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    18th century watch by J Backhouse

    Hi pocket2100, When my grandfather worked for Bulova he was part of the team that developed the Accutron watch but I don't recall anything about a Bulova tall case clock. Mostly both Arthur and his son John (my father) worked on military projects while at Bulova - things like fusing/arming...
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    18th century watch by J Backhouse

    Uh-oh! The more I think about this the more uncomfortable I get. These movement parts just don't look like they could have been made in the early 18th century. As mentioned earlier, the clock belonged to my grandfather, Arthur Lionel Rawlings. He was actually a rather famous horologist and...
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    18th century watch by J Backhouse

    Good digging Mr. Grün! Looking at the pictures of your 1st reference I see some similarities. Note the massive posts along with very thick plates.
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    18th century watch by J Backhouse

    Gosh! Tremendous thanks for this - apologies for missing your earlier note confirming that James Backhouse also made clocks. Curious that the dial inscription does not reflect James Backhouse II to differentiate from his dad. So now I'm further confused. Apparently the Harrison brothers...
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    18th century watch by J Backhouse

    This appears to be an astonishing coincidence because I have been trying to learn the provenance of a wonderful tall clock made by James Backhouse. About a year ago I sent the following inquiry to the NAWCC research department: "I'm looking for information on a tall clock which I inherited from...
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