| 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."
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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.
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On the 12th April 2010, Ray was made a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers, in London.
The Clockmakers' Company is an active City of London craft guild or "Livery Company" and was founded under a Royal Charter of King Charles I in 1631. The Clockmakers' Company is the oldest surviving Horological institution in the world. Its museum constitutes the oldest collection specifically of clocks, watches, and sundials in existence.
Freeman of The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers. Founded 1631
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Tony Gray Photograph
Ray Bates (right) during ceremony in London for his induction as Freeman
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| The British Clockmaker®, Inc., Newfane,
Vermont |
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Ray Bates, CMBHI
Antiquarian Horologist |
P.O. Box 102
49 West St.
Newfane, VT 05345
info@thebritishclockmaker.com
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Telephone 802 365 7770
Mobile 802 254 0529 |
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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. |
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Qualified Member:
The British Horological Institute
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