e cou ld d u r ing his eleve n yea r s re s id e n ce in L o n d o n When J am es Cowa n wh o h ad bee n ove r t hi r ty yea r s in b us i n es s d i ed Th om a s Re id s oppo r tu n ity ar r ived and h e i s s u ed th e followi n g adve r t i s em en t i n the E d in bu rg/z E ven ing Cou r a n t o f the d ate 2 8 t h N ove m be r 1 78 1 in
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an c e H e erected c lo c k s not o nly i n E d inbu rgh bu t al l over the cou ntry Two wh ich he m ad e for th e Tow n H al l A n n a n are wo r thy of s pe c ial m e n t io n fo r in the m ak i n g of the m ovem e n ts he s o arra n ged the fram es th at any wheel coul d be separatel y l i ft ed ou t withou t tak ing the clock to pi eces o r r e m ov i n g any o f the other wh eels O ther exam pl e s of h is s k i l l m ay be n oted but part i c ulars w i ll b e fou nd of so m e of h i s m os t fam ou s prod u c tions under th e notes o n Reid an d A u l d ( s e e 1 P 3 3) H avi n g a high i deal of h i s profess ion his o w n words “ are wel l worth qu oti n g that th ere are few wh o ex c el i n th is art as in those of s c u lptu re pai nting o r engravi ng which are cal led fin e art s a n am e to wh ich watch m ak i n g is in every se n se e n titl ed bu t wh ich l abo u r s u nd e r the great m i s fortu n e i n not bei n g properly s een E ndu ed with su c h a h igh sta n d ard h is thoughts we re e m bod i ed i n a n u mbe r o f s cie n ti fi c a r ticles d eal in g with th e proble m s of h is pr o fe s s io n cu lm in at in g in the productio n o f h is treatise On Clock a n d Wa tcle M a leing which ran i nto s ix e d it ion s Th is b ook was w r i tte n l ong a fte r th e al lotted span of l i fe an d altho u gh i t d oes n o t fro m it s techn ical natu r e appea l to th e ord i n ary r ead e r y e t fro m th e large nu mb er of s o u rces fro m wh i c h he qu ote s bo t h ho m e and foreign i t i s easi ly see n t hat th e work is ful l of the observa t ion s an d experiences of on e who had a m i n u te an d c o mpl ete ac q u ai nta n ce w ith his art H avi n g ret ired i n 1 8 2 3 h e d evoted th e clo s ing years o f h is honou rable l i fe to the preparatio n o f the above t reat ise an d after a busy an d u sefu l l ife he d ied on the 2 4t h S epte m ber 1 8 3 I aged eight y fi ve yea r s I n th e notes g i ven u nd e r Wil l i a m A u ld p 2 0 a fu l l d es c ription i s g iven of the to m b s ton e e rected i n Cal ton B urying G rou n d E d i nbu rgh Fro m i t we l earn that Thom as Re id m arried th e wi d ow of Wi ll ia m A u ld printer who d i ed in 1 777 thu s m ak ing W ill ia m A uld j u n i o r h is stepso n i n add it io n to be i n g h is pa rtn er Th e ad m i ra t ion an d respect for T ho m as Rei d b y th e A u l d fam ily is brought ou t i n th is m e m ori al stone Conten t to re c ord the ir fam il y nam es on the l east consp icuou s part o f th e .
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regu l ator o r astron o m ical clock m ad e for the Right H o n ou rable Lo rd G ray i n th e O bservatory K i n fau ns Castle I t had a m ercu ri al com pe n s ati o n pe n d ul u m an d ve d ays it s t i m e of goi n g without w i n d in g was fo rty fi The pivots of the great wheel the secon d wheel a nd the s wi n g wh eel are r un on rol ler s th ree be i n g pu t to ea c h pivot ; th e pi vots o f th e ce n tre an d o f th e fou r th wheel ru n in holes and a re th e on ly p ivots i n the clock to wh ich o i l is appl ied Th e p ivots of the said c entre and fou r th wheel would h ave bee n r u n on rol l ers also bu t n ot c h o osi n g to go fu rthe r for eve n w ith tho s e wh ich were m ad e t o r u n s o th e tr ial was n e w be s id es h ad these two been d o n e i t wou l d h ave requ i red such a n u m ber of ad d itio n al p ieces as i n the e nd wo ul d h ave bee n truly appall i n g ; even as it i s abou t 5 00 i nd ivid u al p iece s we re i n th e cl o c k Th e clock has been goin g abou t n i n e years w ith a c l ose a n d steady rate o f t i m e keep i n g du ri ng wh ich i t h a s n o t requ i r ed th e s m allest h el p even o f cl ea n i n g T h e oth er is the c l ock m ad e for t he Roy al I t has the sa m e O b s ervator y Calton H i l l Ed i n b u r gh kind o f es c ape m e nt an d pend u l u m a s th e forego i n g goes eight d a y s b ut h as n o fricti o n r ol le rs i n any part 1 of i t I t h as been g o i n g u pward s of ten years withou t requ i r i n g any h el p o r e ven cl ea n i n g I n a n ote k i n d ly for warded by th e l ate Professor Co pl and Roy a l O bservatory B la c kford H i ll refer r i n g t o t h i s l as t Cl o c k h e say s I t always s eem s to h ave been rated to Show m ean ti m e and Wa s eventu al ly e m pl oyed for m a n y years to d rop the t i m e bal l on N elso n s M on u m ent C alto n H ill and to t rans m it th e s ign al to the t i m e g u n at E d i nbu rgh Ca s tl e I t i s provi ded w ith a d ead beat e s c ape m e n t qu i c ksil ver c o m pe n sat ion pend ul u m and s till k eeps excellent t i m e T h i s clo c k becam e th e p r operty o f th e City o f E d i nburgh in 1 8 9 5 a n d is stil l in u s e at t h e O bservato ry o n Cal to n H ill T h e s e two clo c ks alo n g w i t h a n o t he r n ow l ocated ,
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l ast n igh t betwi xt M u s se lbu r gh and N e w h ave n o r N ewh ave n a n d E d i nbu rgh a pinchbeck watch i n a bl ack s h ag re e n case an d a s te el ch ai n w i th a s i lve r seal and a c upid cu t u pon the sto n e o f th e seal the m ak er s n am e W i lli am Robertson Can o n gat e A ny pe rson th at h as fou nd th e sam e a n d wi ll del iver i t t o th e s aid W R sh al l be handso m ely reward e d Ca led on ia n Mer cu ry 1 6 th A ugu st 1 76 8 L ost o n th e even in g o f S at u rd ay last betwixt Newhave n an d Ed i n bu rgh a ge n tle m an s g o ld watch A n y person wh o ha s found th e s am e u pon re s tori n g i t to W i l l i am Robertson watch m ake r H ead of Can o n gat e E d in bu rga E ven ing w i l l be ha n d som ely r ewa rd ed Cou r a n t l o th A ugu st 1 772 L ost
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R O B ERT S O N W Parl i a m ent Cl ose Ed i n bu rgh 1 79 1 “ I m proved Ped o m e ter o r Way W i s e r wh ich when worn i n t h e pocket a s ce rta i n s wi t h accu r acy t h e d i s ta n ce t h e weare r wal k s These ve r y a m u s i n g m ach i nes are a t p rese n t very m uch i n repu te i n L o n do n a n d a r e n ow a t t h e shop of W Robert s o n N o 6 Pa r l i a m e n t Close who s ells the m at th e s am e price ch a r ge d by th e m a n u facture r i n L o n d o n ; an d al s o an a s s ortm en t of watches in gold gold e n a m el led pea r l and e n am el l ed S i l ve r pl ai n m etal a n d e n am ell ed ca s e s wh ich h e s el ls o n th e m ost rea s on E d in bzirglz H er a ld 1 1 th A p ri l 1 79 1 able terms ,
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PA U L s e n E d i n bu rgh 1 6 77 94 With t he exception of D avid Ra m say wh o is earl iest watch m aker belo n gi n g to S cotl an d that have a uthentic account of l i t t le i n form ation i s to gl ea n ed abou t any other til l the l atter part of -
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eve n te enth ce n tu ry A s Ra m say d ied between 1 640 n L n don and was re o for at l east th irt y i s id en t 0 5 ye a r s th ere is th ere fo r e a peri od o f n early th i r ty years d uring wh ich t h e n am e or even m enti on o f a wat c h m aker bein g in S c o tl and is un recorded Wh at re m ai n s of Ra m say s m ak e i n the B ritish M u seu m i s put d own and thou gh th e y were a s h avi n g b ee n m ad e 1 6 00 1 0 th e prod uctio n o f a S c o ts m an sti l l i t i s n ot c l e ar that they we re m anu factu red i n S cotl and seei ng t h e d at e of h is arrival in L ondon i s u nc ertain A s rem arked above n o oth er na m e o r even a s i n g l e Spe c i m en of a watch m ade in S cotl and e arl ier th an 1 6 77 s u r vives i t i s to a forei g ner th at the h on ou r i s d ue o f an d re i n trod u c ing a n art i n to S cotl a n d th at prospered ex c eed i n gly although of s l ow growth D u ri ng th e s i xteenth a n d s eve n tee n th ce n tu ries th e t rad e con bet ween Fran c e and S cotl and was as is wel l on n e ct i kn own o f an extensive n atu re and as Fra n ce l ed i n the m an u factu re o f articl es of lu xu ry an d artist i c m erit th e arrival o f P aul R o u m ie u i n E d i nburgh as a pra c t i c al watch m aker m u st h ave been h ai led with s at isfa c t io n b y th e cl ock m ak e rs o f that c i ty as an eve n t of th e g reatest i m portan c e The fi rst appeara n c e o f the n am e o cc u rri n g h e re i s fou nd i n th e re c ords o f th e I n c orpo ration o f H am me r m e n u nd e r th e d ate of 2 n d J une 1 6 77 s
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M A G D AL E N C H A P E L Th e D ea c on B ox m as t er a n d rem an ent b r e t h e r en o f ye H am m erm e n bei ng m et com peared p re s o n a lly Paul l R o u m ieu wh o presented an e es s ay viz th e m ove m ents o f an e wat c h wh i c h was fo un d to be a we il l wrou ght e s say able to serve h is M aj est ies le ige s an d the re fore the y h ave re c e i ved h i m to be a n e o r d i n ary free m an a m ong s t the m i n the a i rt an d trad e of clock m ak e r H is essay m asters were George N e ill and A nd rew B rown h i s essay was m ad e in h is own c h am ber H e pay ed t o the B o x m as t e r an e hund red pou nd s ( S cots ) an d t h e clerk an d o fficer s d uties Th is m i n ute g ivi ng u s the exa c t d ate of h is ad m ission is o f great i nte rest showin g that the essayi st was m ore “
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m ore or l ess ( an i nspect ion of the i r record s reveal s t h flicu lt m att er ) til l 1 6 6 1 w h e s o m e years th i s was a d i aga in establ ish i n g Epi scopacy i K i n g Ch arl es I I S co t l and swept away thei r right and th e revenu e w e lost Th e H am m erm en were greatly ass isted in t l acq u i s i tion o f th i s m o r t ifica t io n by S ir J a m es Car m ich ae the K ing s A d vocate ; an d as he was a great favo u r il w ith Charl es I I be ing created a B aro n by h i m i t not u n reaso n abl e to s uppos e tha t th e d is a pp o in t m e i cau s ed by the l os s of th i s be q uest to the H a m m e r m e would re m ai n u n k nown u nto th e K i ng S ir J am t Carm ich ael h ad a d i re c t i n te res t i n th e m atte r a s t l H a m m erm en o u t o f g rat i tud e for h i s e ffo rts fo r the l gran ted t o h i m a n d h is hei rs i n pe rpetu it y th e righ t 1 appoi n t one bede s m an in th e c h apel Th is r igh t was 1 cour s e lost also and i t m ay b e h ere re m arked th at t I H am m erm en by so m e stra n g e ove rsigh t n egl ected t revoke the gi ft the c onseque n ce being th at in 1 71 0 t he were d raw n i nto a l awsu i t w ith the the n holde r o f t l t itle for co u n t a n d reckon i n g of th i s appoi ntm en t Th sto ry i s too lo n g fo r i ns e r t io n he re bu t i n try i n g I s tre n gthe n ou r su rm ise i t h as be e n necessary to th e m atte r i n By a cu ri o us co in c i den c e S ir Carm ich ael wh o w as n o w E arl o f H y n d fo r d h ad S ir W i ll iam w h o w a s a m e m be r of th e b o d y gu L ou i s X I V o f Fran c e and u n doubted ly in c l os e w ith th at m on arch I t m a y h ave been t ion was m ad e t o th e E arl by the i n fl ue n c e h is royal m aste r to m ake a m e and th at the best th in g to be d o n e m aj esty to n egoti ate with L ou is X I V F r e n ch wat c hm ake r t o settl e i n E d i n m atter m ay have been broa c h ed by th is and L o u is fi nd i n g ou t th at there was 1 craftsm a n wh o was in every respe c t q ual i the pa r t of i n st r uctor arrang ed w ith Pa u l e m ig r ate an d com e to Ed i n bu rg h O f c our s ay why n o t get o n e fro m L ond on bu t “ j ealou s y of th e i r aul d e n em i es p re clu d o f an Englishm a n c om ing here and also ,
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W ATCH W I T H S I L VER D I A L A N D G O LD CEN TRE I th M e m By P l R m i E di b gh 1 6 77 94 f t h S ci ty f A t i q i f S cot l d R p d c d by permi i .
