EDWARD DUFFIELD: PHILADELPHIA CLOCKMAKER, CITIZEN, GENTLEMAN, 1730-1803.

PLEASE VISIT WWW.EDWARDDUFFIELD.COM FOR REVIEWS, PODCASTS, AND RECORDED LECTURES ABOUT BOB'S COMPREHENSIVE BIOGRAPHY -- THE FIRST EVER WRITTEN -- OF 18TH-CENTURY COLONIAL PHILADELPHIA CLOCKMAKER EDWARD DUFFIELD. PHILADELPHIA HISTORY AND THE PRACTICE OF CLOCKMAKING IN THAT PERIOD ARE DETAILED, AS WELL AS THE DUFFIELDS' CLOSE LIFELONG FRIENDSHIP WITH BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AND HIS FAMILY. HARD-COVER, 256 PAGES, 227 ILLUSTRATIONS. PUBLISHED IN 2024 BY THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY PRESS.

MAJOR AWARDS FOR DUFFIELD BOOK

At the April 2025 meeting of the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia, Bob was presented the prestigious John Frederick Lewis Award. The prize is given for "the best book published by the Society in a given year." In June at the annual convention of the National Association of Watch & Clock Collectors, Bob received their top literary award.
Andover (MA) Cable TV recorded a fun half-hour conversation with book host Terri Kelley. We were seated in Bob's Andover home in front of his Duffield tall clock.

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