The Winterthur Library

 The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera

Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum

5105 Kennett Pike, Winterthur, DE  19735

302-888-4600 or 800-448-3883

 

 

OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION

 

Creator:         Hohmann, Frank L.                                        

Title:               Frank L. Hohmann clock research papers

Dates:             ca. 2003-2009

Call No.:         Col. 880

Acc. No.:        11x1; 14x58

Quantity:        7 boxes, 222 CDs

Location:        11 F 3-4

 

 

 

BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT

 

Frank L. Hohmann, III, is a retired Wall Street executive who collects American furniture.  He is especially interested in American brass dial clocks.  He is a member of the Board of Trustees of Winterthur Museum and a liveryman in the Worshipful Company of Clock-Makers, London.  He has written about the sculpture of Harriet Whitney Frishmuth and plans to complete other books on American furniture and clocks.  He graduated from Princeton University.

 

 

SCOPE AND CONTENT

 

Research materials gathered by Frank Hohmann for his two books on clocks.  Series I includes the notes, biographical notes, photographs (many on CDs), and correspondence accumulated for the book Timeless: Masterpiece American Brass Dial Clocks.   Additional contributors to this book were Kirtland H. Crump, Donald L. Fennimore, Morrison H. Heckscher, Martha H. Willoughby, and David F. Wood.  Most of the materials are filed by name of clock maker.  The clocks featured in this book were made between 1720 and 1785.  The clock descriptions are for both the clock works themselves and for the cases.  Most of the clocks are tall case clocks.

 

Series II, an addition to the collection, includes Frank Hohmann’s notes and photographs (on compact disks) for the book Stretch: America’s First Family of Clockmakers, which he co-authored with Donald L. Fennimore.  (Fennimore’s notes on the same book are also at this repository, Col. 865.)  This series also includes some information on David Rittenhouse and a list of scientific instruments held by Winterthur Museum.

 

           

ORGANIZATION

 

The papers are in two series:

Series I: notes and photos for Timeless: Masterpiece American Brass Dial Clocks; and Series II: notes and photos for Stretch: America’s First Family of Clockmakers.

 

Most of the materials in Series I are arranged by first by state in which clock was made and then by name of clock maker.  Most of the materials in Series II are arranged by the catalog number in the book about the Stretch family.

 

 

LANGUAGE OF MATERIALS

 

The materials are in English.

 

 

RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS

 

Collection is open to the public.  Copyright restrictions may apply.

           

 

PROVENANCE

           

Both accessions: Gift of Frank L. Hohmann, III.

 

 

RELATED MATERIALS

 

See also the Don Fennimore research papers at this repository, Col. 865.  That collection includes Fennimore’s notes about the Stretch family.

 

 

ACCESS POINTS

 

People:

            Stretch, Peter, 1670-1746.

            Stretch, Thomas, 1697-1765.

            Stretch, William, 1701-1748.

            Stretch family.

 

Topics:

            Clock and watch makers - Connecticut.

            Clock and watch makers - Delaware.

            Clock and watch makers - Maryland.

            Clock and watch makers - Massachusetts.

            Clock and watch makers - New Jersey.

            Clock and watch makers - New York.

            Clock and watch makers - Pennsylvania.

            Clock and watch makers - Rhode Island.

            Clock and watch makers - Virginia.

            Clock and watch makers - United States - 18th century.

Clocks and watches - United States - 18th century.

 

Additional titles:

            Timeless : masterpiece American brass dial clocks

            Stretch: America’s first family of clockmakers

 

 

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION

 

Location: 11 F 3-4

 

 

Series I: notes for Timeless : masterpiece American brass dial clocks (acc. 11x1)

 

 

Box 1: Makers

 

Folder 1:          Connecticut:

                                    Avery, John (CT-8)

                                    Burnap, Daniel (CT-1, 5, 6)

 

Folder 2:          Connecticut:

                                    Harland, Thomas (CT-2, 7. 9)

                                    Ingraham, Reuben (CT-4)

                                    Sargeant, Jacob (CT-3)

 

Folder 3:          Delaware:

                                    Beard, Duncan (DE-2)

                                    Crow, George (DC-3)

                                    Crow, Thomas (DE-1)

 

Folder 4:          Maryland:

                                    Bigger, Gilbert (MD-1)

                                    Bruff, Joseph (MD-3)

                                    Ellicott, Andrew (MD-4)

                                    Evans, David (MD-2)

                                    Faris, William (MD-6)

                                    Liddell, Thomas (MD-5)

 

Folder 5:          Massachusetts:

                                    Bagnall, Benjamin, Sr. (MA-9)

                                    Balch, Daniel, Jr. (MA-15)

                                    Brown, Gawen (MA-8, 10)

                                    Doane, John (MA-5)

 

Folder 6:          Massachusetts:

                                    Folger, Walter (MA-7)

                                    Mulliken, Samuel (MA-14)

                                    Pope, Robert (MA-1)

 

Folder 7:          Massachusetts:

                                    Willard, Aaron (MA-11)

                                    Willard, Benjamin (MA-4, 13)

                                    Willard, Simon (MA-2, 12)

                                    Wood, David (MA-3, 6)

 

Folder 8:          New Jersey:

                                    Brokaw, Isaac (NJ-4)

                                    Hudson, William (NJ-3)

                                    Lane, Aaron (NJ-1)

                                    Lane & Jack (NJ-5)

                                    Miller, Richard (NJ-2)

 

Folder 9:          New York

                                    Barnwell, Bartholomew (NY-2)

                                    Pearsall, Thomas (NY-1)

                                    Pearsall & Embree (NY-3)

                                    Ward, Anthony (NY-4)

 

Folder 10:        Pennsylvania:

                                    Bourghelle, Joseph (PA-36)

                                    Chandlee, Benjamin (PA-38)

                                    Duffield, Edward (PA-2, 22, 26)

                                    Ellicott, Joseph (PA-14, 32)

                                    Fisher, John (PA-24, 33)

                                    Forrer, Christian (PA-28)

 

Folder 11:        Pennsylvania:

                                    Godshalk, Jacob (PA-34)

                                    Gorgas, Jacob (PA-19)

                                    Graf, Jacob (PA-30)

                                    Heilig, John (PA-31)

                                    Hoff, George (PA-1, 17)

                                    Huston, William (PA-7, 18)

 

 

 

Box 2: Makers; and Clock photos

 

Folder 1:          Pennsylvania:

                                    Rittenhouse, Benjamin (PA-35)

                                    Rittenhouse, David (PA-15, 16)

                                    Stoner, Rudolf (PA-12)

                                    Stretch, Peter (PA-5, 23)

                                    Stretch, Thomas (PA-20)

                                    Stretch, William (PA-11, 27)

 

Folder 2:          Pennsylvania:

                                    Thomas, Isaac (PA-13, 29)

                                    Wills, Joseph (PA-3, 10, 21)

                                    Witt, Christopher (PA-25)

                                    Wood, John, Sr. (PA-6, 8. 9)

                                    Wood, John, Jr. (PA-4)

                                    Young, Charles (PA-37)

                                    Young, Jacob (PA-39)

 

Folder 3:          Rhode Island:

                                    Claggett, Thomas (RI-14)

                                    Claggett, William (RI-7. 10, 13, 15, 16)

                                    Dodge, Seril (RI-8, 11)

 

Folder 4:          Rhode Island:

                                    Rockwell, Samuel (RI-5)

                                    Spaulding, Edward (RI-3, 9, 12)

                                    Wady, James (RI-2, 4, 6)

                                    Wheaton, Caleb (RI-1)

 

Folder 5:          Virginia:

                                    Fulford, Robert (VA-1)

                                    Walker, Thomas (VA-2, 3, 4)