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epai r of a n y k i nd Th e o r na m e n tal steel wo r k on t h e top plate exce s sively fin e and el egant The fus ee is cut fo r catg u t an d n ot for a chai n N o sp i ral s pring to th e bal a n ce Th e case is enam el led an d the subj e c t on i ts out s id e is in the styl e of B ouch er The m ovem en t was probabl y m ad e betwee n 1 645 and
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A n ote fol lowin g afte r the above d es c ripti o n i n form s u s that g rea t i nterest atta c hes to i t in conseq u en c e o f it h avi ng been m ad e by a R o u m ie u th e c el eb rated Fren c h watch m aker o f E d i n bu rgh a c o n te m porary O f Tom pion Q u a r e and G retton c ou pli n g h i s n am e w ith the m ost fa m o us m en that E ng l and had p r od u c ed i n th e a rt of H orol ogy Th e ot her L ond o n spe c i m en i s as follows Th e gold d ial an e xt re m el y el egan t on e has a p ie c e c ut ou t o f i t for th e pu rpos e o f e x p os in g t o V i ew the bal ance a r m m ad e to r epresent a pe n d u l u m bob The h and s a re the o rigi nal steel one s The t o p plate o f the m ove m en t i s e xtre m el y we l l en gr aved an d i t h as on a ci r c ular p ie c e th e n am e P au l R o u m ie u Ed inbu rgh w i th the n u m be r 2 5 9 Th e m etal box wh ich hold s th e m ove m en t and th e o u te r s i lve r c ases are d ecid ed l y n o t origi n al T her e i s very litt le d ou bt that t h e c ases we re o rigin al ly m ad e o f go l d Th e e s cape m ent i s a verti c al on e The pill ars are O pe n tu l ip sh aped Th e regulati n g i ndex is o n t he d i al as w e ll as a c a r to u c he beari n gthe n am e R o u m ieu '
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PA U L ju n Ed i n bu rgh 1 6 8 2 1 71 7 The ex isten c e o f a n othe r m ak e r be ari n g the sam e n am e has o n l y n o w been s atisfactorily p r oved a n d th e i m po r ta n t te s ti m o n y re c o r d i n g t h i s is given i n a m in ute from t h e H a m m er m en ! R ecor ds u nd er th e d ate of 1 6 th A ugu s t 1 6 8 2 A t the M agd al e n Ch apel in th e afternoo n i n p resen c e o f D eacon A n d er s o n D eaco n Co u ls t o u n th e B o x m as t e r B o x m as t e r Ra m s ay M aste r Bl a c k s m ith s and L ocksm ith a i r t s co m pea r ed P au l R o u m ie u s o n 1 to Pau l R o u m ie u clo c k m ake r bu rgess o f E d inb u r gh th e m ovem ents of a watch an d p r e s en ted h is e s s ay vi z wh ich w as fou nd a we il l w r ought essay able t o s erve h is m aj e s t ies le ige s an d th e r efo r e they ad m itted hi m to be a free m an am ong them i n th e c l ock m akers a irt H i s essay m a s te r s we re Rich ard M il ls and J oh n Th e e s say w a s m ade i n h is father s s hO p S y m p s on e H e gave i n a s u ffic ien t fy r e lock and b an d ilie r an d pai d th e b o x m as t e r an e h und reth m e r k is for h i s upset and the c l erk an d o ffice rs d ues I t i s cu rious that th e son s i d enti ty sh ou ld h ave r em ained s o obscu re S o far as can b e gl ean ed h e appea r s to h ave i nheri te d al l th e father s s k i l l an d i nge n u ity an d was e m i n e n tly qu al i fied to cond uct th e bu s in ess h i s fathe r s d eath m ad e h i m m as t e r o f i n 1 694 Th is h e m an aged s o su cc es s fu l l y that i t i s eviden t i t rea c hed som e d i m e n sions j udgi n g fro m th e n u m be r o f a pprenti c es h e booked The fathe r d u rin g h is caree r appears neve r to have h ad m o re t ha n two J oh n Co us t e ill an d D avid M ari n e The s o n had n o less than t wo appre n tices an d two j o urneym en th ei r n am es bei n g T hi b o r d E m m an u el P o a rs on an d acqu es J oh n F u r u a j g Th ese n a m es give an id ea of D avid M a ck e r s o n the French el e m e n t i n the c it y at th at d ate W h ere h i s shop w as situated does not appear an d as can be seen i n the notes on th e father trad i t ion m akes i t to h ave bee n i n th e Clo c k m ak er s L and B ow ( S ee 1 T h ou g h car efu l s e ar ch h as b e en m a d e i n t o t h e B u r g e s s R o ll s h s n r o r t c f n r s r s b e u e v d i b d d i g i e e r e i n h e e r n i t o o n t C t Ch a m s o e t y y p -
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F ro n t is p ie ce ) The o n ly co n tem pora r y n otice regard i n g h i m that we have bee n able t o d iscove r o ccu rs in tha t rare old n ew s paper th e E d z n bm g/z Ga z et ie of th e d ate 1 6 99 wh ich i s as fol lows .
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of his w o r k are very rare the on ly clock of wh ich particul ars have rea c hed m e is in th e possess ion o f M r Pate rson B iggar L an arksh ire Th e cas e i s c overed with m ost el aborate m arq uet ry Th e d i al i s rather s m all be in g 1 1 i n c he s squ are an d h as the n am e P aul Ro u m ie Ed inburgh engraved on the l owe r pa r t of th e chapite r wh il e th e centre is m atted and i t has th e us ual ra i s ed se c onds d i sc I t goes a m on t h w ithout wi n d i n g By a c uriou s co incid e n ce th is clock i s bel ieved to h ave bee n orig i n al l y th e property of th e E a r l of H y n d fo rd W hose e s tate of Ca r m i c h ae l i s only a few m i les d istan t fr o m B iggar A s we h ave tried to sh ow i n th e notes on P au l R o u m ie u se n i or t hat his arrival i n S cotl and was largely d u e to the e fforts of th e above noble m an i t i s the r e fo r e n ot i m poss i ble that th i s clock m ay have bee n m ad e and prese n ted to the Earl o f H yn d fo r d a s a toke n of gratitud e for h is powe rfu l i n terest in the m atter Th e fact o f its p resen t l ocation an d i t bei n g the on ly k now n s peci m e n i n ex i s te nce by th is m an warr an ts the su rm ise so l a r gely g iven i n the n otes on the el d er R o u m i eu Th e s o n l i k e th e father too k n o i n terest i n the a ffai rs o f th e H am m er m en b u t n o tw i th sta n d ing this seem i n g i n attent io n th e m e m be r s h ighl y valued h i s services to th e c r aft a s the followi n g m i n ut e testi fi es 2 0 15 S ep t em ber 1 71 2 Th e wh i c h d a y i n presence of th e ha ill I n corporat ion th ere bei n g a pet i tio n g ive n in by A n ne R o u m ie u daughter to the d e ce a s t Pau l R o u m ie u watch m aker fr ee m a n in th e I n c o r po ration c raving to be p rese n ted to the Gove r n o rs o f th e M aid en H o s pita l by th i s I n cor po ration in t he room o f J a n e t S pec i m ens
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WI LLIA M D un ferm l in e 1 78 6 1 8 1 1 A gold watch lost or stole n on S atu rd ay i n Ed i n bu rgh m aker s n a m e Roy D un ferm l in e and the ow n e r s n am e e n graved on th e i n s id e of the in n er c ase Wi lliam H ar t 1 79 1 Whoeve r will b r i n g said watch t o the A d ver t is er O ffice Cross w i l l be rewa rded and i t i s hoped i t w il l be stopt i f o ffered fo r sale or cleaning by a n y wa t ch m aker a nd in form atio n g iven a s above s er 5 th M arch 1 8 1 1 z A d ver t i E din bm g/
