{"product_id":"edward-duffield-bob-frishman","title":"Edward Duffield: Philadelphia Clockmaker, Citizen, Gentleman, 1730-1803","description":"\u003cp class=\"a-spacing-none a-text-normal\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-large celwidget\" data-csa-c-id=\"l7szfb-vay27g-wenw5s-g0333x\" data-cel-widget=\"productTitle\"\u003eEdward Duffield: Philadelphia Clockmaker, Citizen, Gentleman, 1730-1803 by Bob Frishman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"a-spacing-none a-text-normal\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-large celwidget\" data-csa-c-id=\"l7szfb-vay27g-wenw5s-g0333x\" data-cel-widget=\"productTitle\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdward Duffield (1730–1803) was a colonial Philadelphia clockmaker, whose elegant brass, mahogany, and walnut timekeepers stand proudly in major American museums and collections. Duffield, unlike other leather-apron ‘mechanics,’ was born rich and owned a country estate, Benfield, and many more properties. He was deeply involved in civic and church affairs during crucial years in American history―his lifelong close friend, Benjamin Franklin, was staying at Duffield’s Benfield estate when Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams first discussed the Declaration of Independence. Sally, Franklin’s daughter, brought her family there for extended periods during the Revolution and Franklin’s wife, Deborah, was best friends for fifty years with Duffield’s mother-in-law. Duffield was even one of three executors of Franklin’s will.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this lavishly illustrated book, Bob Frishman catalogs and describes seventy-one known Duffield clocks and instruments and reveals how, during the mid-eighteenth century, they largely were not fabricated from scratch by isolated individuals. He contends that Duffield and his fellow clockmakers were not furniture-makers; they were mechanical artisans whose complex metal machines rang the hours and steadily ticked inside wooden cases made by others. Existing books on Philadelphia clocks have focused on these artifacts as furniture, including their woodwork, cabinetmakers, and decorative aspects. However, Frishman, a professional horologist for nearly four decades, brings his vast expertise to bear on this first comprehensive study of Duffield’s life and work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-large celwidget\" data-csa-c-id=\"l7szfb-vay27g-wenw5s-g0333x\" data-cel-widget=\"productTitle\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"a-spacing-none a-text-normal\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-large celwidget\" data-csa-c-id=\"l7szfb-vay27g-wenw5s-g0333x\" data-cel-widget=\"productTitle\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrint length: 256 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNAWCC Members: Use code 'MEMBER10' at checkout for 10% off your order\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e","brand":"NAWCC, Inc. ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44623679783102,"sku":"","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0665\/2539\/7182\/files\/duffield_frishman_cover_web.png?v=1785326045","url":"https:\/\/shop.nawcc.org\/products\/edward-duffield-bob-frishman","provider":"NAWCC, Inc. ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}