Clocktime: Tompion & Banger Sidereal Regulator 1708, 180° case view
Clocktime: John Fromanteel's Monumental Architectural Night Clockc1667, 360° view
A very rare Cromwellian striking ‘Second Period’ lantern clock Circa 1655
John Knibb, Oxford, c 1680-85 A fine & rare olivewood and parquetry veneered month striking longcase
The Louvain Tompion No 472, Circa 1708 A rare miniature lantern timepiece with alarm
Hilkiah Bedford, London, Circa 1670 A very fine walnut architectural striking longcase
The Hooper Graham, No 650, Circa 1724 a miniature brass & silver lantern verge timepiece with alarm
Daniel Quare, London, Circa 1685 a marquetry month going longcase clock with pull quarter repeat F
Daniel Quare, London, Circa 1685 a marquetry month going longcase clock with pull quarter repeat E
Anonymous, Bristol, Circa 1680 a brass striking verge lantern clock with alarm
William Bowyer, London, Dated 1636 a First Period ‘Great Chamber’ lantern clock B
The Chesham Quare, Circa 1710 a walnut mean and solar time longcase timepiece D
Chronophage desktop clock
Over the last 30 years, John C Taylor has worked tirelessly to share his love of clocks with as many people as possible, striving to give access to his rare and unique collection that, if in institutions, would seldom be working and could only be viewed from a distance. John has participated in ground-breaking exhibitions in the UK, Europe and the USA. These include: Horological Masterworks in Oxford in 2003; Huygens’ Legacy at the Palais Het Loo in Holland in 2004; Time for Everyone at the California Institute of Technology in 2013; Ships, Clocks and Stars, originally at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London in 2014, followed by displays in Sydney, Australia and the USA in 2015; also, Innovation & Collaboration in London in 2018 and solo exhibitions, The Luxury of Time at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh in 2019 and at the Manx Museum in Douglas, Isle of Man in 2020. In March 2024 he launched the Clocktime Digital Museum.
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