TOMPION, THOMAS |
England, 1638-1713, MIM PHIM |
Wheel Barometers = Royal Collection (2), (one at Hampton Court); Stick Barometers = Hampton Court, Soth. 2/4/77; Marine Barometer = Greenfield Village, Mich.; Inclinable Sundials = BM (gold, 1703), (silver). |
admitted as a Brother in the Clockmakers' Company on Sept. 4, 1671; free in the Company, by redemption on April 6, 1674; Master of the Company in 1703; took George Graham as a partner in 1711; on Tompion's death in 1713 Graham succeeded to the business; Tompion was associated with Robert Hooke for many years; as one of the best clockmakers of the era Tompion made Flamsteed's clocks and mural quadrants. |
the Dial and Three Crowns, Water Lane, Fleet Street, London. |
Taylor 1(283); Goodison 1; Crawforth 7; J. Brown 3; Ward 4; Baillie 1; J.A. Bennett 2; Price 3; Britten; R.W. Symonds. |
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