LONDON PACE Family of Clockmakers
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DAVID PACE of London England

PACE NIGHT PIECE by JOHN PACE Pace Night Piece A Night Piece patented 1834 by John Pace of Bury St Edmunds (who later exhibited at the Great Exhibition) I viewed this clock when it was exhibited at Derek Roberts Millenium Exhibition. A small internal oil lamp illuminates the translucent dial. SKELETON CLOCK by JOHN PACE PACE clock - This SKELETON CLOCK was made by John Pace of Bury St Edmunds who exhibited at the Great Exhibition in 1851. 1835 Bracket Clock by HENRY PACE A bracket clock I have - made around 1835 by Henry Pace of 128 Whitechapel High Road, father of three sons who went to Canada, namely HENRY, FRED & SIDNEY PACE The Father HENRY was nephew of JOHN PACE of Bury St Edmunds. HENRY had 9 children and as you know 3 of his 4 sons - including Fred of Stand Off - emigrated to Canada. My research on Fred continues but just to intrigue you Annie and Fanny were not the first children he fathered bearing these names! DAVID PACE in London Bracket Clock by CHARLES PACE PACE clock This bracket clock is by CHARLES PACE - Uncle of Fred of Stand Off, Alberta. Both date from around 1845. I also have a bracket clock by HENRY PACE - Fred & Henry's father.

INSTRUCTION hover your mouse over thumbnail in left column when large photo appears press mouse button move to large photo adjust mouse wheel read description under large photo Subject: PACE Clockmakers of London Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2000 From: Geoff White in Helsinki Finland There were quite a few PACE clockmakers in LONDON. The dates given are those which have been estimated by a study of known clocks. Thomas - London, 1630 - 1662 member of the Clockmaker's Company - a trade guild which means that he could employ apprentices and other workmen - more accurate records for this Thomas will doubtless exist still with the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers John - London. apprenticed 1720 Thomas - London (Whitechapel) 1784 - 1825 Henry - London (Whitechapel), early 1800s Henry - London, 1832 - 1863 (this Henry may well be the previous one. The first is more a guesstimate) Charles - London, 1839 - 1851, successor to Henry Thomas - London 1828 Edmund - London, 1839 - 1844 Some non-London Paces which may be interesting: John - Bury St. Edmunds, 1825 - 1855 H. - Loughton, Essex, 1855 Hugh - Newry, 1865 - 1892 Thomas - Chelmsford, c. 1800 Then it seems that some moved out: Henry - Ottawa, 1875 Henry - Brampton, Canada, 1862 C, San Francisco, c. 1850 Hope this lot helps! Geoff in Helsinki, Finland

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