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Area of Interest Lecture Title Lecture Description Contact Chronometers Evolution of the Marine Technical and Social History of Marine Tom McIntyre Chronometer Chronometers from 1713 to 1942. [email protected] 1 617-875-5110 More Info at: https://awco.org/awcoshow.php?collid=137 Chronometers The search for Longitude A power point presentation tracing the work of Dave Gorrell 2 both Harrison and the "Lunar Distance " [email protected] methods of determining longitude at sea. 410 987 5915 Clockmaker: Andrew Strait The Remarkable Clocks of This program reviews the remarkable melding of Russ Oechsle Andrew V. Strait of Sidney, clocks and advertising by Strait, who was the [email protected] 3 New York progenitor of the advertising clock genre in the 607-343-5394 United States. His remarkable Sidney Advertising and Electric Reminder Clocks are explored. Clockmaker: Colonial Colonial Manufacturing Major maker of grandfather clocks in Zeeland, Andy Dervan 4 Manufacturing Company MI (1906-1985) [email protected] 313-885-8861 Clockmaker: Differential Differential Clock Co. Year Running Clocks Andy Dervan 5 Clock Co. [email protected] 313-885-8861 Clockmaker: Eli Terry Eli Terry and the Porter A power point presentation showing the Dave Gorrell 6 Contract development of the mass production method in [email protected] clock making. 410 987 5915 Clockmaker: Grand River Grand River Clock and Short time clock company in Grand Rapids, MI Andy Dervan 7 Clock & Mantel Co. Mantel Co. interesting story [email protected] 313-885-8861

Clockmaker: Joel Curtis Out of Obscurity: The Curtis, who worked with Eli Terry in CT, operated Russ Oechsle Search for Joel Curtis - a clock factory at Cairo, NY ca. 1811-1835 which [email protected] 8 Wood Works Tall Clock was the highest production factory of its type in 607-343-5394 NY in this period. The talk reviews the history of Maker of Upstate New York the firm and production and sales strategies of the period.) Clockmaker: John Wheeler John L. Wheeler: The Last As the American wood works shelf clock era was Russ Oechsle Independent Brass & Wood ending and the brass shelf clock business was [email protected] Movement Clock Maker in being fully industrialized, an independent wood 607-343-5394 9 and brass clock movement and case maker at New York State Nassau, NY attempted to stem both tides. While he ultimately failed, his notable clocks stand as testament to his efforts. Clockmaker: Kilbourne & Kilbourn & Proctor banjo Prolific banjo movement makers in MA 1972- Andy Dervan 10 Proctor movement makers 1987 [email protected] 313-885-8861 Clockmaker: Marshall & A Brief Moment in Time: This talk reviews the short-lived but prolific Russ Oechsle Adams Marshall & Adams & E. W. production of clocks at Seneca Falls, NY by [email protected] Adams, Clock Makers at Chauncey Marshall and E.W. Adams. Their 607-343-5394 11 distinctive Empire-style cases with unique 8-day Seneca Falls, NY 1834-1838 brass movements are featured in addition to their clocks with wood works, and the effect of the banking crisis of 1837 on this and other makers is reviewed.) Clockmaker: Rodney Brace The Remarkable, Different, A “case” study. Rodney Brace, a native of Russ Oechsle Surprising Clocks of Rodney Torrington, CT and connected with the clock [email protected] Brace and Isaac Packard of industry there in the 1820s, relocated to North 607-343-5394 Bridgewater (now Brockton) MA and produced North (aka North East) 12 very distinctive and exceptional cases with wood Bridgewater, Massachusetts movements sourced from Connecticut in the early 1830s. Brace clocks and those of his partner and successor Isaac Packard are much sought after by collectors. All known case styles are reviewed.

