Important Documents — Willard House & Clock Museum
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Important Documents — Willard House & Clock Museum
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11 Willard Street
North Grafton MA 01536
5088393500
info@willardhouse.org
The Willard House & Clock Museum is a historic place with festive roots, right in the heart of Massachusetts. Come visit us for a guided tour of our museum.
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Important Documents
Willard House and Clock Museum houses more than a hundred original handwritten notes and letters, as well as some of the first preprinted official governmental documents dating back to the 1720s. