Written on parchment, signed and witnessed, original wax seal. v.g. 20 x 26cm. Robert Halstead, 1662 - 1736, of the Crown and Dial (or Golden Crown), Fleet Street, London, was principally a goldsmith, but also a watch and clock maker. He was a freeman in the Clockmakers' Company in July 1668, and made a Master in 1699. To sell and manufacture clocks within the City of London it was necessary to become a freeman of the Clockmakers Company. This was achieved by apprenticeship to a free clockmaker through purchase, or by the right of a child to follow a parent into the profession. Quality was kept extremely high as, if standards slipped, the Company had the right to confiscate or destroy substandard work. In 1679 he took as an apprentice John Trubshaw, who himself became a renowned clockmaker; in 1714 he took Nathaniel Tilly as an apprentice for seven years. Seller Inventory # 69800

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Title: An Obligation Bond between Robert Halstead '...

Publisher: 1683

Publication Date: 1683

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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ABA, ILAB & PBFA member. Jarndyce Antiquarian Booksellers have been selling 18th & 19th Century English books, especially first editions of English Literature and Social History since 1969 and are world leading specialists in Dickens. Our premises are opposite the British Museum in Bloomsbury, London. We publish between 4 and 6 major catalogues per annum. As traditional and professional booksellers, we prefer to develop a personal relationship with collectors - and customers via the internet.

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