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| {{Short description|London clockmaker}} | |||
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| | name = Christopher Pinchbeck | |||
| | honorific_suffix = the elder | |||
| | image = Christopher Pinchbeck.jpg | |||
| ⚫ | | alt = monochrome engraved illustration of a half-length portrait of a man, in an ornate wig, holding a pocket watch | ||
| | caption = Print made by ], after ] | |||
| | birth_date = c.1670 | |||
| ⚫ | | birth_place = ], England | ||
| | death_date = {{Death date|1732|11|18|df=y}} (aged 62) | |||
| | occupation = ] | |||
| | known_for = ] | |||
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| '''Christopher Pinchbeck''' (c. 1670 – {{Death date|1732|11|18|df=y}}) was a ] ] and maker of musical ]. He was born in ], England, but worked in ]. |
'''Christopher Pinchbeck''', also called Catarrón (c. 1670 – {{Death date|1732|11|18|df=y}}) was a ] ] and maker of musical ]. He was born in ], England, but worked in ]. He is the most famous member of the Pinchbeck family, which took its name from a ].<ref>{{cite book |last=Stokes|first=H.G.|year=1948|chapter=Legends and Words|title=English Place-Names|location=Edinburgh|publisher=B. T. Batsford Ltd.|page=63}}</ref> | ||
| ==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| In the 18th century Pinchbeck invented his ], a cheap substitute for ]. He made an exquisite musical clock, worth about £500, for ], and a fine organ for the ], valued at £300. |
In the 18th century Pinchbeck invented his ], a cheap substitute for ]. He made an exquisite musical clock, worth about £500, for ], and a fine organ for the ], valued at £300. His eldest son, also named Christopher (1710–1783) became King's Clockmaker by appointment to ]: among his timepieces is an important astronomical clock made for the King, now in ]. | ||
| A number of clocks and watches made by both Christopher Pinchbecks still exist. Nowadays the term 'Pinchbeck Watch' may mean a watch made by Christopher senior or junior, a watch made by another maker and housed in a ] case, or a watch made by ], the 21st-century family watchmaking business in England. | A number of clocks and watches made by both Christopher Pinchbecks still exist. Nowadays the term 'Pinchbeck Watch' may mean a watch made by Christopher senior or junior, a watch made by another maker and housed in a ] case, or a watch made by ], the 21st-century family watchmaking business in England. | ||
| He died in 1732, at the age of 62. | |||
| == Idiomatic use == | == Idiomatic use == | ||
| The term ''pinchbeck'' has entered the ] to signify the alloy Pinchbeck created. Because the alloy could be used to replace gold, the word is also used to signify something less than genuine; a counterfeit; a fake; a sham or fraud.<ref> at Dictionary.com.</ref> | |||
| == Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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* by Rita Shenton. ] (subscription or UK public library membership required) | ||
| * , Old and New London: Volume 1 (1878), pp 53–69. | * , Old and New London: Volume 1 (1878), pp 53–69. | ||
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| ==Further reading== | |||
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| | SHORT DESCRIPTION =maker of clocks and automata | |||
| | DATE OF BIRTH = 1670 | |||
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| Christopher Pinchbeckthe elder | |
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 Print made by John Faber the Younger, after Isaac Whood | |
| Born | c.1670 Clerkenwell, England |
| Died | (1732-11-18)18 November 1732 (aged 62) |
| Occupation | Clockmaker |
| Known for | Pinchbeck alloy |
Christopher Pinchbeck, also called Catarrón (c. 1670 – (1732-11-18)18 November 1732) was a London clockmaker and maker of musical automata. He was born in Clerkenwell, England, but worked in Fleet Street. He is the most famous member of the Pinchbeck family, which took its name from a small village in Lincolnshire.
Career
In the 18th century Pinchbeck invented his eponymous alloy, a cheap substitute for gold. He made an exquisite musical clock, worth about £500, for Louis XIV, and a fine organ for the Great Mogul, valued at £300. His eldest son, also named Christopher (1710–1783) became King's Clockmaker by appointment to George III: among his timepieces is an important astronomical clock made for the King, now in Buckingham Palace.
A number of clocks and watches made by both Christopher Pinchbecks still exist. Nowadays the term 'Pinchbeck Watch' may mean a watch made by Christopher senior or junior, a watch made by another maker and housed in a Pinchbeck case, or a watch made by Harold Pinchbeck, the 21st-century family watchmaking business in England.
He died in 1732, at the age of 62.
Idiomatic use
The term pinchbeck has entered the English language to signify the alloy Pinchbeck created. Because the alloy could be used to replace gold, the word is also used to signify something less than genuine; a counterfeit; a fake; a sham or fraud.
Notes
- Stokes, H.G. (1948). "Legends and Words". English Place-Names. Edinburgh: B. T. Batsford Ltd. p. 63.
- "Pinchbeck" at Dictionary.com.
References
- World Wide Words, Pinchbeck
- Pinchbeck family by Rita Shenton. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (subscription or UK public library membership required)
- From 'Fleet Street:Introduction (continued)', Old and New London: Volume 1 (1878), pp 53–69.
Further reading
- Page, William, ed. (1911). A History of the County of Middlesex. Vol. 2. London: British History Online. pp. 158–165.