Stretch : America's first family of clockmakers / Donald L. Fennimore and Frank L. Hohmann III.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fennimore, Donald L.

Contributor:

Hohmann, Frank L., III

Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum., Publisher.

Series:

A Winterthur book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stretch family.

Stretch, Peter, 1670-1746--Family.

Stretch, Peter.

Clock and watch makers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--18th century.

Clock and watch makers.

Clocks and watches--History--18th century.

Clocks and watches.

Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--18th century.

Philadelphia (Pa.).

Timekeeping--History.

Timekeeping.

Clocks and watches--Catalogs.

Physical Description:

343 pages : ill. (chiely col.), maps, facsims. ; 32 cm.

Place of Publication:

Winterthur, DE : Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Inc., 2013.

Summary:

"Illustrated essays address the family history, the importance of their Quaker beliefs, and their immigration to America in 1703; time-telling and the clockmaking community in pre-1750 Philadelphia; innovative mechanical advances made by the Stretches; and their notable civic and cultural contributions to the city. The catalogue section features 84 of the 133 Peter, Thomas, and William Stretch clocks identified during the project...Included in the extensive appendices is important documentation on the names of clock owners in Philadelphia, 1682 to 1750"--dust jacket.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 332-336) and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Gift of the publisher.

ISBN:

9780912724706 (alk. paper)

0912724706 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

801681492