English THOMAS DENTON Cottage Longcase / Grandfather Clock c. 1760
OWN A VERY OLD PIECE OF HISTORY- C1760
77" TALL X 18.75" WIDE X 10" DEEP
For a Longcase clock of 264 years of age, The case is fine with a locking lower door. The movement works by the weight of one heavy weight!!!
The
date of the clock is estimated @1755 as Mr Denton passed in 1765
and the small opening in the face for a date to be placed is square as
that was changed to round in 1760!!!
Not much is known about Thomas Denton. Here is what I have found!
Thomas Denton was a working clock smith / maker in Abington / Abingdon, England, from 1754 till 1765 when he passed away!!!
Jackson Oxford Journal, 1755 - 1835, has an entry which relates
to a lost watch and refers to Mr Thomas Denton Watchmaker in Abingdon.
The report is dated October 21, 1758.
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