Rural Clockmaking in Eighteenth-Century Wales
Samuel Roberts of Llanfair Caereinion, 1755–1774
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9622253 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alun C Davies (Queen's University Belfast, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 49-75 |
| Publication date | 1985-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Business History Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-6805 • E-ISSN: 2044-768X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3114855 |
| OpenAlex | W2331311229 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 11 |
With the recent publication of David S. Landes's Revolution in Time (1983) the business of clockmaking has begun to receive the scholarly attention that its historical significance warrants. In this finely etched case study, Mr. Davies draws on a remarkable business record—Samuel Roberts's Register of Clocks— to document a previously obscure chapter in the history of this frequently neglected business: the crafting, sale, and distribution of grandfather clocks in eighteenth-century rural Wales. And if, as Landes contends, “the consumption of timepieces may well be the best proxy measure of modernization,” then Davies's study illuminates a key development in the rise of the modern world
Consumption (sociology · Economic history · Modernization theory · Political science · Proxy (statistics · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Historical Astronomy and Related Studies · Historical Studies of British Isles · History · Law · Scottish History and National Identity
Revolution in time
The birth of a consumer society
Land, Labour and Population in the Industrial Revolution
Watchmaking
The Rural Landscape of the Welsh Borderland
Time, Work-Discipline, and Industrial Capitalism
Watchmaking in England, 1760-1820
The Welsh Woollen Industry
The Industrial Revolution in North Wales
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |