Stretch: America's First Family of Clockmakers

Fennimore, Donald L.; Hohmann, Frank L., Jr.

ISBN 10: 0912724706 / ISBN 13: 9780912724706

Published by Winterthur Museum, 2013

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Book is in very good condition and has no writing, underlining, and or highlighting. Cover may have some cosmetic wear.

Seller Inventory # HBSV.0912724706.VG

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Stretch: America's First Family of Clockmakers
• Publisher: Winterthur Museum
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0912724706
• ISBN 13: 9780912724706
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: very_good

About this title

Synopsis

The story of the Staffordshire-born Stretch family of clockmakers; the clocks they made; and the important role they played in early 18th-century Philadelphia.

About the Author

Donald L. Fennimore, Curator Emeritus, served as metalwork specialist at Winterthur Museum, Delaware, for 34 years. The list of his numerous publications includes Metalwork in Early America (Winterthur, 1996); Iron at Winterthur (Winterthur, 2004); and Silversmiths to the Nation: Thomas Fletcher and Sidney Gardiner (ACC, 2007).

Frank L. Hohmann III, a retired Wall Street executive, is a collector of 18th-century furniture, with a concentration on brass dial clocks. He co-authored and published the volume Timeless: Masterpiece American Brass Dial Clocks (2009). He is a Trustee of Winterthur Museum, Delaware and a Liveryman in the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers.