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Description: | The Clockmakers' Company Library was founded in 1813. It consisted at first of the ancient manuscripts of the Company but soon grew to include many printed books, often presented by their authors, or annotated by famous clock and watchmakers. It is now celebrated for its holding of rare clockmakers workbooks and related documents (such as Victor Kullberg's Records and many 18th century holograph manuscripts by John Harrison).
There are over 900 printed books, mostly English though with some published on the Continent, and over 175 groups of manuscripts. Many early 19th century acquisitions were annotated by their authors or notable members of the Company.
The manuscripts cover the Company's own history, but in addition they include a group of important manuscripts relating to the work of John Harrison (1693-1776). There are also business records of significant London clockmakers, with account books, order books and ledgers.
In 1925, by agreement with the Corporation of London, the Clockmakers' Library was placed in the City's Guildhall Library so that it could be made freely available for consultation by the public and it remains there together with the Company's Museum Collection | Subjects: | clockmakers horology | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | Address: | The Clock Room,
Guildhall Library,
Aldermanbury London Great Britain (UK),
EC2P 2EJ | Telephone: | 020 7332 1865 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:5401 | Go to resource |
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