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Christopher Pinchbeck the elder | |
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 Print made by John Faber the Younger, after Isaac Whood | |
| Born | c.1670 Clerkenwell, England |
| Died | 18 November 1732 (aged 62) |
| Occupation | Clockmaker |
| Known for | Pinchbeck alloy |
Christopher Pinchbeck, also called Catarrón (c. 1670 – 18 November 1732) was a London clockmaker and maker of musical automata. He was born in Clerkenwell, England, but worked in Fleet Street. He is the most famous member of the Pinchbeck family, which took its name from a small village in Lincolnshire.[1]
- ^ Stokes, H.G. (1948). "Legends and Words". English Place-Names. Edinburgh: B. T. Batsford Ltd. p. 63.