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Re: A 300-year-old clock found on Derbyshire estate sells for 230k
From: Brad Morris
Date: 2018 Oct 15, 15:36 -0400
From: Brad Morris
Date: 2018 Oct 15, 15:36 -0400
His clocks at the Royal Observatory wound once a year? How in the heck did he manage that?
On Mon, Oct 15, 2018, 3:32 PM Richard B. Langley <NoReply_Langley@fer3.com> wrote:
A 300-year-old timepiece made by England's most famous clockmaker has sold at auction for hundreds of thousands of pounds.
The bracket clock from 1690 was made by Thomas Tompion - named by the auctioneer as "Father Time".
More:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-derbyshire-45863458
-- Richard Langley
