John Knibb

Deceased Person

1650 – 1722

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Who was John Knibb?

John Knibb was an English clockmaker born in Claydon, Oxfordshire. He produced various clocks and watches including bracket clocks, lantern clocks, longcase clocks and some wall-clocks, as well as building and maintaining several turret clocks. Even though his main market was catering to customers of modest means, he also dominated the higher-quality sector. Only six of Knibb's watches are known to survive.

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Born
1650
Claydon, Oxfordshire
Siblings
Nationality
  • England
Died
1722
Oxford

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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