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lantern clock by Richard Roberts of London, made in the late 1690slantern clock by Richard Roberts of London, made in the late 1690s

This lantern clock by Richard Roberts of London was made in the late 1690s, has its original verge pendulum, and is the only lantern clock so far recorded by this maker. Formerly with alarmwork. He was born about 1675, was apprenticed in 1691 through the Clockmakers' Company of London to William Speakman till 1698, but cut short his apprenticeship to get married at St. Martins in the Fields in 1695 to Ellen Hemmings, by whom he had several children between 1696 and 1718. Pictured before restoration.
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