The NAWCC Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Mr. Rory McEvoy has been named Executive Director of the NAWCC. Rory is an internationally renowned horological scholar and comes to the NAWCC with strong credentials that solidly align with our education, fundraising, and membership growth objectives. He has a postgraduate degree in the conservation and restoration of antique clocks from West Dean College, and throughout his career, he has had the opportunity to handle some of the world’s most important horological artifacts, including longitude timekeepers by Harrison, Kendall, and Mudge.
Rory formerly worked as Curator of Horology at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, where his role included day-to-day management of research and digitization projects, writing, public speaking, conservation, convening conferences, exhibition work, and development of acquisition/disposal and collection care policies. In addition, he has worked as a horological specialist at Bonhams in London, where he cataloged and handled many rare timepieces and built important relationships with collectors, buyers, and sellers. Most recently, Rory has used his talents to share his love of horology at the university level by teaching horological theory, history, and the practical repair and making of clocks and watches at Birmingham City University.
Rory is a British citizen and currently resides in the UK. Pre-COVID-19, Rory and his wife, Kaai, visited HQ in Columbia, Pennsylvania, where they met with staff, spent time in the Museum and Library & Research Center, and toured the area. Rory and Kaai will be relocating to the area as soon as the immigration challenges and travel restrictions due to COVID-19 permit.
Some of you may already be familiar with Rory as he is also a well-known author and lecturer. His recent publications include the book Harrison Decoded: Towards a Perfect Pendulum Clock, which he edited with Jonathan Betts, and the article “George Graham and the Orrery” in the journal Nuncius.
Until Rory’s relocation to the United States is complete, he will be working closely with an on-boarding team assembled by the NAWCC Board of Directors to introduce him to the opportunities and challenges before us and to ensure a smooth transition. Rory will be participating in strategic and financial planning immediately, which will allow him to hit the ground running when he arrives in Columbia
You can read more about Rory McEvoy and this exciting announcement in the upcoming March/April issue of the Watch & Clock Bulletin.
Please join the entire Board and staff in welcoming Rory to the NAWCC community.Dave, Royersford is straight line 5 miles from Valley Forge and about twice that to where I am. Henry Kline was a jeweler there in the late 1800's, passing in 1890. I found a number of Kline's related to jewelers up to present day, but did not check linage to see if they might be related.272288 - 'H. E. Kline, Royer(s)ford, Pa.' ('Royersford' is spelled differently on dial and movement.) model 2, grade 101, 11 jewel, SS dial
For a start, maybe this is our enterprising Mr Engel? All the following references list Chicago.
1352067 - W. F. Laraway, Special, Glenwood, Ia. Bunn Special, 21 Jewel, Model 6, DS dial marked W. F. Laraway, Glenwood, IA
Thanks for posting the watch up Dave. I have a couple nearby in a small run inside that 100 made and was keen to see if there were others and to compare them. When I have some good photos I will post them up.
This usually happens when the in-experienced scrapper took the movement out of its gold case before he/she sold it to the experienced collector.Yeah, there is a broken case screw. Easy enough to get those out. I bought it from an experienced seller, so the damage probably happened before that.
The logo is for Marshall Field and Company which is located in Chicago IL.I may have posted this one before, but didn't see it here... it's a PL Grade 509, 12s, 21j , SN 2903690, with both dial and movement marked, "Ariston Rated U.S.A." The movement has an interesting logo/ for Ariston. 3,067 made according to the PWDB...In a gold filled hinged back/bezel case ALSO marked inside with "ARISTON".
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The logo is for Marshall Field and Company Chicago Il. Ariston was the private label for Marshall Field and Company. The 12/14 size Ariston movements had a unique ebauche (compared to the regular Illinois plate layout).I may have posted this one before, but didn't see it here... it's a PL Grade 509, 12s, 21j , SN 2903690, with both dial and movement marked, "Ariston Rated U.S.A." The movement has an interesting logo/ for Ariston. 3,067 made according to the PWDB...In a gold filled hinged back/bezel case ALSO marked inside with "ARISTON".
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