 

Folder 6:          Clocks: Photographs by maker, A-H

                        (from folder labeled “Red Clocks”)

 

Folder 7:          Clocks: Photographs by maker, J-Y

                        (from folder labeled “Red Clocks”)

 

Folder 8:          Clocks: Connecticut: photos

 

 

Box 3: Clock photographs

 

Folder 1:          Clocks: Delaware: photos

 

Folder 2:          Clocks: Maryland: photos

 

Folder 3:          Clocks: Massachusetts: photos

 

Folder 4:          Clocks: New Hampshire: photos

 

Folder 5:          Clocks: New Jersey: photos

 

Folder 6:          Clocks: New York: photos

 

Folder 7:          Clocks: Pennsylvania: photos

 

Folder 8:          Clocks: Rhode Island: photos

 

Folder 9:          Clocks: Virginia: photos

 

Folder 10:        Clocks: English dials: photos

 

Folder 11:        Clocks: unsigned works: photos

 

Folder 12:        Clocks: photos from Meadow Marketing

 

 

Box 4: photos and general files

 

Folder 1:          Clock works: photos

 

Folder 2:          American Brass Dial Clock committee

 

Folder 3:          Colonial Williamsburg

 

Folder 4:          Correspondence

 

Folder 5:          Permissions to use photos

 

Folder 6:          Philadelphia Museum of Art

 

Folder 7:          United States Department of State

 

Folder 8:          Winterthur Museum

 

Folder 9:          Zimmerman, Philip D.: Delaware Clocks

 

 

Box 5: Compact disks (CDs)

 

CDs arranged by state and then by maker (same order as in Boxes 1-2) (85 CDs, Connecticut: Avery through Pennsylvania: Rittenhouse, Benjamin)

 

 

Box 6: Compact disks (CDs)

 

CDs arranged by state and then by maker (same order as in Boxes 1-2) (55 CDs: Pennsylvania: Rittenhouse, David, through Virginia: Walker)

 

Other CDs in this box:

 

Koontz bracket clock and Lacy clock

Ritter clock, sundial, pulley inside Ritter clock (with attached note: Lacy, Brokaw, Ritter, Spaulding, sundial)

Chandlee sundial

Thomas Claggett musical clock, with block and shell case

Duffield sundial

Francis Richardson, Jr. tall case clock

Rittenhouse barometer

Stretch adv. [advertisement?]

Stretch clock dial for Don Fennimore chapter

2 CDs: John Wood clock face and clock dial, for Don Fennimore

Hood, column, base

4 CDs from Library of Congress

Martha Willoughby clockmaker biographies, 1st drafts

Winterthur Museum, 1964.968

Winterthur Museum, tall clocks for Frank Hohmann

Winterthur Museum: Readbourne Parlour

2 CDs labeled York, Pa.

Hohmann essays

Clock/furniture

Jpg for clock book

 

 

 

Box 7: Compact disks (CDs)

 

Clock case essay

Pennsylvania (3)

2 CDs of  maps

Design details

Equation of time

Movement A, B, C, D (4 CDs)

Pin: David Wood essay

Protocol (2 CDs)

Salisbury Cathedral

Wills – sarcophagus, Brown – pagoda, case essay

Fennimore essay

6 state clocks jpg

Cover cmky

Hague clock

Arch of Constantine

3 CDs from Meadows Marketing

 

Stack of CDs in case:

By state: Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts (2), New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania (4), Rhode Island (2), Virginia

Design details

Maps

Fennimore essay

Hohmann essays

Hohmann/Wood essays

 

Stack of CDs in case:

Clock jpg

Design details

#21

ftp-001-012 (12 CDs)

 

Series II: notes and photos for Stretch: America’s First Family of Clockmakers (acc. 14x58)

 

The clock files include an information sheet and one or more CDs of photographs.  Other files are mostly CDs of photographs.

