Dealers in Fine Clocks and Barometers Working with love and precision, Ray Bates sets antique clocks ticking again--and breathes some life into an age-old craft: "I call myself a clockmaker, but in reality what I do is reanimate," says Bates matter-of-factly. "Clocks are close to living things. The way the original makers constructed them predetermines how they will act, so while they may not be a living entity, they represent the ongoing creation of their makers. It's my job to get inside the minds and hearts of the original makers, to be in communion with them, to make their works live again." -- Boston Sunday Globe Magazine, 1995 Established in London in 1957, The British Clockmaker has become an American institution! Ray Bates is known internationally as a consultant, and restorer of major clock collections, public and private, throughout the USA and Canada. He appears frequently on TV, and has been featured in many magazine articles. About Ray Bates Services Offered Clocks and Barometers for Sale Automata Links The British Clockmaker®, Inc., Newfane, Vermont Ray Bates, CMBHI Antiquarian Horologist P.O. Box 102 49 West St. Newfane, VT 05345 info@thebritishclockmaker.com Telephone 802 365 7770 Mobile 802 254 0529   Important notice: All photographs on this page are © copyright by Ray Bates unless otherwise noted. This page is licensed for private, noncommercial viewing by individuals on the World Wide Web. It may not be reproduced in any form without the permission of Ray Bates. Items which are available for purchase are all shown on the Clocks and Barometers For Sale page.