TWO THIRTY HOUR LONGCASE CLOCK MOVEMENTS WITH TEN-INCH DIALS
TWO THIRTY HOUR LONGCASE CLOCK MOVEMENTS WITH TEN-INCH DIALSJames Delance, Downton, circa 1725 and Joseph Conway, Sturminster, circa 1760The first posted with countwheel striking, Huygens's endless winding, anchor escapement for regulation by seconds pendulum and rectangular section corner posts, the 10 inch square brass dial with matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised sword hilt half hour markers and signed James Delance, Downton to lower margin, with scroll-pierced steel hand and twin cherub-and-crown cast spandrels to angles (strike train currently disassembled); the second four pillar countwheel bell striking with anchor escapement for regulation by seconds pendulum, the 10 inch dial signed Jos'h Conway, STURMINSTER within an engraved rococo cartouche to centre and applied Roman numeral chapter ring with asterisk half hour markers, the angles with rococo scroll cast spandrels (lacking hand); together with a thirty hour longcase clock movement, 19th century, and a watchmakers glass-cutting tool, late 19th century, (no pendulums or weights),(4).The first movement 16cm (6.5ins) deep; the second 30.5cm (12ins) high, 13.5 (5.25ins) deep overall. James Delance is recorded in Loomes, Brian Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700 as born in Downton, Wiltshire in 1655. He is believed to have learnt the clockmaking trade from Lawrence Debnam in Frome prior to moving to London in 1677 where he was admitted as a Free Brother to the Clockmakers' Company the following year. Delance remained in London until 1685 when he left the city and returned to Frome where he set up business in Cheap Street - probably succeeding Lawrence Debnam who died in 1683 at the age of 40. Delance is recorded as undertaking work on clocks for Lord Weymouth at Longleat from at least 1694 until 1703. By 1721 Delance had moved to Downton, Wiltshire and was still working in 1736.Joseph Conway of Sturminster does not appear to be recorded in the usual sources however a John Conway is noted in Loomes, Brian Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, Volume 2 as working in Sturminster 1824-48; from this it is probably appropriate to speculate that John Conway may well have been a son of Joseph Conway.
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TWO THIRTY HOUR LONGCASE CLOCK MOVEMENTS WITH TEN-INCH DIALSJames Delance, Downton, circa 1725 and Joseph Conway, Sturminster, circa 1760The first posted with countwheel striking, Huygens's endless winding, anchor escapement for regulation by seconds pendulum and rectangular section corner posts, the 10 inch square brass dial with matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised sword hilt half hour markers and signed James Delance, Downton to lower margin, with scroll-pierced steel hand and twin cherub-and-crown cast spandrels to angles (strike train currently disassembled); the second four pillar countwheel bell striking with anchor escapement for regulation by seconds pendulum, the 10 inch dial signed Jos'h Conway, STURMINSTER within an engraved rococo cartouche to centre and applied Roman numeral chapter ring with asterisk half hour markers, the angles with rococo scroll cast spandrels (lacking hand); together with a thirty hour longcase clock movement, 19th century, and a watchmakers glass-cutting tool, late 19th century, (no pendulums or weights),(4).The first movement 16cm (6.5ins) deep; the second 30.5cm (12ins) high, 13.5 (5.25ins) deep overall. James Delance is recorded in Loomes, Brian Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700 as born in Downton, Wiltshire in 1655. He is believed to have learnt the clockmaking trade from Lawrence Debnam in Frome prior to moving to London in 1677 where he was admitted as a Free Brother to the Clockmakers' Company the following year. Delance remained in London until 1685 when he left the city and returned to Frome where he set up business in Cheap Street - probably succeeding Lawrence Debnam who died in 1683 at the age of 40. Delance is recorded as undertaking work on clocks for Lord Weymouth at Longleat from at least 1694 until 1703. By 1721 Delance had moved to Downton, Wiltshire and was still working in 1736.Joseph Conway of Sturminster does not appear to be recorded in the usual sources however a John Conway is noted in Loomes, Brian Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, Volume 2 as working in Sturminster 1824-48; from this it is probably appropriate to speculate that John Conway may well have been a son of Joseph Conway.
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