James Cox (inventor)

A typical "toy": a necessaire and watch by Cox (Walters Art Museum)

James Cox (c. 1723–1800) was a British jeweller, goldsmith and entrepreneur[1] and the proprietor of Cox's Museum. He is now best known for creating ingenious automata and mechanical clocks, including Cox's timepiece, powered by atmospheric pressure, the Peacock Clock[2] and the Silver Swan.

  1. ^ James Cox (ca. 1723–1800): Goldsmith and Entrepreneur Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History; Roger Smith "James Cox (c. 1723-1800): A Revised Biography" The Burlington Magazine, Vol. 142, No. 1167 (Jun., 2000), pp. 353-361
  2. ^ The State Hermitage Museum: Exhibitions Archived 2008-02-02 at the Wayback Machine