George Graham (clockmaker)
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George Graham, FRS was an English clockmaker, inventor, and geophysicist, and a Fellow of the Royal Society.
George Graham, painting by Thomas Hudson
Plaque in Fleet Street, London, commemorating Thomas Tompion and George Graham
Thomas Tompion
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Thomas Tompion was an English clockmaker, watchmaker and mechanician who is still regarded to this day as the "Father of English Clockmaking". Tompion's work includes some of the most historic and imp
George Graham (clockmaker)
…Kirklinton, Cumberland. A Friend (Quaker), Graham left Cumberland by foot in 1688 for London to become an apprentice clockmaker, after which he worked with Thomas Tompion. He later married Tompion's niece, Elizabeth Tompion. Graham was partner to the influential English clockmaker Thomas Tompion during the last few years…
Engraving of Thomas Tompion by John Smith, after a portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller
Sundial made by Thomas Tompion at Hampton Court Palace, c. 1680
Ornate clock (known as the 'Mostyn Tompion') made by Thomas Tompion in the British Museum, 1690 AD