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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.Thank you for the pix. My 2 LCs are brass dial but I enjoy looking at the later ones too. Enjoy your new baby.
yes all the black has been redone and not too well. That could be fixed. The datewhhel seems to have been repainted completely. I think you may see something of the signature as the middle looks untouched, the signature will be the retailer but may have been the one who ordered the case.i see a nice period looking finish on the white base coat of the dial, but the rest looks to have been repainted to me? this could make it pretty difficult to see the remnants of a maker. the calendar complication seems to have a modern looking font. the clock is indeed a very nice example.
Here is a shot with better resolution:....and another point of reference. This shows the hands of a Scottish clock that I own from around 1830. The second hand is virtually identical to a couple of the earlier posts including yours.
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....and another point of reference. This shows the hands of a Scottish clock that I own from around 1830. The second hand is virtually identical to a couple of the earlier posts including yours.
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That's the plan. Half the fun is researching them. It appears William had a son called Henry, but he was a cabinet maker. There was a fire on his premises in 1961 and then he isn't mentioned again. Just says when William died he was survived by his wife and daughter. So assume that was that! I have a cousin in Norfolk who I might get to look into it a bit further as Caistor is just up the Road from her.Hi Love clocks, UV light in hand , you could open up a whole new insight into your clocks' history, hope you find out some more interesting things!
Presumably W Pybus was a family business, continued on way after the original wiliam had passed on.
David
Pybus is an unusual name; the eminent 19th century watch movement maker Joseph Preston, in Prescot, Lancashire, had a nephew called Harry Pybus, (born 1874), who carried on the business, eventually single-handedly, dying in 1952. Possibly some relation, considering the horological links?It turns out it was made by William Pybus of Caistor, Lincolnshire UK.
Der....I am I thick....should have said 1845....must check my messages!Hi LoveClocks. I think David’s point was that if William started his business in 1800 he would have been older than Methuselah when the business shut in 1945...
Yes, intrigue and a stiff drink....Thats OK, we need a bit of intrigue and impossibly old clockmakers in this endless lockdown we have here in melbourne!!