KENT CLOCKMAKERS er WATCHMAKERS 197 MURDEN 8c SON Dover 1874 MURDOCH, J. G. Ramsgate 1874 NASH, JOHN Bekesbourne 1769 In partnership with his brother, William, at Bridge. The two brothers dissolved the partner- ship as a result of what must have been serious differences, although the details are not known. As a result of slanderous accusations by the brothers (see Appendix I, 26 August and 2 Sep- tember 1769), John placed the following notice in Kentish Gazette on 9-12 December 1769: JOHN NASH, Clockmaker, at Beaksbourn WHEREAS some malicious Reports have been propagated by my Brother, Wm. Nash, Clock maker at Bridge, representing me as imposing on my kind Employers. — in Particular, that I had overcharged Mr. Drayson of Upstreet, for repairing his Clock, and as such Reports have a manifest tendency to prejudice me in my Business, I have taken the Opportunity to lay the said Charge before some reputable Clock makers of Canterbury; who have confirmed the Equity of the same, and will readily attest, if called upon, the Injustice done to JOHN NASH. NASH, WILLIAM Bridge pre—1762, died 1794 Although numerous examples of his watches and clocks have survived the author has been unable to trace his exact origins, but the Nash name appears in the Canterbury records a number of times in the Adisham area, a village close to Bridge. However, there is no reference to him in the marriage licence records. In September 1762 he announced that he would trade every Saturday at Mr Bushel’s, the cornfactor, opposite the market at Canterbury, whereupon John Chalklin of Canterbury — no doubt annoyed that William Nash was trying to poach his customers — armounced in the same issue that he would be trading at Bridge (see Appendix I). In February 1763 Nash, described as a clocksmith, reported that his thirteen-year—old apprentice, William Knight, was sent to Littlebourne to ‘put up’ two clocks, whereupon he absconded with a pony. He was in partnership with his brother John (qv), who is recorded at Bekesbourne in 1769. The content of advertisements placed in the Kentish Gazette by his brother suggests that the partnership must have broken up in acrimonious circumstances. The competition with Chalklin, the slanderous accusations against his brother and the absconding of his ap- prentice, suggest that William Nash may not have been the easiest of people to work with. He advertised for an apprentice in August 1769 and later took Samuel Hardeman as a partner; Hardeman succeeded to and carried on the business after Nash’s death in 1794. His earlier longcase clocks usually have very simple silvered dials with little engraving other than his signature (Fig 7/90). His silvered dial movements were always of good quality with four or five pillars. They can be found in both mahogany and oak cases of the pagoda—topped style. Towards the end of his life he began to use painted dials, but with little decoration other than floral scrolls (Fig 7/ 89). His painted dials, mostly made by Osborne of Birmingham, were usually attached to the movements by false plates. Watches signed by him are of a high quality (Fig 7/91) and a movement by him is in the Ilbert Collection at the British Museum. A fine painted dial bracket clock in a lacquer case was sold at auction in 1993 and a lacquer- cased clock by William Nash is another superb example of the tavern clocks produced by Kentish makers during the middle of the eighteenth century (Colour Plate XI). "L'\7T"""‘“”"w’W1T H I M 198 KENT CLOCKS 6'7“ CLOCKMAKERS Fig 7/90 A silvered 30-hoar single-xheet arch dial, 12in wide, The arch isfinely engraved ‘William Nash, Bridge’ Fig 7/89 Ari 8-day early painted-dial lorigcase Cl0£l€ hy William Nash of Bridge, with gilt decoration on the dial, about I 775 Fig 7/ 91 A verge watch by William Nash of Bridge NEALE, RICHARD Hunton 1866-74 A watchpaper known (Fig 7/ 103). NEVVINGTON, I. O. Lamberhurst 1845 KENT CLOCKMAKERS Z7“ VVATCHMAKERS 15 1 the Maidstone Museum have the dial of a 30-hour clock in their collection. Another