Edward Duffield : Philadelphia clockmaker, citizen, gentleman, 1730-1803 / Bob Frishman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frishman, Bob, author.

Contributor:

American Philosophical Society, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Duffield, Edward, 1730-1805.

Duffield, Edward.

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

Clock and watch makers.

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

Clocks and watches.

Physical Description:

xiii, 242 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm

Other Title:

Philadelphia clockmaker, citizen, gentleman, 1730-1803

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : American Philosophical Society Press, [2024]

Summary:

"This book details the life and work of Edward Duffield, a clockmaker in eighteenth-century Philadelphia. The present volume is more than a comprehensive catalogue of Duffield's clocks and scientific instruments. It places his life in the context of the competitive environment in which he operated." Provided by the publisher.

Contents:

Preface / Edward W. Kane

Foreword / Jay Robert Stiefel

Edward Duffield and his family

Edward Duffield : merchant, engraver, clockmaker and watchmaker

Edward Duffield clock dials and movements

Edward Duffield and early Philadelphia horology

Edward Duffield : citizen and Anglican

Attire of Edward Duffield and his fellow Philadelphians

Edward Duffield's Philadelphia

Edward Duffield's properties and lands

Edward Duffield and Benjamin Franklin

Appendix I. Edward Duffield will

Appendix II. 1803 estate inventory

Appendix III. Edward Dent's 992 watch parts.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-158) and index.

Local Notes:

HSP Historic Technology, Science and Enterprise Collection

ISBN:

1606180096

9781606180099

OCLC:

1433201935