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c onstruction B arom ete rs T herm om eters and eve ry k i nd o f m ach i nery in the watch a n d clock branch By a lo n g c o u r s e o f st udy a n d p r actice h avi n g b r ou gh t h i s O rgan Clock to t h e u tm ost perfect ion M r Ru s sel hu m bly begs l eave to sol ic it the patro nag e and encou r age m e n t of t h e publ ic an d al l favou r s wi l l b e than k fu lly a n d g r atefu lly ack n owl ed ged z E d in bn rg/ E ven ing Cou r a n t 1 2 t h M ay 1 78 3 WA TC H E S S T O L E N Wherea s a m an n am i n g hi m sel f W ill iam M u i r an E n gl i s h m a n j o u r n eym a n Clock m ake r w ith M r J oh n Ru s sel Fal kirk we n t o ff o n M ond ay th e 2 5 t h c u rt carryi n g away eight s ilve r watches o n e o f th e m cap d and j ewel led wi t h second s fr o m th e con trate wheel fi gu res in pl ace of h our s u po n the d ial pl ate m ak er s n am e J ohn L a m b L o n d on ; a n othe r cap d wi t h th e n am e J oh n H e n d erson u pon th e cape an d m a ke r s n am e J oh n Rus s el Fal k i rk N o 1 3 2 ; th e oth er s ix a r e co m m o n watch es o n e o f th e m akers n am e s J oh n R u s sel Falki r k an d an other o f the m J am es U pj ohn L on don H e appears to be a m an betwee n 30 a n d 40 years o f age abou t fi ve feet fi ve i nche s h igh sho rt bl ack h a i r th i n o n the forehead a l arge m a r k o f a cu t u po n th e ri ght corne r O f his brow ; h ad on whe n h e wen t O ff a s n u fi brow n c o at tore at th e right arm pit d a r k b r own vel veret vest w ith s m al l yell ow spot s pl ai n d rab colou r ed b r eeche s r ou nd h at bl u e wh ite stock i n g s and shoes tied with leath e r tho n gs Whoeve r w i l l apprehe n d o r cause to be apprehend ed the above perso n shal l o n c onviction be ha n d s o m ely reward ed I t i s entreated that all wat c h m ak e rs and those d eal ing i n the bus i n es s wil l stop th e offerer o f s u ch art i c les an d i n form ation bei ng g iven to J oh n Ru ssel o r M r George Wi ll i am s on m esse n ge r E d i n bu rgh wil l be grate fu l ly rece i ved an d reward ed E din é n rgn E ven ing Cou r a n t 3o t h J u n e 1 79 2 B y J oh n R ussel Clo c k and W atch L O TT E R Y M ak e r Fal k i r k T h e p r i z es are a Cham ber B arrel O r gan w ith fo u r stops wh ich pl ays 2 4 d i ffere n t s el e c t t u n es at plea s u re n e atly fi tted U p i n a m ah ogany case elega n tly o r n am ente d o n th e fro n t wi th rou nd towers a n d gilt pipes ; a s i lve r watch c ap d and j ewell ed w ith seco n d s an d P r i nce of Wal es e s capem e n t ; two fin e e ight d ay s p r in g Clo c k s ; a bras s s ol ar mi c ro s c o pe ; ,
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w ith a n u mb er of e igh t d ay clock s S ilver watche s B a r o m ete r s a n d Therm om ete r s ; al s o a n u m be r o f cap ital p r i n ts e n grave d by th e l at e S ir Robert S t r a n ge n eatly fra m ed wi t h i n s id e g il t m oul d ing s T ickets a t fi ve s h il l ing s each w ith S che m es t o be h ad o f J Ru s sel Fal kirk M essrs Gold i e an d R obe r tso n m erchants O pposite to t he Cr o s s a n d C Ell iot book sel ler P a r l ia m e n t S q u a re Ed i n bu rgh A lso by J B an ne r m a n Ca rve r a n d G i ld er Gl asgow A s a great n u m ber o f th e ti c kets are al read y sold those wh o wish to becom e adve n tu rers w i l l pl ease apply fo r t icket s as soon as possi ble that th e t i m e of d rawing m ay be fi xed Ge ntlem en wh o pl eas e to cal l at J Ru s s el s w i l l h ave an opportu n ity of viewi n g the orga n etc a n d h e i s pers u ad ed they w il l su ffi cientl y reco m m end t hem selve s s Rus el retu rn s h i s m os t gratefu l th an ks to h is J fr i e n d s an d the pu bl ic for past favou rs an d begs l eave to i n fo r m the m that h e has been i n L o n don an d other m an ufactu ri n g town s i n E ngl an d pu r c h as ing a fresh sto c k of m ate rials fo r th e better carryi n g on of h is b us iness in th e Clock an d Watch l in e A l so he h as selected a n u m ber of capital pri n t s e n g r aved by th e best m asters am on g wh i c h are a few i m p r essions of M ary Q uee n of S c ots wi th J a m es V L both e n g r aved on on e 1 plate by B a r tol ozzi E d in bzn ign E ven ing Cou r a n t 2 6 th J uly 1 79 2 O n M ond ay M r R ussel l o f Fal k i r k watch m ak er to H i s Royal H ighn ess the P ri n c e Rege n t wa ited o n his Royal H igh n ess at Carlto n H o u s e when h e h ad th e honou r of d el ive r ing a su pe r b gol d c h ronom ete r o f h is m ak ing accord i ng to h is R H gra c iou s o rd er His Royal H ighn ess with h is u su al co n descension w a s pl eased to d e clare h i s s at isfa c tion with th is spec i m en o f M r Ru s s el l s wo r k m an sh i p M r R u s sel l had also the ho n ou r o f present ing to h i s Roya l H igh ness a box m ad e fro m t he cel ebrated Wallace s Tree i n the Torwood S t i rling s h i re elega n tly m oun ted i n gold The box conta in ed a qua n tity o f wheat wh i c h was fou nd i n a vaul t o f th e Ro m an w all o r Grah am s D y ke at Castle c ary whe r e i t i s s u pposed to h ave l ai n u pward s o f 1 400 years The l id o f the box c ontai ned a ve ry el eg a n t i ns c ription with the a bove p arti c ul ar s M r R ussel l also p re sented -
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J A M E S A l y th 1 78 0 1 8 1 9 Th e original i t y of ge n i u s an d e cc entricity of c hara c te r wh ich d i s t i ng u i s hed th i s rem arkabl e perso n were perh aps n ever su rpas s ed D eprive d at an ea r l y age of th e u s e of h is l egs he c on t r ived by d i n t o f i n ge n u i ty n ot o n ly to pass h is ti m e ag reeably bu t to rend er hi m sel f a use fu l m em ber o f s ociety H e soon d isplayed a tas te for m e c ha n i cal p ursu it s and con trived a s a wo r k s h op fo r h is ope r ation s a so r t of ci r cular bed t h e s ides O f wh ich be i n g raised abou t e ightee n i nch es above the cloth es w ere e m ployed as a pl atform for tu r n i n g lathe s tabl e vices a n d case s fo r tool s o f all k i n ds H is gen i us for practical m echa n ics was un iver s al H e was s k i lled i n al l sorts of tu r n i n g a n d c onstru cted seve r al cu ri ou s l ath es as wel l as clocks an d m usica l i n st r u m e n t s of eve ry d e s c r i ptio n n o l e s s ad m ired fo r t h e sweetne s s o f th e i r t o n e t han th e el egance of the i r executio n H e ex c el led too i n the co n s t r uctio n o f optical i n stru m e n t s a n d m ad e s o m e reflecti n g tele s copes the spec ul a of which we re not i n fe r i or to t hose fi n i s hed b y th e m ost e m i n en t L o n d on a r ti s t s H e s uggested i m po r ta n t i m p r ove m en ts in t h e m ach i n e ry for s om e s pi nn i n g fl ax and h e was th e fi rst wh o m ad e th e woode n j oin ted s n u ff boxes gen erally called L au re n ce k i r k boxe s s o m e of wh ich fabrica t ed by th i s s el f taugh t art ist we r e p u rch a s e d a n d sen t as p re s en t s to th e Royal Fam i ly For u pwa r d s of 5 0 ye a rs h e qu i t ted h i s bed only t h ree ti m es a n d on t h e s e occa s io n s h is h ou s e w a s eithe r i n und ated wi t h wa t e r or t hreaten ed w i t h d a n ger fro m fir e N at urally po s sessed w i th a good c o n s t i t u t ion an d active cheerful tu r n of m i n d h i s hou se was the an ‘
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ge n era l co ffee room o f the vil l ag e where th e a ffai rs both o f Chu r ch a n d S tate were d i s cu s s ed w ith th e u tmost freed om I n co n sequ en c e o f h is l o n g co n fi ne m e n t h is cou n t en a n ce had rathe r a s ick ly ca s t bu t i t was rem arkably ex pre s s ive a n d wou ld h ave a fford ed a fi n e s ubject for the pe n cil o f W i l k i e pa r ticu la r ly whe n he w a s s u rrou n ded by h is country fri e n d s Th i s s ingul a r m an h ad ac q u i red by h is i n ge n u i ty and i n d ustry an ho n ou r abl e indepe n d ence an d d ied posses s ed of co n si d e r a b le p r operty I n short h is h istory hold s out th i s very i n stru ctive l esso n that n o d i ffi cu lties are too great to be overcom e by i n d u st ry an d per s evera n ce and th at ge n i u s th ough it s h oul d som eti m es m iss th e d isti n c t ion i t d e s e rve s wi l l sel dom fai l u n l ess b y its ow n fau lt to s ec u r e co m pete n ce and respec t ab ility H e was m arri ed o n ly three we e ks before h i s d ea t h wh i c h occu rre d on d r A pri l 1 v i t h A pri l 1 n d 8 E n b / z A e r t s e r o d i r 3 3 9 g -
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G E O R G E Ed i nb u r gh 1 773 1 8 34 B ou n d apprenti ce to W i ll ia m D own ie 1 6 th M ar c h T he I n c orporat ion g ave thei r c onsen t to h i m to 1 773 se rve ou t h is t i m e w i t h N o r m o n d M a c pherson p resen t D eacon 8 th February 1 777 D ischarged of h is ind e n t ures 6 t h M ay 1 78 0 Prese n ted a pet it i on cravi n g to be ad m itted freem a n on 2 9t h J an uary 1 78 5 ; O n the appl i c at ion of Geo rge S kel t on h e w as a llo w e d fi o ne m onth m ore to give in h is essay 1 2 t h N ovem ber 1 78 5 Com peared on 2 7t h D e c e m ber 1 78 5 and presented h is es s ay bei n g a pl ai n wat c h m ovem ent be g u n m ade and .