Clockmaker: Rufus Porter Rufus Porter: Yankee Artist, Rufus Porter (1792-1884) is best known for the Bob Frishman Inventor, Publisher scenic wall murals and individual watercolor [email protected] 978-475-5001 portraits he produced as an itinerant New More Info at: http://bell- England artist. However, he also published best- time.com/lectures.html selling instructional books and was the founder 13 in 1845 of Scientic American magazine. He was granted more than twenty patents for innovative mechanical inventions, anticipating the future of dirigibles, revolver firearms, agricultural machinery, and more. His only known signed clock is in Bob Frishman's collection. Clockmaker: Timothy Barns Timothy Barns: Pioneer Barns was one of the most important early wood Russ Oechsle Clock Maker of Connecticut works tall clock makers in CT in the late 1700s [email protected] and New York both in terms of his designs and those he trained 607-343-5394 14 in the field who later became famous makers in their own right. The talk follows Barns as he moved to Upstate NY after 1796, detailing his life and the evolution of his movements. Clockmaker: Waltham Clock Waltham Clock Co. History and Clock Production - Maker of high Andy Dervan 15 Co. precision clocks in Waltham MA [email protected] 313-885-8861 Clockmaker: Willard Evolution of Willard’s Evolution of Willard’s Improved Timepieces Andy Dervan 16 Improved Timepieces [email protected] 313-885-8861 Clockmaker: William Hickcox The Clocks of William The life and distinctive clocks of case maker Wm. Russ Oechsle Hickcox – Case Maker of Hickox are analyzed, including those made at [email protected] 17 North Bridgewater, NY and Watertown, CT for a number of local makers 607-343-5394 including Silas Hoadley, and those made Watertown, CT subsequently at Bridgewater, NY. Clockmakers Eurich & Bi-Centennial Clock Lyre clock produced by Tom Eurich & Rocky Andy Dervan 18 Romeo Romeo [email protected] 313-885-8861 Clockmakers: Killam & Co Killam & Co. & Geo. H. Clock makers in RI in late 19th & early 20th Andy Dervan 19 Taylor & Co. centuries [email protected] 313-885-8861 Clocks: Advertising Clocks Advertising Clocks from Mechanical advertising clocks from the giant Jerry Maltz 20 1870 to 1920 sidney to animated alarm clocks [email protected] 914 632 6635

Clocks: Advertising Clocks Advertising Clocks from How and where I acquired a great baird Jerry Maltz 21 1870 to 1920 advertising clock collection, and then sold it [email protected] 914 632 6635 Clocks: Artistry in The Clock in the Painting During the past several years, Bob has been Bob Frishman Timekeeping collecting fine art images which have a clock [email protected] somewhere in the picture. From Van Gogh to 978-475-5001 Dali, Titian, Homer, Magritte, Hopper and More Info at: http://bell- Rockwell, these artworks often are familiar to art time.com/lectures.html 22 lovers but have not often been joined together in this way. Digital images of more than one hundred paintings from more than five centuries are projected and described in an educational and entertaining combination of art and clock histories Clocks: Clock Collecting You Acquired Your 1st Clock Introduction to Clock Collecting and Handling Andy Dervan 23 Now What Do You Do? Your Clock [email protected] 313-885-8861 Clocks: Clockmaking in The Cazenovia School of From 1820 to 1875, a series of town (tower) Russ Oechsle Cazenovia, NY Town Clock Makers, 1820- clock makers were in business at Cazenovia, NY, [email protected] 24 1875 making some of the finest tower clocks made in 607-343-5394 the country at that time. Their designs, importance and surviving examples are explored Clocks: Clockmaking in CT & 19th Century American Craft to Mass Production - Outline history of Andy Dervan 25 MA Clockmaking clock production in CT & MA [email protected] 313-885-8861 Clocks: Clockmaking In New Timekeeping and This talk originally was presented as a paper at Bob Frishman England Timekeepers in Early New the 2009 Dublin Seminar in Old Deerfield Village, [email protected] 978-475-5001 England but has since been expanded with much More Info at: http://bell- additional information including Henry David time.com/lectures.html Thoreau's banjo clock and his thoughts on the 26 regularly scheduled trains passing the cabin on Walden Pond. With more than 100 digital images, the lecture offers a history of clocks and watches in New England beginning with the arrival of the Mayflower up to the adoption of standard time by the railroads in the late 19th century

Clocks: Clockmaking In New Empire State Empire Clocks In the period 1815-1845 Greek Revival and Russ Oechsle York 1815-1845 Empire styles swept the country, no more so [email protected] than in Upstate NY, where the prosperity 607-343-5394 27 brought on by the opening of the Erie Canal was reflected in the Greek Revival/Empire style homes, furniture (and clocks) produced in the region. Clocks: Clockmaking in New Top Shelf: 8-Day Brass Shelf In the period 1818-1842, a remarkable group of Russ Oechsle York Clock Makers of Upstate upstate NY 8-day shelf clock makers led by [email protected] New York progenitor Asa Munger carved out a profitable 607-343-5394 28 and, for a while, niche market unmet by Connecticut makers. The work and products of Munger, Munger & Benedict, Abner Jones, Jared Arnold, Jr., Philip Smith, Hotchkiss & Benedict and John Wheeler are reviewed. Clocks: Clockmaking in West The Town Clocks of Andrew Andrew Meneely established the foremost bell Russ Oechsle Troy, NY Meneely of West Troy, NY manufacturing factory in America in the late [email protected] 1820s and continued until his death in 1852. The 607-343-5394 talk reviews the development of the Meneely 29 firm and highlights one of his secondary products - town clocks. Extensive research by the author documents and tracks the fate of each of his town clocks produced between 1834 and 1852. Clocks: Clockmaking in Clockmaking in Zeeland Clock companies in Zeeland, MI Andy Dervan 30 Zeeling, Michigan Michigan [email protected] 313-885-8861

