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| TRIVIA: Caledonian Clockmakers |
| Written by Alexander Ramsay | ||||||
| Thursday, 01 May 2008 | ||||||
The Clockmakers Museum in the Guildhall points up an early Scots presence in the City of London. David
Ramsay, watchmaker to King James VI of Scotland, came south with the King
when he became James ! of England and ended up as the first Master of
the Clockmakers Company in the City. His timepieces are on display,
along with those of namesake John and the barometric clocks of
Alexander Cumming, who curiously, also invented the 'S bend' for
lavatories!
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