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fi nished i n h is own shop in prese n ce o f Robert A itch i s o n l a n dl ord L au ren ce D algleish Th om a s Re id a n d Wi l l iam Whi te e s say m asters as they decla r ed E H R ecor d s “ VVA TC H M A K I N G Geo r ge S kel to n watch m aker a l ittl e bel ow t h e Cros s Wel l n orth s ide o f t h e H igh S t reet Ed i n bu rgh partn er a n d s ucces s or to th e l ate M r S a m u el B row n retu r ns h is g r ateful th a n k s t o the c om pany s em pl oye r s i n g en e r al an d h is frie n d s i n part icul ar ; beg s l eave to acquai n t th e m that h e carrie s o n t h e bu s i n e s s i n al l i ts b r a n c hes as form e r ly G S kelton h ad th e entire m a n age m en t of the busi n es s d u ring the l ast th r e e years of M r B row n s l ife wh ich he fl at t e rs h i m sel f h as g ive n gen e ral s ati s factio n an d h e h opes by u n r e m it t i n g a tte n t io n t o m eri t a conti n u a t ion of the p ubl ic favo u r wh ich h e n ow sol icits Th o s e wh o are ind ebted to th e Co m pa n y w il l pl ea s e o rd er paym ent as soo n as pos s i bl e t o G S kel ton w h o wi l l E d in ou rg/ g r ant p r oper d isch arge s i E ven i n u ran t o C g 1 5 th D e c em ber 1 78 7 G eo r ge S kelto n re s pectfu lly a c qu ai nt s h is fr ien d s and the pu blic that on a c cou n t of th e bu ild ing s be i n g taken d own h e h as re m oved fro m h is ol d s h O p n ear th e C ro s s Well to th e Pa r l iam e n t Close so uth s id e wh ere h e co n t i n u es to carry o n th e bu s i n ess i n al l i ts b ranch es an d E d in ou rg/ s ol i c its cont inu ance of thei r favo u rs z A d ver tis er 1 4t h J u n e 1 79 3 George S kelton wat c hm ake r S H O P RE M OVE D h is fr i e n d s an d th e pu b l i c th at r espe c tfu l ly a c qu ai n ts h e is n o w r e m oved from N o 2 H u nte r S q uare to th at s h O p form erly occupied by the l at e M r S am u e l B row n a n d h i m below th e Cross We l l n o r th s id e o f the H igh S t r e e t n o w rebu il t where h e cont i n ues to carry on the E din ou rgn E ven ing busi ne s s i n al l its bran ch es etc Cou r a n t 1 3 th J u n e 1 796 S ee L au ren c e D algl e ish 1 8 t h J un e 1 8 08 pa g e 9 8 A s a gentlem an was going fro m the O ld to th e N ew tow n on S u n d a y eve n i n g l ast h e was j ostled by t w o pe rson s O ppos ite to th e Registe r O ffi c e wh o picked h is po c ket o f a s i lver hu n ting watch and t w o gold seal s ma ke r s nam e L au rence D algl e i s h N o 5 04 Whoeve r will brin g the watch an d s eal s to Geo r ge S kel t o n watch m ake r O ppo s ite to the Cro s s W e ll w ill be rewa r d ed n ou r a n t z E ven i C and no ques t io n s asked E din ou rg/ g r d Febru ar y 1 8 1 0 3
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George S kelton Cloc k an d Watch M ak er No 2 5 7 H igh S treet begs l eave to i n fo r m his fr ie n d s a n d t he p ubl i c that h avi n g r eti r ed fro m bu s i n e s s he h as n o m o r e c o n cern wi th th e t rad e now car r ied o n i n h is fo r m e r pre m i s e s H e woul d requ est the favo u r of t hose i nd ebted to h i m t o pay t h ei r accou n ts at h i s o w n 2 o t h February 1 8 34 house 3 3 Rich m ond Pl ace H is d eath o c cur ri n g as far a s we ca n d iscove r abou t th e end of 1 8 34 cl osed a busi n ess c areer wh ich was un iqu e am ong the craftsm en o f Ed in bu rgh When we cons id er th at h is b u siness covered th rou g h th e part n er shi p h e e n tered i nto a pe r iod of one h u nd red an d fi ft y yea r s and h ad be e n in the possession O f m e n each of the m i n ti m ately acqu ai n ted with one another i t wil l be seen tha t G eo rge S k el to n h as som e c l ai m to o u r ad m i rat io n i n havi n g s ucces s fully prese rved a con necti on wh ich was a featu re of the good ol d ti m es ,
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sa m e Wil l iam T u rnbu l l protested th at i f th e e x p e n ces of the answe r was to be paid out o f the fun d s of the I n corporati on th e su spensi on sho uld l i kewi se be ent itled to thei r e x p e n ces ou t o f the sam e fund s an d th ereupon too k i n stru m ents Th e oc c as ion o f th e m eeting M ay 1 771 1 5 t/ z being to consid e r a de m and m ad e by the wat c h makers for givin g th e i r age n t in spection o f the S ea ls of Cau s e and Re c o r d s b elo n g i n g to the I n c orpo ratio n which d e m and the Co m m ittee th ought reason abl e a n d author ised th e c l erk to g ive i nspect ion requ i red “ s al fro m t he wat c h make r s A propo u n e 1 771 1 st f being m ad e for ad m i t ti n g J oh n S kir vin g fo r pay m ent of E igh ty pou n d s S te r l i n g an d o the r m e m bers proposing t o ad m it h i m fo r pa y m e n t of S i x t y pound s i t was m otioned th at as the wat c h m ake rs had i nt i m ated a “ si s t obtai ned o n a bi l l o f s us pens io n proh ibi t i n g the I nco rporat ion fro m enteri ng S k ir vin g Wh i c h though an a nswer was m ad e th ereto was n o t y et advised There would be a d an ge r o f i ncu rri n g a c on te mpt of authori t y ; was the I n c orporati on to proceed i n that m atte r befo re the s us pens ion was refused by the L o rds ! Whereupon th e watch m ake rs i n presen c e o f th e whole “ hou se agreed to pass from th e s uspens io n an d s ist and c onsented that th e I n corporation should i m m ed iatel y as c ertai n th e su m for wh i c h the y are w i ll ing to ad m it J oh n S k ir vin g a free m an A nd the wat c h m akers at t he sam e t i m e d eclare d that th ey wo u l d pay th e expenses o f an y p ro c ess with J oh n S k ir vin g wh i c h should happe n i n c onsequen c e o f the I n c orporati on as c ertain ing the entr y m oney to be a g reate r s u m th an S k irvin g was wil l ing to pay A n d the whol e wat c h m ak ers present granted an obl igat ion fo r t h at p urpose J ohn S pald i n g p rotested th at n o watch m ake r sho u ld have a vote in an y qu estion rel at ive to J ohn S k ir vin g a s th e y were and ought to be co n sid e red as part ies an d thereupon took i n st ru m e n ts T o wh o m J am es A berdou r an d J ames M i ln e adhered The reafter a vote w as proposed a n d agreed u nto whether J ohn S k ir vin g should be ad m itted for pa y m en t o f S ixt y o r E ight y pou nds when it was .
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carried fi fty votes to n inete e n th at h e w as to pay E ighty pou n d s S te rl i n g for bei n g ad m i tted a free m a n and the clerk w a s appoi n ted t o i n ti m ate the s am e to J oh n S k ir vin g A t t he above vote the re were t en watch m aker s p rese n t who al l voted E igh ty pou n ds ,
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B y o rd er of the t rustees fo r the cred itors o f J ohn S k irvin g Watch m aker i n E d inbu rgh O n Wed nesd ay n ext the 2 7t h c u r t wil l be sol d by publ i c rou p a t th e shop o f th e said J oh n S k ir vin g i n L uc kenbooth s Ed i n bu rgh at 1 0 O clo c k fore noon h is whole stock in t rad e c on s isti n g of seve ral watches and e ight d ay clo c ks wi th a t abl e an d fi n e m u sical c l o c k and al so h is wh ol e tools bench e s and othe r art icles u sed b y c l o c k an d watch ,
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m ak e rs ; an d o n Th u rsd ay th e 2 8 t h w il l be rouped an d sold the whol e h ou s ehol d fu rn itu r e th at bel o n ged to the n h i s ho u s e D o n s C lo s e at A ll those r vi s aid J oh n S k i g sta n d i n g i n debted to t h e s ai d J ohn S kir vin g a re d es ired i m m e d i ately to pay the i r d ebt s to Robe r t Te n an t at M r S prott s w r ite r M orocco Cl o s e Ca n o n ga t e A person w il l atte n d fr o m ten to t wo o cl ock at the said shop to m o r row to Sh ow th e goods The hous e an d shop a re t o be l et to Wh it s u n ME day n ext for partic ul ars apply as above Ca led on ia n M er cu ry 2 5 t h N ovem be r 1 776 “ L O S T the 3o t h o f M ay l ast 1 779 i n o r about Ed inbu rgh an e n graved M etal Wat c h n am e H N J a m es Ed i nbu rgh N O 1 3 5 Whoeve r h a s fou nd the n r vi watchm ake s am e wi ll pleas e acq ua in t J ohn S k i r g Pa r l ia m ent Cl ose Ed i n b u rgh an d they w i ll re c e ive a h a n dsom e reward Ca led on ia n M er cu ry 4t h J u n e 1 779 ,
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G E O R G E Ed i nbu rgh 1 647 I t is n o t u nl i kely th at th ere were oth er k n ok m ake rs in Ed i nbu rgh at t h i s d ate bu t th i s G eo rge S m ith is the first na m e that appears in th e H a in in er nz en s R ecor ds as bei n g ad m itted a qu al i fi ed k n o k m ak e r a n d en tered as a m e mber o f the lo c ks m i th c r a ft Th is last bra n ch bei n g m ade i m perative o n eve ry as p i rant fo r th e freedom o f th e I n c orporati o n an d a l ock and k ey were i nvariably add ed as a test of the i r ab il i t y al o n g w ith th e e s say pe c ul i ar to th ei r art Wh en the H am m erm en d ecided to al low k n o k m ak e rs to beco m e freem en I S n ot k n ow n “ as no m i nute is to be found reco m m end i n g s uch an arrangem ent Poss ibly the re we re s o few of th e m in Edi n bu rgh before th i s ti m e th at i t was not worth wh ile forcin g the m to j oin A lways s u s p i c iou s abou t i n fri n g i n g the i r privilege s th e fa c t o f an o uts id e r m ak in g th e clo c k for thei r m e eti ng pl ace drew thei r attent io n to a m atter th at they we re sh rewd e nough to s e e wou l d g ive rise to end less d isputes N o d o ubt th e y we re i n form ed of what h ad bee n done i n L ondon i n th i s sa m e m atter as the cl ock m akers there h ad been i n th e custo m o f asso c iatin g them sel ves u nd er th e blacks m ith trad e but be i ng more n u m erou s i n th at c i t y they broke away from this arrange m en t an d fo rm ed a d isti n c t I n c orpo ration c alled the Clockm akers Co m pany of L o ndon i n 1 6 3 1 A s there was at l eas t one cl o c k m aker before 1 647 1 J a m es S m ith who was th e fathe r o f Geor g e an d Robert S m ith i t i s j u st p ossi bl e that h e t ook ad vanta g e of the prese n c e o f J a m es A lis o n e be in g i n E d i nbu rgh in 1 640 1 to enl ar g e h is o wn experi enc e and s o gain enough extra k nowledge and practi c e as would enable h i m to i nstru c t h i s two son s B e th at as i t m a y on the 6 t h S epte mber 1 647 th e record s bear te sti m ony that for the first t i m e i n th e h istory o f the H a m m erm en two aspi rants presented them sel ves fo r ad m issio n as freemen k n o k m ak e rs A s thei r ad m ission i s really th e first au the n ti c a c cou n t o f the beg in n ing o f a n i n du stry tha t .
