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THORNTON, PHILIP
THO · Collection · 1930–1973

This collection comprises Philip Thornton’s reports, notes, sketches and tracings which document the repairs and restorations of mainly bracket clocks, carried out by him primarily in the 1930s and 1940s, with a few later instances. Most papers record the date of restoration and the name of the client. The files vary in size and content from single pieces of scrap paper to more comprehensive bundles containing condition reports and detailed large-format drawings. Many of the papers are in very fragile condition.

Thornton, Philip
"Time off with clocks"
WAD/01/01/047 · File · 1977
Part of WADSWORTH, FRANCIS

Original article about clocks at Zaanse Schans museum from Holland Herald, vol. 12 no. 2 (1977), pp. 33–35.

WAD/01/R/019 · File · 1979 Sep
Part of WADSWORTH, FRANCIS

Two copies of an original article about price rises of antique clocks from The Antique Dealer and Collectors' Guide (September 1979), p. 88.

ALL/01/025 · File · 1976–2001
Part of ALLIX, CHARLES

Includes correspondence with the Science Museum and other institutions and individuals; copies of the article on "Some Notes on the History of Machine Watchmaking" by Prof. D.S. Torrens (1947); extracts from sales catalogues; notes and correspondence relating to clockmaking tools, and photographs.