Strike One Limited

• Strike One (Islington) Limited
• Strike One

Strike One (Islington) Limited, founded in 1968 at 1A Camden Passage, Islington, was one of London’s best-known specialist dealers in antique clocks, whose stock also included watches, barometers, music boxes and books. It was owned and operated by Milo Mighell, and founded with his friend and business partner, the journalist Doug Blaine. Strike One also specialised in the restoration of antique clocks and barometers. At the height of its success in the 1970s, the premises at 1A Camden Passage occupied three floors, with a showroom and a workshop, where Ron Rose was employed with two others repairing and restoring the clocks for the shop. Its main clientele consisted of private buyers, mostly resident and visiting Americans and English couples looking to furnish their houses with antique clocks. In the 1980s, as horological dealership became more competitive, Milo moved to 51 Camden Passage nearby, to smaller premises without a workshop as Ron Rose started working from home. Around 1992 Milo decided to follow suit, leave the Camden Passage premises and trade from home in Balcombe Street, Marylebone. Around 2004 Strike One was taken over by Rafferty & Walwyn Fine Antique Clocks of 79 Kensington Church Street, London.

1a Camden Passage, Islington, London, UK
51 Camden Passage, Islington, London, UK
Balcombe Street, Marylebone, London, UK

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