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year afte r yea r rol le d o n grew to great d i me n s ion s in Ed i n b urgh we g ive th e m i n ute d eal i ng with th e ad m is s i on in fu ll as be ing of so m e i nteres t A pud Magdale n Chapel 6 ln S ep t em ber 1 647 The l k r d ay Georg m ith lo c ksm i h and knok m ake i n t S q presence of t he D e a c on M aste r s a n d ha ill ho u se p resented h i s assay to w i t an e l ock wi th an e k ey an e s p re n t band and an e k n ok a n e m ou nter an d d e ll l k q y w a s fou n d ane qu al i fi e d an d wei l l wrocht assay abl e to s erve th e k ing s li Therefor the D eaco n M a s t er s e gi s and othe rs above wri tte n w it h con s ent of the lo c ks m ith s and kn ok m akers ad m it ted and re c e ived h i m i n a mong s t the m as a n free m a n in th e sai d a r t s and that in respec t h e w as law fu ll s o n to J am es S m ith l o c ks m i th a n d k nok m aker free m an and bu rgess o f th is bu rgh H is a s s ay m aste rs J ohn e Tu e id ie elder an d P at r ick N ico ls o n e locks m i th s gave the i r oath a s u se is a n d he paye d to the b o x m as t e r fo r his banqu e t a n d u pset th i r ty th re e pou n d s s ix sh i ll i n g s e igh t pen c e gave hi s oath s ubs c ribed the covena n t p r od u c ed h is b urgess tick et c onform t o the o rd er paye d t o the c le rk an d o ffi c e r the i r d ue s where upo n t h i s act is m ade A s h is n am e does n ot appea r agai n i n the records w e c o n cl ud e tha t h e m ust have le ft E d inbu r gh an d set t led i n som e other town I t m ay h ave been D u n dee as a George S m i th put i n o rd er a clock m ad e by J am es A lis o n e which h ad be c om e faul ty i n 1 6 48 ; an d to fol low t hi s s u rm ise further we h ave a Wi l li am S m ith in 1 6 60 in D und ee who m ay h ave b e e n his son r epairi ng a clock a t th e requ e s t of the Tow n Cou n c il as
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U n fortu nately th e place where h e l ea r n ed th e art i s not reco r d ed bu t in a n advertisem en t i ssued by “ hi m sel f in the year 1 775 he i n form s u s that he was b r ed in the t rad e a n d h ad n ever been ou t o f th e cou n try i nfer r i ng th at although h e was a regu larly bred cl ock m aker yet the m echa n i cal part s of the cl ocks he s o m u ch del ighted in m ak i ng we re e ntirely th e work of his own hand s an d that the e ffects we re e n t irely origin al C om peten t j udges who h ave had oc c as ion to exa m i ne som e of those m ovem ents are a s tonishe d a t th e ingen u ity d isplayed in the ir prod uct i o n an d the m ean s taken to bri ng abou t th e c o m b i n atio n s he e m pl oyed i n work ing out s uch parts the verd i c t always being th at these w e re more than the l abou r s of a c raftsm a n they were the c r eat io n s of a ge n i us O f cou rse th is on ly appl ies to cl ock s havi n g el aborat e m ove m ent s as it i s certa i n th at he w as as s isted i n th e prod uctio n of the ord in ary cl a s s of t i mekeepers b y skilled j ourn eym en B u t h is fam e a s bei n g m ore th an an ord in a ry cl ockm a ke r was m ad e by the clock d e s c ribed bel ow ; we feel ce rtai n th at u p to the d ate of it s fi n ish h e m ust h ave to i l ed away u n a s s isted to su rm ou n t th e m a n y ex per i m ents h e u nd ertoo k to arrive at th e i n tri cate m ove m en t whi c h to day re m ai n s as a l asti n g t r ibute to h is pati en c e a n d s k il l Possi bly th e first he co n structed it ye t re m ai n s on e of the m o s t el aborate and an accou nt of i t is wel l wort h re c o rd ing “ Th e case wh ich is o f th e fi n est m ah ogan y i s seve n feet h igh w i t h fl uted c olu m n s on e a c h s ide of the body Pa r t of the fl ute s a r e fi l led w ith bra s s g il t with gold and have brass Cor inth ian capital s and bases Th e head h as col um ns at the corn ers w ith s i m il a r capitals Th e u ppe r pa r t of t h e head is or n am en ted w i th carvi n g fretwor k birds eye s a n d i s gilded h avi n g a gold e n bird wi th expanded wi n gs sta n d i n g in th e m idd l e of th e head Th is case contai n s a l arge eight d ay m us ical clock w ith three d ial pl ate s and a ch i m e of s ixteen bel l s Th e wo r k is d ivided into five d i ffe r e nt pa r t s each of wh i c h h a s it s o wn pa r ticula r weigh t Th e fi rs t i s th e goi n g pa r t the seco n d d rives a s m al l m u s ical bar r e l wh i c h plays a pl easan t c hi m e at t he fir s t second an d th ird ,
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pa s t you s e e th e m acer co m e to his place w ith h is hat Th e who le is wel l in h is ha n d a n d p ut i t o n agai n pai n ted on thi n bras s and s everal of th e L ord s are allowed to be stri ki n g l i ken e s ses I n on e of th e conte m porar y Ed i nburgh newspapers “ a l ette r appears s igned by on e who cal ls h i m self A g ivin g th e above d escription and L over o f Gen i u s this feeler is followed u p shortly a fterwards b y th e arri val o f th e clo c k i n Ed i nbu rgh for the pu rpo s e o f exh ibition and d isposal This was i n the year 1 775 and i t is q u ite plai n from th e an no u n c em ents m ad e abo ut i t that t h e move m ent s h ad been fi ni shed l ong before the handso me ca s e was got to c ontai n them We n otice i n that year fro m the S er vices of H eir s th at J oh n S m ith was s erved hei r to h is aun t H elen S m i th i n Cu pa r and thi s may have helped h i m to th e possession o f t he m ean s wh ich e n abled h i m to fi n ish i t an d b r ing i t to Ed i nbu rgh L arge n u m bers vis ited it at B al fou r s Co ffee H o u se ea c h paying on e sh ill ing to see i t bu t as far as c a n be gleaned al thou g h ever y e nd eavou r was m ad e n o pu r c h aser was g ot Fr o m th i s d ate u p to 1 8 04 no me n t io n of i t i s to be fou nd e ither a s t o locat ion o r own er P robably no clo c k m ad e by a S c otsm an h as bee n s o oft en d es c ribed or refe rred to Acc ou nts of i t appeared i n a large nu m ber of n ewspapers and m agaz in es for m any a year a fte r bu t c u riousl y enou gh n ot the sl ightest h int was give n into whose ha n ds i t h ad fall en S om e y ear s ago a d es c ripti on o f i t w as g iven i n the pages of the Weekly S cots ma n to s e e i f i ts l ocati on wou ld turn up b ut no s atisfactory reply was rece ived although on e n ow i n D undee by th e s am e m aker was i n som e d etai l si m i lar bu t n ot the o n e d es c ri bed A n a c cou nt O f th i s s am e clock app eared i n a lo c al Fi fe newspaper of the d ate of 1 8 9 1 where the i nfor m ation “ was g ive n th at J oh n S m ith too k i t to L ond on for the pu rpose of showing i t to K i ng Georg e I I I bu t u m fo r tu nately ere h e reached the m etropol i s K i ng George was bli n d a n d i n c apabl e of i nspecting i t N O o ffer h owever was m ad e tem pti n g en ou gh to in d u c e h i m to pa r t w ith i t I t was the r efore brought ba c k to S c otla n d ,
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and even tu al ly d isposed o f by M r S m ith to a la nd ed prop r ietor i n the West of Fi fe Th e article cl o s ed “ thu s : Th e cloc k i s now i n th e possession of a Lo ndon fi rm w ho are o ffe ri ng i t for sal e Th e price th ey put u pon i t i s s aid to be T h i s is h ow on e wr iter d isposes o f this fam ou s c l oc k b ut th e s to r y w i ll not bea r exam i nation K in g Geo rge I I I d id n ot tu rn bl i n d u nt i l a fter 1 8 00 at l east twenty five ye ars a fte r th e clo c k was m ad e T he write r of th e articl e strangely m ixes u p anoth e r clo c k wh ich J ohn S m ith took to L ond on i n 1 8 0 8 an d wh ich i s n o w i n th e possess ion o f a ge n tle m an n ear A llo a ( th is on e w i l l be referred to fu rthe r o n ) I n s p ite of th e publ ici ty of th e d es c ri ptio n gi ven i n th e Week ly S cots m a n alo n g w ith other j o urn als n oth i n g t ransp i red to id ent i fy its lo c at ion or o wn er We h ad d esp a i r ed of hear i n g an y th i n g abou t it but a vi sit to D al keith i n th e su m m e r o f 1 904 s oo n sol ved the myste ry Going i n t o a l o c al wat c h m aker s shop a cu sto m wh ich we h ave been i n th e hab i t o f d oi n g wh ereve r we go to h ave a ch at about O ld t i m e m ake r s th e y ou ng m an in charge o f th e shop i n form e d m e that J oh n S m ith s fa m ou s c lo c k was at the presen t m o men t i n D al ke i th Pal ac e I n q u i ri n g i f h e was s u re that it was the lo n gLIO O k ed fo r clock h e repl ied that i t agreed exactl y w ith the desc r iptio n given i n ou r book a c opy of wh ich h e h ad bes id e h i m an d fu rth er th at as h e h ad th e wi n d ing et c o f al l th e c locks i n th e h ou se to attend to there was n ot the sl ightest d ou bt as t o its be ing th e sel f sa m e c lock A requ est bei n g forward ed to th e proper q uarter for perm iss io n t o vie w i t and e s tabl i sh it s id entity it was g r aciousl y g i ven e ffe c t to b y h is Gra c e the l ate D uke o f B uccl euch i ts owne r a nd o n vi siti n g th e pal a c e to o u r d elight thi s m asterp ie c e was see n i n c om plete goi n g ord e r E verythin g i n th e d es c ri ption was d u l y co m pared a n d fo u n d to be absol u tely c o r rect a nd whil e we we r e the r e w e n o t o n ly s a w th e pro c e s s ion o f th e j udges bu t th e m u s ical ch i m e pl ay ed s wee t ly t h e fi rs t tu n e on th e l ist n am ely H ighland L add i e Th e whole c l o c k was a revel at ion every thi n g be ing in pe r fe c t ”
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co n d itio n A m o n g th e m a n y fi ne clocks an d ti m epieces to be fou n d i n th is spl e n d i d m a n s ion a n u m ber of th e m bei n g maste rpi e c es of French a n d E n gl ish m ake rs th e clo c k by o u r old S co t s craft sm an eas i ly h el d i ts ow n both as regards appearan c e and pe r form ance To t h i n k that afte r a period O f m ore than a c en tu r y it perform s it s usefu l d uty as ti m e keepe r and i ts i ntricate an d m u si c al e ffe c ts as co m pl ete as whe n fi rst po ints n ot only to th e ex c ell ence of the s e t agoi n g m ateri al s an d wo r km an sh ip em plo y ed but also to th e c are d isplayed i n i ts p rese rvatio n b y its n oble own e rs H ow long i t h as been i n th e possessio n of the B u cc leu c h fa m il y has not transpi red b u t the l ate D uke of B u cc l eu c h was we und erstand ac c usto m ed to i ts p res en ce fro m c hi ld hood now a peri od o f ove r seven t y y ears Th i s shows that its lo c at io n i n D al k e ith Pala c e is not a th in g o f yesterd ay and the probab i l i ty i s th at a n an c esto r o f th e d u ke pu rchased th e c lo c k when i t was shown i n E d i nbu r gh i n 1 775 N ot m u ch i nform at ion i s to be got about J ohn S m ith a fter the above d at e til l the ye ar 1 8 08 wh en h e a g ai n vis ited E d inbu r g h w ith two c lo c ks a d es c ript i on o f wh ich fol l ows O n e o f the m was what h e te rm s a table c l o c k fou r feet ten i n ches high m oved by spri ngs (s ee p Th e other was n i n e feet h igh m oved b y weights an d h aving fou r d ial s Th e fi rs t an d l ar g est showe d the m onths and the nu m ber o f d ays i n ea c h ; the se c o nd th e “ days o f the wee k w ith Re m e m ber th e S abbath opposite S u nd a y ; the th i r d h avin g d irecti ons fo r arrangi ng the stri k ing o f th e cl o c k ; wh il e th e fou rth told th e se c ond s m i n utes and hou rs I t h ad an e laborate s c e n e of a Royal P ro c ess i on a nd also h ad a ch i m e of twenty fou r bel ls whi c h pl ay ed th e foll owin g eigh t tun es I M ary S c ott ; 2 D uke o f Yo rk s M arch ; 3 P ri n c e o f Wal es M ar c h 4 Th e L ast T i m e I c am e ower th e M u i r ; 5 God S ave th e K i ng ; 6 The Wau k ing of the Fau ld ; 7 Ro s l in C astl e ; 8 My N a n n ie A d vi s ed by h i s ard ent friend s h e resolved t o c arr y .
