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, 2024, at the American Antiquarian Society. A recording of the entire program may be viewed here.
Andover (MA) Cable TV recorded and aired a half-hour conversation with book host Terri Kelley while seated in Bob's home in front of his Edward Duffield tall clock.
The book was featured on the cover 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 quarterly 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.
View Bob's half-hour recorded presentation in the vault of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, discussing HSP's Duffield-related printed artifacts.
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. Their online newsletter, Shavings, later also praised the book and my related podcast.
A podcast interview of Bob Frishman, hosted by Caleb Zakarin, is available on the New Books Network in partnership with Harvard University Press.
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.
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 256-page book - with 227 illustrations - was published in 2024 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.
In April 2025, Bob was awarded the prestigious APS John Frederick Lewis Award for this book. In June, he was honored by the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors by receiving its James W. Gibbs Literary Award "for excellence in literary achievement."
Historic Deerfield's 2025 Winter Lecture Series is focused on early American time and timekeeping. Bob's virtual presentation began the series and may be streamed, thanks to HD's generosity.
Please visit www.bell-time.com for more about Bob Frishman's background, lectures, articles, reviews, symposia, associations, and groundbreaking "horology in art" project.
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 Lecture
Jan.26 Historic Deerfield
Mar.8 Osterville (MA) Public Library
May 17 Maine NAWCC Chapter 89
May 20 Winterthur Museum
May 22 Colonial Williamsburg
Oct.24 American Museum, Bath UK
Oct.26 West Dean College, UK
Oct.28 British Museum, London
PLEASE CONTACT BOB FRISHMAN IF YOU HAVE A DUFFIELD CLOCK OR UNPUBLISHED INFORMATION ABOUT EDWARD DUFFIELD.
OWNER PRIVACY WILL BE STRICTLY MAINTAINED IF REQUESTED.