Andrew H. Dervan began collecting antique clocks in 1997 and joined the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors. He found clock collecting to be a fascinating hobby, and his principal collecting interest is 19th- and 20th-century weight-driven clocks, particularly banjo clocks. Researching the manufacturing histories of various makers and companies was more challenging than simply collecting; he has published many articles in the Watch & Clock Bulletin, the American Clock and Watch Museum’s Electronic Timepiece Journal, and Clocks Magazine. In 2011, he retired from DuPont Performance Coating, volunteers at The Henry Ford, and continues his horological research.
Richard Cranch was born on October 26, 1726, in Kingsbridge, Devon, England, the youngest of seven children.[1] The Cranch family had lived in Devon for centuries and had been involved in woolen manufacture for many years. Cranch was apprenticed as a wool-card maker, and emigrated to Boston on the ship Wilmington, arriving on November 2, […]