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th ird by 2 76 8 and s o o n bu t in to wh ose h ands th e p r i zes fel l at t h is d r awi n g h a s n o t t r anspired The re s ul t s we are afraid d id n ot com e u p to the ex pose r s expe c tatio n s for it appears that afte r p ayin g th e ne c essary expenses i n cu rred h e c leared £ 500 n ot on e h al f th e su m h e val u ed th e clo c k s at Toward s th e c los e of th e year 1 8 99 a short a cc ou n t of these two clocks was g ive n i n th e pa g es o f th e Weekly S cots ma n ( a paper th at c ir c ul ates whereve r S c ots m e n are to b e fou nd ) w ith th e vi ew of as c ertain i n g i f poss i bl e i f the y were i n ex iste n c e and th ei r locat ion T o our su rpris e on l o t h D ece m be r 1 8 99 a c o m m u ni c ation was re c e ived fro m Colon el H a r vey S e haw Park Cl a c k m ann a n in fo r m ing us th at h avin g read th e d es c r ipt ion given i n th e Weekly S cots ma n h e begged to state th at a clo c k c o rre spon d in g to th e d escripti on g ive n m ad e by h ohn m ith P itten weem was i n i s possess ion A fte r S J d es c ribing m ore fu ll y som e d etai l s he expl ain ed th at “ un fortun ately so m e y ears ago when i n th e a c t of be i n g rem oved i t fel l and th e w o rk ings of th e pro c ess ion were dam aged The c lo c k its el f h ow eve r goes an d keeps good ti m e and I do n t dou bt that th is i s the sa m e c lo c k wh i c h was for m an y years in th e poss ess ion o f m y grand father M r Fe rn i e o f K ilm u x I n add it io n to the above there w as al so rece ived fro m M r J D W all a c e W atch m aker M il l S treet A ll oa c orroborat ion as to th e id e n t ity of the c l o c k H e wrote “ I h ave h ad th e hono ur o f c l ean ing th e c l o c k wh i c h stand s i n th e front h al l of one o f th e l arge m ansions in the n e ighbo u r hood t hat of Colon el J B ald H arve y S ehaw Park I w as glad to get th e h istory o f it and whenever I read it I recog n ised it at on c e Col on e l H arvey i s to be co n gratu lated o n h avi n g i n h is posses s ion s u c h a fi n e s pec i men of the c l ock m ak er s art Th is is c oncl usive and l e aves n o doubt as to th e lo c ation o f anothe r fi n e speci m en of th is ingen ious m an s ski ll O n 1 5 th J anu a r y 1 900 th e l ate Re v H L N e lt h r o p p M A Past M aste r o f t he Wor s h ipful Co m “ pany of Clock m akers L o n d o n wrote to m e t hat a m usi c al clo c k m ad e by J ohn S m i th , P i tte nweem N ort h t he
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th ird q u arter s b u t at t he fou rth qua r te r or hour it plays o n e of th e a irs in the fi r s t l i st a n d th en stri ke s the h ou r T h e q u arte r ch i m es are n o t a n y of t h e co n ve n t io n a l c h i m e s such as West m i nste r Cam bridg e o r Wh ittingham ch i m es bu t s ee m to h ave been s pecial ly co m posed for i t as they vary as O fte n as th e ai rs d o th at i s t h ey h ave e ight d i fferen t ch ange s for th e qu arters an d
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s u c h a c lock m aker as J oh n S m ith N atu ral ly h e was in terested i n ou r inqu i ri e s an d the fa c t that h i s own g r and fathe r had been an app r enti c e of S m ith s d rew ou t a m o n g other trad it ions that J oh n S m ith was c r ed i ted a s being abl e to d o anyth in g n oth ing was too d i ffi c ult for h i m to tu rn his attent io n to O n e i ncid ent h e rel ated as showi n g the versat i l ity o f h i s geni us was th at one of the B ail i es of P ittenwee m h ad th e m is fortu ne to ge t a si xpence broken i nto t wo pi e c es U nw i ll in g to l oose s u c h a su m he took i t to J oh n S m ith and i nqu ired i f h e could m e nd i t Th is h e was n ot l on g i n d o in g an d th e B ail ie gre atl y pleased ask ed the c h arge for so s m al l a j ob The answer was si xpen c e wh ich was paid bu t with a g rudge Th e s ite was po i nted ou t wh ere th e ol d c raftsm an had h is s h O p it being n ea r ly oppos ite th e Wate r Wynd a steep d es c ent th at l ead s d own t o the harbou r A l l traces of th is wo r kshop h ave passed away a m od e rn ere c tion now tak ing it s pl a c e A lon g with th i s h as al so d isappeared the old town c l oc k wh i c h was th e work o f h is ha n ds I t h ad d on e d ut y for n e arl y n i nety years and pa r tly fro m O ld age and al so h avi ng been c onstru cted to go o n ly forty eight hours wi thout fresh wi nd in g wa s su pplanted by a n ew on e n ear th e c lose o f l ast c ent u r y O u r wande rings i ncl ud ed a vi s it t o th e old ch u r c h yard wh ich i s situ ate d u nd e r th e sh ad e o f th e towe r i n whi c h th i s old publ i c c l oc k was pl a c ed to see i f there we re any m e m ori al sto n e m ark i n g h is l ast res t ing pl a c e “ Th i s God s a c re d oe s not cove r a g reat exten t bu t i t took som e ti m e to d iscove r th e s t o n e which m ark s h i s burial g r o und O wi n g to i ts m od est appearan c e and fr o m th e i llegibi li ty o f th e l ette rin g i t c ou ld eas ily be m i ssed an d we r eg r et to sa y th at u nl ess so m e steps are ta ken to recu t the i ns c r iption s i t wi l l onl y be a m atte r of a few years u nti l th e whol e w il l h ave d isappeared Th is m onu m ent cons ist s o f an o blong u pright ston e s tand in g about th re e fee t above th e gro u nd and d i vid ed i n to th ree s paces a ce n t r e pan e l and two pi lasters I t bears on the cent r e spa c e t h e fol lowi ng i n sc r ipt i o n : J ohn S m ith e r ected th i s s tone i n m em o ry of H el en B row n .
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of kn o k an d m oon m ak in g and al l other l abou rs to th i s hou r and qu i t c la i m s and d is c har g es th e town and all other s whom i t e ffe r is fo r ever and sh al l warran t h is ‘ work s u fiicie n t con for m to h is c on tra c t before co ntained i n th is book c e m b e 1 8 r D Th e pr ovost a n d ba 1 ll i es d e r 3 54 ord ain xl s to be gi ve n to W ily e m K e r s la w fo r ke epi n g o f th e K no k i n th e year of th e co m m o n good R ecor d s o B u t i i r b c r l e S l n o t f g f g ,
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A ppre n ticed to R ich a r d M ills 5 t h J u ly 1 70 8 The wh i c h d ay i n p re s ence of 2 2 n d M a r ck 1 71 1 th e in co rp orat io n t h e r e bei n g a petition given in by J oh n Wi lson l ate apprent i c e t o th e d ece as t Rich ard M i l l s clock m aker p ubl i c k l y r ead c ravi ng th at h e m ay serve th e t i m e o f h is i ndentu res y e t t o ru n w ith any of the free m an c l oc k m ake rs o r to tak e l i berty to work where h e fi n d s it conven ient u nti l the ti m e o f his i nd en tu re s b e expired th at h e m a y get a d ischarge fro m the i n c o r porat ion i n orde r to g et h is fr eed om The m ee tin g un a n i m ously d o re m it th e pet it ione r t o e ndeavou r to settl e w ith an y o f th e free m e n c l ock m ake rs betwi xt an d th e next qu arte r day to teach h i m h i s trad e and d e c lares that i f n one o f th e m accept of and have work for h i m th at they allo w h i m to wor k where h e fi n ds i t withou t the privil eg es of th e town u n t il h is ind e n tu res be exp i red A nd then th e hou se wi l l gran t h i m a d is c h arge o f h i s i n d entu r es th at h e m a y ge t h is freed o m th ereby i n d u e t i m e t s u u / z A t 1 Th e h ou s e g ran ts warrand to 1 5 4 7 g t h e prese n t D eacon and B o x m a s t e r t o d ischarge J oh n Wi l s o n l at e appren tice to J oh n M e lln s clockm ake r in r espe c t the ti m e c on t i n u e d a i r i n is expired i n regard y th e I n c orpo r ation by thei r a c t d ated fi rst d ay o f M ay 1 71 3 d id al low h i m to work where h e pl eased un t i l the t im e of h i s i n d en tu res were do n e a nd t here th ey d e c l ared th ey woul d gran t h i m a di sch arge th at he m igh t g et h is freed o m y airby E H R ecor d s W I L S O N P K e i th 1 8 46 .
