Fellow Shadow Watchers,
My Edinburgh client responded to my query with:
The dial does say F. WATKINS - LONDON. And it does look similar to the one
you emailed.
She also sent me some jpgs which shows a similar dial plate to Mike
Isaacs' example from Uppark, the National
Jill's biographical index lists Watkins F(rancis) A London instrument
maker who signed undated dials thought to be eighteenth century.
Various affiliations are given and references to dials in the Register.
It will be easier to photocopy the page for you if you need it.
Regards, Doug
On
There is no "F Wilkins" in Jill Wilson's Biographical Index of British Dialmakers nor in Gloria Clifton's Directory of Scientific Instrument Makers. It is possible that he was a clockmaker or, just possibly, the dial is a fake. Is there any chance of a picture?
Rega
Jill Wilson's Biographical Index of British Sundial Makers from 7th C
to 1920 gives:
Wilkins, Dr JohnWarden of Wadham College, Oxford, after the Civil
War, he designed dials for some beehives with Sir Christopher Wren.
The sundials at one time on the College chapel have also been
Fellow Shadow Watchers,
I've been contacted by an Edinburgh client who
described her old dial as being marked:
F. WILKINS LONDON with no further added details.
Does anyone have more details of this maker please?
Tony Moss
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