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John Calver (ca. 1695 – 12 April 1751) was an English clockmaker based in Woodbridge, Suffolk.〔 Suffolk clocks and clockmakers. Arthur L. Haggar, Leonard F. Miller. Antiquarian Horological Society, 1974〕 ==History== He was born around 1695, the son of John Calver of Wittlesham. He married Mary Trott on 3 October 1738 in St John the Baptist’s Church, Wantisden, Suffolk. On 28 May 1718, he was apprenticed to Thomas Moore (or Moor), clockmaker, in Ipswich.〔UK, Register of Duties Paid for Apprentices' Indentures, 28 May 1718〕 He set up business in Woodbridge in Suffolk〔Watch and Clockmakers of the World. G. H. Baillie. Read Books 2008. ISBN 1443733539〕 making longcase and lantern clocks, and is regarded as one of the best makers in Suffolk at this period. In the Ipswich Journal on 24 November 1739 he is referred to as a Watch-maker.〔 Ipswich Journal - Saturday 24 November 1739〕 On 5 September 1741, he took on William Mayhew as an apprentice.〔 UK, Register of Duties Paid for Apprentices' Indentures, 5 September 1741〕 On the death of John Calver in 1751 his business was taken over by William Mayhew. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Calver」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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