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J. W. Benson

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of 62 Ludgate Hill, London

of 28 Old Bond Street, London, SW1. (1958)

1885 Gold medal for invention of improvements in machine made watches

1885 Made a large clock for a new tower in Lucknow. Four 13 ft diameter dials.[1]

1886 Description and engraving of carillon for Didsbury Church[2]

1897 The company was registered on 8 July, to take over the businesses of watchmakers and jewellers of J. W. Benson and Hunt and Roskell. [3]


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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ Engineering 1885/08/28
  2. ↑ Engineering 1886/09/10
  3. ↑ The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908
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