This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Revolutionary Pocket Watch Repeater Patent Offer
A historical notice promotes Charles Clay watchmaking inventions and a fourteen year patent warrant. It details a device that repeats hours and quarters by pulling a string, with demonstrations at his Strand shop and further proposals via Joseph King of Shaftesbury. Also advertised are forthcoming expanded histories and a large Hastings sale listing farms, houses, and related properties with a public auction date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Clay
Perfectios
Clockemakers
Fovencar
Strand
London
Joseph King
Watchemaker
Shaftsbury
Dorfershire
Echard
England
James II
Father Orleans
Society of Jesus
Paris
E. Carll
RK. Gosling
Middle Temple- Gate
John Pemberton
Dunlian
Fleecsireer
Westminister Abbey
Jones
Peter the Apostle
Coller
Edward
James
Char, Taylor
Cambdee
Keepe
B. Curi
R.gosling
J. Pemberton
HB Swaninn
Hastings
Benjamin Mandawy
Wellfeld
Soff
Collier Ar Hastings
Golden Bar
Chancery- Lane
Fleet-treet