EDWARD DUFFIELD
The book's official launch was in the APS Franklin Hall. View a video recording of that program and talk by Bob Frishman. The lecture was recorded and later broadcasted on TV by C-SPAN - click for that link.
The first of many lectures following the book's publication was on the evening of July 30 at the American Antiquarian Society. A recording of the entire program may be viewed here.
The book is featured on the cover of a recent issue of Antiques and The Arts Weekly, and in a three-page illustrated article inside by editor Madelia Hickman Ring. Her article may be viewed here.
A detailed review of the book by Jay Stiefel, published in the UK's prestigious journal, Antiquarian Horology , may be viewed here.
Pennsylvania clock scholar and author Bruce Forman praised the book in a review published in the NAWCC Bulletin. Read it here.
The Decorative Arts Trust Bulletin informs members about new research and scholarship. The Duffield book is featured.
Praise for the book is in a two-page review in The Chronicle, the journal of the Early American Industries Association.
A podcast interview of Bob Frishman, hosted by Caleb Zakarin, is available on the New Books Network in partnership with Harvard University Press. Bob describes his forty-year career in horology, and he provides an overview of his Duffield biography. The 47-minute audio recording is accompanied by the text of a Q&A that tells even more.
Ben Franklin's World is a production of Colonial Williamsburg Innovation Studios. Listen to Bob Frishman's podcast about timekeeping in early America, and the lifelong friendship between Franklin and Duffield.
Below is the full-page "featured" notice of the book in the fall 2024 catalogue of the University of Pennsylvania Press. The Press will gladly provide review copies to qualified reviewers.
OVERDUE APPRECIATION
Edward Duffield created some of the finest clocks made in America in the 18th century. While a small number of articles and book entries have been written about him, no comprehensive and detailed study of his life and work has appeared until now.
Bob Frishman's new 256-page book - with 227 illustrations - is published by the American Philosophical Society, America's oldest learned society. Edward Duffield was an early member of this venerable institution that was founded by his lifelong friend, Benjamin Franklin.
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View Bob's half-hour recorded presentation in the vault of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, discussing HSP's Duffield-related printed artifacts.
Please visit www.bell-time.com for more about Bob Frishman's background, lectures, articles, reviews, symposia, associations, and groundbreaking "horology in art" project.
To purchase a signed copy of the Edward Duffield book directly from Bob, email him. Available now by Priority Mail ($75 shipped).
The book is featured on the cover of the August 2024 issue of Horological Times. The three-page review states: "highly recommended reading for anyone who is interested in horological or American history — or both!”
"With its first-rate photography and long and useful bibliography, it should be on every library shelf." Lita Solis-Cohen, Maine Antique Digest. Read her complete detailed review here.
PUBLIC LECTURES AND SIGNINGS:
Sept.10 Provincetown Public Library
Sept.18 American Philosophical
Society
Sept.19 Historic Annapolis
Sept.21 All Saints Episcopal Church
Sept.24 Christ Church, Philadelphia
Sept.25 Wyck Historic House
Sept.28 Historic Rock Ford
Oct. 3 Andover (MA) Bookstore
Nov.8 Franklin House, London
Jan.21 Sotheby's NYC "Visions of America"
Symposium
Jan.22 Arader Galleries NYC Book Talk
Jan.26 Historic Deerfield "Time in Early
America" Lecture Series
Mar.8 Osterville (MA) Public Library Lecture
May 17 Maine NAWCC Chapter 89
PLEASE CONTACT BOB FRISHMAN IF YOU HAVE A DUFFIELD CLOCK OR UNPUBLISHED INFORMATION ABOUT EDWARD DUFFIELD.
OWNER PRIVACY WILL BE STRICTLY MAINTAINED IF REQUESTED.