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Aug 18, · Peter Stretch was born in Leek, Staffordshire, England back in He emigrated to America in Shortly after arriving in the states he began to practice his trade (more on that in a moment). In 1715, he purchased some property at the corner of Front and Chestnut Street in Philadelphia where he opened up his shop.
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Peter Stretch (October 14, – September 11, 1746) was among the most prominent early American clockmakers and among the first ...
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The clock in question was made by Peter Stretch of Philadelphia, who died in His shop, known as “Peter Stretch's Corner" was subsequently bought by ...
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Thomas Stretch's father, Peter Stretch, became one of the most important clockmakers in colonial America, noted for his magnificent tall case clocks, intricate watches and clocks, and scientific instruments.His shop was at the southeast corner of Front and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, then called "Peter Stretch's Corner at the Sign of the Dial".
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Fig. 5c. Peter Stretch tide dial clock with arched face Detail of cyma-curved base Back to the article
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Peter Stretch (October 14, – September 11, 1746) was among the most prominent early American clockmakers and among the first makers of scientific ...
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Clock making in America started in Philadelphia, around when a British clockmaker, Peter Stretch emigrated there. Another craftsman, James Batterson ...
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The movement was almost certainly by Peter Stretch, as his account was credited £ by Head that very same date, "By a Clock." The complementary nature of the Steel inventory and Head account book is further demonstrated by the "Desk & Book Case w[i]th Glass Doors," valued at £ Head's account for James Steel listed two bookcases in ...
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Oct 12, · The protagonist is Peter Stretch ( ) a Quaker clockmaker from Leek (Staffordshire, UK) who immigrated to Philadelphia with his young family in 1703, only 20 years after the settlement was founded. With people it was the third largest settlement of North America (New York had and Boston about 6000).
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Detail of tide dial. Peter Stretch tide dial clock with arched face. Detail of tide dial. Back to the article.
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A generation or two after America split from Britain, Americans got nostalgic.
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Very rare lantern clock by the celebrated Peter Stretch, made in Leek, Staffordshire, England, in the late 1690s, before he emigrated to America in to become the ...
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