Clocks: Clocks in the Kitchen Clockwork in the Kitchen Based on 2014 presentations to the Culinary Bob Frishman Historians of Boston and the Roger Smith Food [email protected] 978-475-5001 Technology Conference in New York City, this More Info at: http://bell- lushly illustrated lecture tells the story of kitchen time.com/lectures.html timers, clocks, and 'roasting jacks' designed to steadily turn meat grilling in open-hearth fireplaces. For centuries, clocks in kitchens 31 regulated meal times, timers became increasingly important as cookbook recipes designated more precise cooking times, and wind-up roasting jacks performed the hot, tiresome and dangerous work of evenly cooking meat over open flames. This presentation appeals to everyone interested in the history of food preparation as well as in culinary timekeeping. Clocks: Collecting Clocks Documenting, Insuring, and Highlight some key considerations for collectors Andy Dervan 32 Valuing Your Collection regarding their collections [email protected] 313-885-8861 Clocks: Collecting Waltham Collecting Waltham Willard Describe major characteristics of Waltham banjo Andy Dervan 33 Clocks Banjo Clocks clocks - what to look for before buying [email protected] 313-885-8861 Clocks: Colonial Colonial & Early American The first watchmakers emigrated from England Richard Newman Watchmakers Watchmakers to the American colonies over 300 years ago and [email protected] mark the true beginning of the American watch 630- 207-6616 industry long before the idea of mass production More Info at: www.colonialwatches.com 34 entered the minds of the Pitkin brothers and A. L. Dennison. This presentation focuses on 18th century American watchmakers, their timepieces and the environment in which they worked. Clocks: New England Clocks Early Clockmaking in New Early Clockmaking in New England 1700-1820 Andy Dervan 35 England 1700-1820 [email protected] 313-885-8861 Clocks: New England Clocks Growth of Clockmaking in Growth of Clockmaking in New England 1700 – Andy Dervan 36 New England 1700 – 1820 1820 [email protected] 313-885-8861 Clocks: Patti Clocks Patti Clocks History and description of Patti clocks produced Andy Dervan 37 by Welch & Spring Co. and later E.N. Welch Co [email protected] 313-885-8861

Clocks: Public Clocks Public Timekeeping Evolution sundials, water clocks, tower clocks Andy Dervan 38 from 2016 Louisville National [email protected] 313-885-8861 Clocks: Waltham Willard Decorative Smaller Smaller Waltham Willard banjo clocks Andy Dervan 39 Waltham Willard Banjo [email protected] Clocks 313-885-8861 Ephemera: Watch Papers Watch Papers, Hidden A PowerPoint presentation, with show-and-tell Richard Newman Treasures examples, on the history and artistry of [email protected] American watch papers. This presentation is 630- 207-6616 40 based upon a presentation given at the 2016 More Info at: www.colonialwatches.com NAWCC Ward Francillon Time Symposium at Winterthur and articles published in the W&C Bulletin. NAWCC Museum Visiting the NAWCC A look at some of the exhibits at NAWCC Andy Dervan 41 Museum Waltham Clock Co. Museum in Columbia, PA [email protected] 313-885-8861 Timekeeping Overview Telling Time An overview of clock and watch history, styles, Bob Frishman makers, values, collecting, repairing and cultural [email protected] importance. More than 100 projected images 978-475-5001 42 will illustrate familiar and unusual timekeepers More Info at: http://bell- from his own and museum collections and from time.com/lectures.html the more than seven thousand clocks he has serviced Tooling: Machinery & Waltham Horological Hall of Individuals who contributed to developing Andy Dervan 43 Processes Fame machinery and processes for manufacturing [email protected] watches 313-885-8861 Tooling: Tool Companies Watch Tool Companies in Various watch tool companies developing Andy Dervan 44 Waltham machinery and lathe supporting watch industry [email protected] 313-885-8861 Tooling: Tool makers Talented watch tool makers William D. Clement - Inventor of Disappearing Andy Dervan 45 in Waltham Bed lathe, John E. Kampe - Inventor, & Conrad J. [email protected] Jensen – Jewel Maker 313-885-8861 Travel Highlights Highlights 2017 Travel Highlights 2017 Travel Chapter Trip to Germany Andy Dervan 46 Chapter Trip to Germany & & Czech Republic [email protected] Czech Republic 313-885-8861