 

Note: each folder was filed in catalog number order; there was also another number associated with each file, but it is not known what this number signified (perhaps the order in which the clocks were originally filed, before the final catalog order); both numbers are retained.

 

Box 1:

 

Folder 1:          Cat. No. 1-5: Peter Stretch

                                    (other numbers 0045, 0048, 0083, 0012, 0007)

 

Folder 2:          Cat. No. 6-10: Peter Stretch

                                    (other numbers 0051, 0009, 0032, 0019, 0016)

 

Folder 3:          Cat. No. 11-15: Peter Stretch

                                    (other numbers 0042, 0017, 0003, 0001, 0015)

 

Folder 4:          Cat. No. 16-20: Peter Stretch

                                    (other numbers 0013, 0079, 0025, 0052, 0049)

 

Folder 5:          Cat. No. 21-25: Peter Stretch

                                    (other numbers 0036, 0037, 0030, 0033, 0005)

 

Folder 6:          Cat. No. 26-30: Peter Stretch

                                    (other numbers 0075, 0063, 0059, 0006, 0084)

 

Folder 7:          Cat. No. 31-35: Peter Stretch

                                    (other numbers 0071, 0050, 0022, 0044, 0069)

 

Folder 8:          Cat. No. 36-40: Peter Stretch

                                    (other numbers 0064, 0008, 0058, 0065, 0077)

 

Folder 9:          Cat. No. 41-45: Peter Stretch

                                    (other numbers 0018, 0010, 0055, 0070, 0004)

 

 

Box 2:

 

Folder 1:          Cat. No. 46-50: Peter Stretch

                                    (other numbers 0011, 0080, 0066, 0026, 0023)

 

Folder 2:          Cat. No. 51-55: Peter Stretch

                                    (other numbers 0053, 0046, 0081, 0021, 0047)

 

Folder 3:          Cat. No. 56-59: Peter Stretch

                                    (other numbers 0035, 0039, 0054, 0067)

 

Folder 4:          Cat. No. 60-62: Peter Stretch

                                    (other numbers 0028, 0034, 0076)

 

Folder 5:          Cat. No. 63-67: Thomas Stretch

                                    (other numbers 0056, 0002, 0060, 0057, 0061)

 

Folder 6:          Cat. No. 68-72: Thomas Stretch

                                    (other numbers 0073, 0078, 0072, 0082, 0014)

 

Folder 7:          Cat. No. 73-78: Thomas Stretch

                                    (other numbers 0024, 0020, 0074, 0068, 0062, 0043)

 

Folder 8:          Cat. No. 79-84: William Stretch

                                    (other numbers 0038, 0040, 0027, 0031, 0041, 0029)

 

Folder 9:          Cat. No. 85 (other number 0085)

                                    [Note: no entry no. 85 in the Stretch book]

 

Folder 10:        Chapter 1: Dial [Roman dial]

 

Folder 11:        Sandglass

 

Folder 12:        Peter and Thomas Stretch bills

 

 

Box 3: chiefly CDs

 

Folder 1:          Abel Cottey

 

Folder 2:          F. Richardson marriage certificate

 

Folder 3:          Chapter 2 images, including Williamsburg indenture

 

Folder 4:          Chapter 3: A. Ward, almanac, J. Wood, Mones

 

Folder 5:          Lantern clock

 

Folder 6:          Arnold pocket watch, Lloyd pocket dial

 

Folder 7:          Peter Stretch: weights label, bill of sale; weight (1858.1592)

 

Folder 8:          Winterthur Library images and map; Philadelphia map (1964.1711)

 

Folder 9:          Library Company of Philadelphia

 

Folder 10:        John Head account book

 

Folder 11:        0031 jpeg

                                    [belongs with cat. No. 82?]

 

Folder 12:        Movement drawings

                                    Includes drawing and key to parts

 

Folder 13:        Rittenhouse, David: notes and articles

 

Folder 14:        Scientific equipment at Winterthur Museum: list