Fortunate posted this a long time ago in the section ofm Museum Collections
The Winterthur houses in its Galleries the complete workshop from the 18th century Long Island clockmaking family Dominy, both casemaking and movementmaking tools. Very intersting. Open without tours.
There also is a book out on the Dominy part of the collection:
Title: With Hammer in Hand
SubTitle: The Dominy Craftsmen of East Hampton, New York
Author: Charles F. Hummel
Publisher: University Press of Virginia
Keywords: tool case
Other Keywords: woodworking clockmaking carpentry New York Hampton -- Library of Congress: 67-27362
Language: ENG
Notes: exhaustive catalogue and history of wooworking casemaking and clockmaking tools USA
Edition: 1982, printing -- Copyright: 1968
Kind: Book
Type: Clock (general)
Geographic area: USA
Topic: Making Craft
Organization: Person
Pages: 424 -- Height in cm: 30
Print Status: 1 (1 means in print - 2 means out of print)
BookID: 109
Fortunat
I recently blundered into a copy and spent a lot of time reading it.
The Dominys were active from about 1700 to the mid 1800's making just about everything from furnature to clocks and watches to building mills. They were isolated and bought in very little. The book lists detaisl of some of the clocks they made including credit for parts supplied by customers such as mahogany and glass.
For the most part the made every thing including casting the blanks for gear wheels. So far no watches have emerged made by them but their records as in this book suggest than made some and if they did they imported very little. They certainly repaired watches.
If you are interested in very early American watch and clock work this book is a must/
The Winterthur houses in its Galleries the complete workshop from the 18th century Long Island clockmaking family Dominy, both casemaking and movementmaking tools. Very intersting. Open without tours.
There also is a book out on the Dominy part of the collection:
Title: With Hammer in Hand
SubTitle: The Dominy Craftsmen of East Hampton, New York
Author: Charles F. Hummel
Publisher: University Press of Virginia
Keywords: tool case
Other Keywords: woodworking clockmaking carpentry New York Hampton -- Library of Congress: 67-27362
Language: ENG
Notes: exhaustive catalogue and history of wooworking casemaking and clockmaking tools USA
Edition: 1982, printing -- Copyright: 1968
Kind: Book
Type: Clock (general)
Geographic area: USA
Topic: Making Craft
Organization: Person
Pages: 424 -- Height in cm: 30
Print Status: 1 (1 means in print - 2 means out of print)
BookID: 109
Fortunat
I recently blundered into a copy and spent a lot of time reading it.
The Dominys were active from about 1700 to the mid 1800's making just about everything from furnature to clocks and watches to building mills. They were isolated and bought in very little. The book lists detaisl of some of the clocks they made including credit for parts supplied by customers such as mahogany and glass.
For the most part the made every thing including casting the blanks for gear wheels. So far no watches have emerged made by them but their records as in this book suggest than made some and if they did they imported very little. They certainly repaired watches.
If you are interested in very early American watch and clock work this book is a must/