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P repare fo r d a r k Wi n te r ere it com e s u po n you A lexand er Wither s poon Watch m ake r 3 Gree n side Place Ed i nb u rgh tak es th e l ibe r ty th us t o d r aw t he notice o f the publ i c to those po ints in which he conside r s h i m sel f abl e to rpn d e r the m a service H appy i s it fo r th e i n d ivi d u al and the publ ic whe n the i r i n te rest i s i n such harm o n y that th e m ore the i ndi vid u al pu rsu es h is o w n h e equal ly pro m otes the p ubl ic advan tage A W flatters h i m self h e is s o placed i n t h e service h e o ffers H e a n nounces a m o n g a variety of i nve n tio n s i n Ch ronom etry that o f c o n ve r ti n g an y watch h avi n g a brass edge i nto a su b s tit ute for a r epeat i n g watch by which th e hou r w i ll be m os t read i ly kn ow n through ou t the d a r k n ights of w i n ter Repeaters woul d be general ly u sed were i t n ot for th e great expe n se o f keeping the m i n repai r ; the y are a luxu ry T o give a we l l app r op riate s ubst i tute for s uch a d es irabl e th ing at l i ttl e o r igi n al an d n o cu rre nt expe n se m u s t be hai led by m any as a good c ontribut io n to th e com fort s o f soci ety Good O ld fam ily watche s w i l l a n swer wel l fo r such c onve rsio n Th i s is n o t s elected as t h e g r eatest of t h e i nventio n s not iced an d to wh ich th e attentio n o f the pu bl i c wi ll i n t u rn be clai m ed bu t for being of such evid e n t useful nes s that orders m ay be g iven i nstante r S pe c i m ens of wat c hes S O re n d e r ed a n d o f t h e othe r in ve n t io n s w ill at a n y t i m e be s ee n a t the shop Watches forwarded fr o m th e cou nt ry e ithe r for repair o r for be i n g s o re n de red wi l l b e m o st poi n ted ly atte n ded to Clock s and watches repaired w ith eve ry atten tion to thei r i mprove m e n t H e pa r ti c u l arl y i n vi tes to se n d h i m the i r m os t faul t y o n e s ac c om pa n ied w ith a state m e nt of wh at t h ey com plai n .
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M ar t i n , 73
,
,
1
,
8 20 )
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( S tre e t
th e
T h o m as Q uay s id e ( 1 8 :
S m i th ,
,
M O R P E TH
of
( 1 8 20 )
M ar k e t
S en h o u s e S t r e e t
,
H ea d
,
M A RY P O R T ( 1 8 20 )
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,
,
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St
e M o s l y St 33
,
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,
,
,
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,
Li s t er W i ll i a m
.
,
Br
( 1 8 2 0)
T h o m as ( 1 72 5 ) R i ch ar d s on J ( 1 71 0 ) We a th e r a ll T h o m as ( 1 796 )
,
H ig h
8 20)
L a m b T h om a s
M o r p e th ,
,
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8 20) ,
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,
(
1
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,
,
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B a ll a s t
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SI
( 1 8 3 6)
J oh n
H i gh
Br
F r am e G eor g e C h u r ch G a t e s h e a d ( 1 8 3 6)
S t:
F or s t er
,
20
,
( 1 8 36) ,
,
A P PE
404
WO R K I N G TO N ( 1 8 2 0) S i m p s on D an i el F i n k l e S tre et Wa l k e r J o s eph W il s on S t reet W o o d R o b er t M ar ke t P l ace ,
,
,
,
,
,
Y O R K ( 1 71 5 ) H i n d l ey , I
.
B I RM I N G H A M ( 1 8 36) A ll p o r t S am u e l 8 3 B u ll S tr ee t B e t ter i dg e R i ch a r d E z ek i el ,
,
,
,
1
8
Ch u r ch S t ree t
B i dd l e G e or g e 5 6 C o l e s h i ll S t r e et B i r l ey S am u e l 76 H ig h S t r eet B o dd i n g t on W i ll i am 2 2 J am ica ,
,
,
,
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,
,
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B r un n e r
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,
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b as t on
S am u e l ,
Ca rr ,
(
M u s i ca l
an d
S tr ee t
3
L an cas ter
78
B r oms gro v e
1 1
S tr e e t D ow
l i n g J am es ,
1
,
S tr e e t E a v e s , Ch ar l e s ,
F o r d J am es ,
G r ea t b a t ch ,
T em p l e
,
P r os p e ct Ca r r
22
R ow
L an e
’
s
R i ch ar d ,
L o w er
2
S t r e et
G r ea tb at ch ,
W i ll i am
L an e G r i ffi th s W ill ia m H a d l ey T h o m a s ,
,
S u mm er
52
,
4 Ch u r ch S tr e et 9 S m allb r o ok
,
,
S t r ee t H o g u e t,
A u g us t us ,
G reat
1 12
Ch a r l e s S t ree t
H o l t,
Ro
b er t
B r om s g r o v e
20
,
S t r eet
L ou is
,
A
M oo r e,
b rah am 30 D e an S t r ee t J oh n H as s ell 3 3 M oor ,
,
S t r ee t
N i ch o l a s P r i t ch ar d
C al e b ,
,
,
26
D igb eth
W i ll iam
1
,
N ew
35
S t r e et
S u m m on s ,
J o s i ah
H
.
,
4
A s h to n
R o ad
S tar k e y , R i ch ar d ,
2 20
H ig h S t reet ,
i
D er t en d
T an s l e y T h o m a s ,
,
A s h t ed
R ow
A PP E N D I X
J aco b s
E m an u e l ,
,
T ho m as
La r a r d ,
P l a ce
B e v e r l ey
R oad
32
M ar k e t
,
7 H um
1
W a ll s
b er
D o ck
A u g us t i n o
,
L o we r
79
g at e
S t re e t
B a r r i n g t o n I s aa c 1 1 8 L o n d o n R oa d B a r t on J os e ph D e r b y S tr e e t E dg e H ill B ee s l e y G eor g e R o b ert B o u n d ary S tr e e t B e n n e t T h o m a s 1 1 N e w s h am ,
,
N o rt h e n R i ch ar d 50 L o wgat e P ay n e R o b e r t T r i p p e t t R o s s J o h n W a t e r w o rk s S tr e et S h i ph am J o h n 2 1 M a rk e t P l a ce ,
,
,
,
J u l i a Q u e e n S t r ee t T e r r y W i ll i am 66 Lo wgafe T h o rn h am G e o r g e T o dd s E n tr y S i lv er S t r ee t S ym on s ,
’
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
.
,
,
,
L EE DS ( 1 8 36) A b r ah am s P h i n ea s 1 5 B r igga t e B r o w n h ill T h o m a s 2 0 B r igga t e F o w l e r R o b er t 3 H un s l e t L an e F r ye r W i ll i am 5 L y dg a t e G a ll oway J am es S t P e t e r s S tr ee t G a ll o w ay M at t h e w K ir k gat e G a ll o w ay T h o s J oh n Ki rk ,
B i b b y T h o m as 3 R en s h a w S t r e e t B i r ch J am e s 1 2 S tan d i s h S t re et B l u n d e ll T h o m as 5 4 U ppe r P itt ,
,
,
,
S t r eet
,
,
,
g at e
,
,
,
S t r eet
B ol d
Ca
,
l eb
W i ll i am
,
Wes t
125
,
S t r ee t ,
,
,
,
J os eph
H er m a n n ,
G e or g e
K
.
,
,
K irk ga t e
,
,
,
,
S t ree t
B ri n d l e E dg e
K et t l e well J oh n ,
,
P r i o r G e or g e ,
S co t t,
1
L an e
8 : K ab e r r y ,
,
L an e J o s eph
8 1 7- 1 8 3 6, 4
1
57
W oo d
H i ll
T e m p l ar
Lo w e r h e ad
22 1
,
J am e s 6 2 W hi t e chap e l J am e s 1 0 R i ch m on d
B r o w n h ill,
,
,
R ow
J o hn 48 P r u s s i a S t ree t C a dd i ck R i ch ar d 1 0 B i r k e t t S t r e e t Ca w s o n E l e an or 1 1 0 P a r k L an e Ch a d w i ck B e nj am i n 3 4 O ld H ay
J oh n
1
,
8
Li tt l e
S t r ee t
J oh n
,
H e n ry ,
W a it h m an
,
,
,
,
,
,
C h ap m an , J am es , 2 3 P e t e r S t r eet Ch a p m a n , M os e s , 45 Ca s t l e S t r eet Ch r i s t ian , J oh n , 2 0 P lu m b e S t r e e t
T h omas
C lit h e r o w ,
A s h er
C oh a n ,
,
10
S on s ,
,
War r en 26
S ou th
5
J oh n 8 2 P arad is e S t ree t C oh en P r i s ci ll a 8 B y r o m S t r e e t C o h e n S i m on 3 4 S ir T h o m a s s B u il d in g s Co n d lifl J am es F ra s er S t re e t C o ok e W i ll i a m 5 6 G re at G eo r g e Co h an ,
,
,
B oar L an e
B r iggat e A n n, M ar y 29
,
’
,
,
'
,
,
,
,
S t r ee t
B r iggat e
W e s t e rm an R i ch ar d 1 K irk gat e W i lki n s on J oh n 5 4 B r iggat e ,
,
,
,
Ca s t l e S t r ee t
S ton eh ou s e, R o b er t, E as t S t r e e t S w ai n e,
S t r ee t,
S t r ee t
R ow
S t ep h e n s o n ,
b
D er y
ma r k et
B r igga te
h ous e
l
R a ph ,
,
,
9 7 B r iggat e
H u n t er , R i ch a r d , H u n s l et
R ch m o n d
B r a d l ey J am e s G i b s on 99 R i ch m on d R o w B ra d s h a w W i ll i am 9 T ar l et o n
B r o w n h ill,
G r o v e s W ill i am 32 K irk ga te H e ll i w e ll W i ll i a m 5 4 D u k e S t r e e t
i
G reat
,
S t r e et
B ro wn h ill,
G a l l o wa y
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
M a s p o li,
T e r ry
L I V ER P O O L ( 1 8 3 6) A r m s tron g T h o m a s 3 1 S ou th J o h n ,
L u p ie 8c S o lch a,
H i r s t,
405
,
C r an a g e , Is
Th omas
l i n g ton
S tok es ,
1 29
A P PE
406
i
M ajor ,
R ch ar d
Cu lve r w ell,
Tit h eb a rn S t r eet D an
i el
J oh n
H en r y
,
,
32
21
3
L
or d
S tr e et D
eu t ch ,
A
.