Watch & Clockmaker Robert Robert Leslie, The Greatest Robert Leslie, was in the forefront of invention Richard Newman Leslie American Clock & and innovation of clock and watchmaking and [email protected] Watchmaker Ever Forgotten was awarded the first clock and watch patents in 630- 207-6616 America in 1789. Had the records of his More Info at: www.colonialwatches.com inventions not been lost in the catastrophic 1836 47 US Patent Office fire, his place in history would be secure. This presentation culminates three years of research and tells the story of the greatest American clock and watch inventor of his era, and includes exhibits and examples of his work. Watchemakers:Walsh & Arthur Paul Walsh and Story and artifacts from the long running Trans Tom McIntyre Hammond Samuel Hammond Atlantic Business in the 19th Century [email protected] 48 617-875-5110 More Info at: https://awco.org/awcoshow.php?collid=137 Watches: Competition Watch Companies Story of U.S. Watch Co. & Columbia/Suffolk Andy Dervan struggling to survive in Watch Co. [email protected] 49 Shadow of American Watch 313-885-8861 Co. Watches: Lady's Watches Lady's Watches Evolution of the lady's watches Andy Dervan 50 [email protected] 313-885-8861 Watches: Railroad Time and the Railroad A power point presentation of the roll railroads Dave Gorrell 51 Timekeeping played in the adoption of the time zones in the [email protected] U.S. 410 987 5915 Watches: Watch Case A Pictorial View of American Use picture post cards to illustrate growth of Andy Dervan 52 Factories Watch Case Factories American watch case industry [email protected] 313-885-8861 Watches: Watch Factories A Pictorial View of American Use picture post cards to illustrate growth of Andy Dervan 53 Watch Movement Factories American watch industry [email protected] 313-885-8861 Watchmaker: American A Detailed Pictorial Look at Look at American Watch Co. factory in Waltham Andy Dervan 54 Waltham Watch Co. American Waltham Watch MA [email protected] Co. factory 313-885-8861

Watchmaker: Barraud of The Barraud Dynasty History of the Barraud & Lund’s and Barraud Tom McIntyre London family watchmakers from 1795 until the early [email protected] 55 20th century. 617-875-5110 More Info at: https://awco.org/awcoshow.php?collid=137 Watchmaker: John Wright John Wright: America's The first watchmakers came to colonial Boston Richard Newman Oldest Watch and New York, however, no examples of their [email protected] work were known to survive. All that changed in 630- 207-6616 56 2011 when a silver sun and moon automation More Info at: www.colonialwatches.com watch surfaced in New Hampshire. Learn about the oldest known colonial watch and its maker, John Wright, who worked in present day Lower Manhattan over 300 years ago Watchmaker: Samuel Bemis Samuel A. Bemis Watch Samuel A. Bemis, son Samuel Bemis repaired Andy Dervan 57 Books 1817 – 1822 watches in before becoming a dentist [email protected] Transcribing and Analyzing Sam’l Bemis Watch 313-885-8861 Book 1785-1798 Watchmaker: Samuel Bemis Samuel A. Bemis Watch Colonial Watch Repairer in Massachusetts Andy Dervan 58 Books 1817 – 1822 [email protected] 313-885-8861 Watchmaker: Waltham 40 Years of Excellence This presentation was developed for the NAWCC Tom McIntyre Waltham’s American Watch on-line webinar series and covers the full range [email protected] 59 Co. Grade of American Watch Co. grade watches produced 617-875-5110 by Waltham from the 1859 to 1899 models. More Info at: https://awco.org/awcoshow.php?collid=137 Watchmakers: Jacot, Fitch & Early and Late American Brief stories of three important inventors in Tom McIntyre DeLong Watch Inventors and American horology [email protected] 60 Inventions Charles E. Jacot, 617-875-5110 More Info at: Ezra C. Fitch, Charles E. https://awco.org/awcoshow.php?collid=137 DeLong.