fine clock made by him is shown in Fig 7 / 42. The engraving on the dial is finely executed and the Whole clock exudes quality. The movement with five pillars is very well made and is signed on a boss in the arch together with the number 77. Thomas Hall is the only Kent maker other than Austen of Challock and Baldwin of Faversham to number his clocks, and the number of this particular example leads one to suppose that there must be others in existence. The oak case of this clock is also interesting in that it bears no resemblance to the case style used by the other Maidstone makers who were his contemporaries. The only simi- larity is to a clock of the same period by Mercer of Hythe. HANDS, FREDERICK ADOLPHUS Rams gate 1866-74 HANKINS, JACOB A Farningham 1826-45 HANSELL, HENRY Chatham 1839 HARDEMAN, EDWIN SAMUEL ‘ Canterbury 1838-55 See Samuel Hardeman. Bagslmwiv Directory of 1847 records a business address at 2 St Georges Street. HARDEMAN, SAMUEL Bridge and Canterbury 1794-1839 Prior to 1794 Hardeman had been taken into partnership by William Nash of Bridge who was working between 1762 and 1794, the year he died. Following Nash’s death Hardeman moved the business to Canterbury where it continued to be run after his death by his son Edwin Samuel. A year—going clock signed ‘Hardeman 8: Son, Bridge’ is shown in Figs 7/ 43-45 Numerous examples of his work have survived, both bracket and longcase clocks, invari- ably with painted dials, sometimes signed with dual signatures and others by Hardeman alone. The latter, which usually date from after the time ofWilliam Nash’s death, often bear Canter- bury as the place ofworking. HARDEMAN, VVILLIAM HENRY Bridge 1848-74 Believed to be the younger son of Samuel Hardeman. HARDEN, CHARLES Hythe 1793-1861 Loomes notes Harden’s date of birth as 1793 and that he was known as a watchmaker. Noth- ing else is known. HARDING, E. H. Canterbury 1865 HARFLETE, CORNELIUS Sandwich pre-1747 HARLAND, CHRISTOPHER Ramsgate 1858 HARLAND, E. Ramsgate 1855 Known to have made chronometers. HARRIS, CHARLES Tunbridge Wells 1874 HARRIS, JAMES Maidstone pre-1754 A watch signed by this maker was reported as being lost or stolen, and having ‘a most remark- 152 Fig 7/43 A year-going striking clock by Hardeman 2'7“ Son, Bridge, about 1810. The massive case — 9ft 2in tall, including the finial — has a substantial mahogany carcase and fine veneers, with cresting on the top of the hood and stands on a double plinth KENT CLOCKS @“ CLOCKMAKERS Fig 7/44 The movement of Hardeman’s year-going clock with a six- wheel going train and afive-wheel striking train. The top end of the vertical arbor behind the dial operates a month indicator in the arch. 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Salvage items also included 58 lots of Victorian and Georgian fire grates and sur- rounds. These were the residue of pieces the Corporation of Bath had removed from town houses demolished during the 1960s and ’70s when the most important architectural fittings went to Bath museums and trusts. At Aldridges, a late 18th cen- tury hob grate in reasonable con- dition was the best of the grates at £560. but the biggest sum — :pc3st~izv set,of‘l‘2 g ppendale-style red past,‘ * -1000 to sale on April 9, but here, at least, furniture attracted the most inter- est. A Sheraton period mahogany oval Pembroke table with satin- wood inlay and a fern scroll deco- rated border led the day at £5300, followed by a George III oak and mahogany crossbanded dresser base with later alterations which mustered £4900. Elsewhere in the 838-lot sale a job lot of Caughley blue and wlflte porcelain caught the eye because of a few miniature pieces. A small meat jug and tankard, chinoiserie decorated, and a white glazed little cream jug, were lotted with a 3‘/tin (9.5cm) Fisherman pattern dish and attracted £760 against an estimate £70-100, Other good results included a xflfla-‘urn-D0(dl /n/1,5 C,.,,_€/ 03¢-dc /7% —/9/0 W /770.)!‘ _—. dim /5/0 &'m,,(;' flex/whmm jgl/PI/ra jvn/oz/a( 0&0-pig 5&2