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G r eat
6
,
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L
D ok e, R ch a r d , 3 3 o r d S tr e e t D o n k in g, am e s , 46 D a e S tr e et
J
l D o w l i n g W i l l iam 2 9 Ci r cu s S t r e e t D r ie ls m a I s aac J on e s 3 6 H an o v er ,
,
,
,
S t r ee t
F ran ci s
D r u r y,
45 S ch oo l L an e 1 06 S co t l a n d R oa d
,
b ell J oh n D u t ch L e s s er 99 W h i t ech ap e l F a irh u r s t J oh n 1 9 C opp er as H i ll F i n n ey R i ch ar d Cl ar em on t P l a ce Ki rkd al e F i s h er R i ch ar d 1 3 T ar l e t on S tr eet D um
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
F o rb er E d war d 75 G er ar d S t r eet F or b er J o s h u a 99 P ar k L an e F o r d T h om as 68 C i r cu s S t r e et F o s t er J oh n 5 W i ll i am s on S q u ar e F r o d s h am H en r y 3 8 C as t l e S t r eet G l ea v e J oh n 1 H i ll S t r e et B r own ,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
low H i ll
G or e J oh n G er ar d S t r e e t ’ G r i m s h aw J oh n 42 S ir T h om as s B u il d in g s ,
,
,
H a r r i s on ,
,
J oh n
N at h an
H a r t,
1
,
4 C as t 1
,
3
le
S tr e e t
N o r t h J oh n
S t reet
H a w or th , R i ch ar d , 3 8 P i t t S t r e e t H e in ek y, R o b e r t, 1 9 G er ar d S t r ee t H e l s b y,
J am es G oo d en
,
7 E ll i o t t
S tre e t
H el s b y,
J oh n B e v i n g ton H i ll H o ffm ay e r M ar t i n 90 D a l e S tr e e t H o l m es P e t er 50 G r een l an d ,
,
,
,
,
S t ree t
H or n b y ,
J am es 34 S t P au l s S q u ar e H o r n b y J oh n 49 P r u s s i a S t re et H o r n b y R i ch ar d S ou th Cas t l e ’
,
,
,
,
,
S t re et
L e w is 94 S par l in g S tr eet H u l m e R i ch ar d 5 L e ig h S t r e e t I s aa c C o 1 9 S ou th C a s t l e S t r ee t J ack s on A b rah am 42 Cas t l e S t re et H ug es ,
,
,
,
.
,
,
,
A P PE
408
M i ch ae l ,
L a ck er
,
M ay o ,
W i ll i am
1
8:
4 1 D ean s gat e S o n , I 3 M a rk et
S tr e et
M e n d e l s o n , H e n r y, 3 8 K i n g S t r ee t M o s s , W ill iam S e lb y , 71 O l d h am S t r eet
N at h a n
A s h er, 8
,
T h om a s
O lliva n t ,
Ki n g
S t r eet
J oh n
an d
,
2
E x ch an g e S t r ee t P l an t, W i ll i am , 3 9 P ort l an d S t r eet R e n n ie , W ill iam 8: C o , 6 1 L e v e r .
S tr eet
J am es 3 3 Wo b ur n P l ace R i ch ar d s on J oh n 5 S t G eo r g e s R h in d ,
,
’
,
,
R oa d
T h om as
i
R ch ar d s o n ,
20
,
S wa n
S t r eet , S h u d eh ill
b e r t s h aw J o h n G r ea t 41 B r i dg e wat e r S t r e e t R o b er t s o n J os e p h 1 7 B r o ok S t r e et R ob i n s on B enj am i n 5 6 Ch ap e l S t r ee t S a l fo r d S n e dd on W illi am 4 Ch es t e r R oa d H ul me S er m i n 8c K a lt in b a ch 1 8 Ch a p e l S t r e e t S a l for d S i m m on s I s aa c S t A nn s 9 Ro
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
’
,
,
S q uar e
J oh n
S m i th ,
B r i dg e
W at e r
59
,
S t r eet ,
S tr ee t
T ay l or T h om as ,
,
3 M as on S t r e et ,
S w an S tr eet
T e r ry T h om a s ,
Th elw ell, S q u ar e
,
12
B r i dg e
R ich a r d ,
W ar m is h am W i ll i am ,
3
,
St
S tr e e t
An n s ’
5 H a l f S tre e t
A PPE N D I X
Cl u ca s ,
W i ll iam
l as
D ou g
N o r t h Q uay
,
W i ll i am
l as
l e t o wn L em o n A b r ah am
D uk e S t r e e t,
,
,
J oh n
P l a ce
M ark e t
,
J oh n
M ar k et
,
Ca s t
S t r ee t
l et o wn
M u n ca s t e r ,
G r av e s
W i ll i am
,
M a r k et
,
P l a ce
J oh n B i g ,
S t r e e t,
W hit e
P ee l
I RIS H
O LD
SOME
u blin
f A TH L O N E B y rn e J am es B arr a ck S q u ar e G oo d J oh n B r i dg e S t r ee t A
ew
in D
B AN D O N C o pp in g e r F r an ci s G a ll o w s J e n k i n s W ill i a m N o r th ,
,
,
,
ea r lier
p
s
-
ill M ai n
H
B E L FA S T B ell J am e s 9 5 N or t h S t r e e t C o ch r an 81 S h aw 4 B r idg e S t r e e t C o l e m an J am es 8 8 N o r th S t r e e t ,
,
J oh n s t o n T h om as 41 A n n e S t r e e t L aw l e r J B r i dg e en d M o o r e J am es 6 8 H i g h S t r eet N e i l R o b er t 2 5 H i g h S t r e e t ,
-
,
,
,
,
,
,
ecia ll y
d a ted
C A R Lo w
T u ll ow S t r e et J o s ep h T u ll o w S t r e e t ,
C L O N ME L ,
D oh e r ty ,
J am e s
,
,
,
Du
b li
.
r
,
,
,
ER A I N C a l d w e ll J a m es W a t er s i d e H u s t o n S a m u e l B r i dg e S t r e e t M a th e r s A d am C h u r ch S t re e t ,
,
,
,
,
M K own , J
.
,
N ew R ow
CO R K
B ag l ey R ich ar d 1 3 G r an d P ar a d e B ag l ey R i ch a r d j u n r 1 2 G r an d P a ra d e B ag l ey W ill i a m N i l e S t ree t B yro m W i ll i a m 2 P at r i ck S t r e e t F u ll e r R i ch a r d 2 1 P at r i ck S t r e et G r an d E d wa r d H a wk e s w o r th P ar a d e H ayn e s S am u e l G r a n d P a r a d e M an g an J am e s P a t r i ck S t r ee t M o n tj oy J oh n B r i dg e S t re et ’ M o n tj oy T h om as 1 B a t ch e l o r s ,
,
,
,
.
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
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,
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,
n
1
,
,
bl i n
-
T h e o ph i l u s D u b l i n S t r e e t H ill J o h n D u bl in S t e e t P r o s s e r S i m on D u bl in S t re e t
,
Du
8 20
,
D y er , H en ry ,
B r o d r i ck W i ll i a m
1
.
H ar v e y,
,
,
,
,
,
.
l as
,
‘
,
S on ,
i n ic B a r o m e t e r M ak e r Q u ay D o u g l a s
D om
,
,
81
CO L
S t re et
,
M o r ri s ,
l as
D ou g
,
C L O CK M A K E R S ,
,
,
,
N o r th
,
,
F o s t er
S t r ee t ,
81
,
W ill i am
F a ct o r y L an e
,
R a m s ey
H i gg i n ,
.
M ou gh t in , T h o m a s , B a llau gh M u n ca s t e r 81 S o n , A r b or y S t r e e t ,
,
R am s e y
P ee l
8 37
M ale w
,
D u k e S t re e t , D ou g
C r ay s t ile, Cot r ie r,
J oh n
K n e ale ,
,
1
,
Cas t
C lu r ph e y , D ou g
O F M A N C L O CK M A K E R S
I S LE
SOME
409
S tr eet
S t re e t
Q u ay M u r p h y,
J oh n
,
8
P a t r i ck
S tree t
A P PE
41 0
M ar k
’
O S h au gh n e s s y ,
S te ph en ,
G r a n d P ar a d e R o s s , Ch ar
l es
Q ua y M a il
VVa r r e n
,
R o s s , \Villia m , S o u th
’
s
G eo r g e N o r t h
S t a t e s b u r y,
,
M a in
S tr ee t
T h o rn h i ll W a l t er B r oa d L an e ,
,
RO G H ED A A d am s Ch ar l es 1 1 1 W e s t S t r ee t A t k i n s o n S am u e l 2 W e s t S t r ee t G l o v e r T h om as P et e r S t r ee t N o r th T h om as I L a wr en ce D
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
S tr eet
U B LI N
D
B igg e r G i lb er t ( 1 78 3) B u ll I s aa c ( 1 767) ,
,
M ar t i n , S am u e l ( 1 790) M eak in , W i ll iam ( 1 69 7)
T h om as ( 1 76 5 ) S im er ell T h o m a s ( 1 68 3 ) T ear e J oh n ( 1 699) W e s on craft J os e p h ( 1 692 ) W i t t am J oh n ( 1 68 5 ) R ea d ,
,
,
,
,
M o s e s ( 1 743)
V er n ey,
ll e n R i ch a r d 40 Cape l S tr e et B a r r i n g t o n I s aa c 2 0 W e s t m o r e l an d S t r e e t B e it h R o b er t 1 6 G eor g e s Q uay B l u n d e ll T h om a s 1 42 A b b ey
A
,
,
,
,
’
,
,
,
,
S t r e et
B r a d s h aw
Ro
,
b er t
9
H en r y
31
Co ll e g e
1
,
S t r ee t
T hom as
B u ch on n o n ,
,
G r een
ll o ch W ill i am 8 Ca pe l S tr e e t B u r k e J am e s 3 7 S t e p h e n S t r e e t C a r ty W ill i a m 3 3 G r ea t G e o r g e Bu
,
,
,
,
,
,
S t re e t C h an ce
v i ll e
l or J o h n ,
35
,
L o w er
S a ck
S t r ee t
l a k e W i ll i am 1 E ll is Q u ay C o n n or J oh n 1 5 3 Ca p e ] S t r e e t C r a ig R i ch ar d 48 T h om a s S t r ee t Cr o s th wait e J oh n 1 79 5 C
r
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
I N D E X A B ER C RO M B I E J m A b d A l x d J m K i c d i O N il 1 4 1 J m T i ff 1 3 A be d ee C mm f t he C l ock B gh of 1 9 J h E di b g h 1 4 5 7 6 1 2 70 J h E di b gh 1 4 A b e t hy S cot t L ei th 9 M T i ff 14 A d i J me S t 9 y t 2 2 b B g R t t h e 6 o e 1 St i St 5 9 R be t E di b g h 1 4 6 7 A d m J h P i l ey 9 2 47 J oh A ll 9 J oh L k 9 R b t L ei t h 1 5 1 6 J o eph Gl g w 9 R b t Wi g t o 16 A d m o Ch l M t Wi lli m P B l f 16 9 J h C p Fi fe 9 Willi m Gl g w 1 6 Wil li m Gl g w 1 6 An t t he 9 K il m ck 9 W A Gl g w 1 6 A i t ch i o Al ex d E di b g h 9 16 A li o J h M t J oh E di b g h 9 J oh L ei t h 1 6 R b e t E di b g h 1 0 1 1 1 06 2 2 3 d E di b gh A li e J me C p r
n,
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s,
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s
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