Joseph Knibb - Clockmaker
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Joseph Knibb (born 1640 & died 1711) was one of the most celebrated clockmakers of his day and was highly admired by Charles II, for whom he made
several fine clocks.
Joseph was apprentice to his cousin Samuel Knibb in 1655 at Newport Pagnell, and after his seven-year apprenticeship, he then moved to Oxford in 1662,
whilst Samuel moved to London the same year. It was far from an easy move, when he arrived in the city he was thought of as a foreigner by the... See more... See more