- John Ellicott, Watchmaker in London

- 1710 Buckley Coll. with riveted bar for 3rd and 4th
wheels and only 1/5 inch between plates.
- early movements had signature under balance cock

- Fellow and council of Royal Society.  One of the most
eminent English makers
- invented a compensation pendulum
- developed use of cylinder escapement
- Council to the King (watch and clock making & timekeeping)
- published to articles on clocks, in 1739 and 1753 and an
equation of time table.
- sil. rep. watch B.M. Br. clock and four watches G.M., of
which two are early Cyls's.  G. watch and l.c. clock Stern.
Coll. cyl c. secs. equation watch Webster Coll. equation and
year cal.  watch, with c.sec. on back, Marry at coll. two br.
and one l.c clock ill. Britten.  Three br clocks ill.
Coc. & Web.

A rough guide to dates and corresponding watch #'s.

1730 no. 400
1740 no. 1800
1750 no. 3250
1760 no 4770
1770 no. 6435
1780 no 7620
1790 no. 8450
1800, no. 8760
1810 no 9074.

The series continuing with John's successors.  The earliest
cyl. watch known (Ilbert coll.) has No. 2042.  Up to No. 4354,
about 1758, watches sd. Jno. Ellicott.  Afterwords prob. when
Edward came into partnership, the were sd. Ellicott, and this
signature continued after the death of John, the firm retained
the title, John Ellicot and Son.

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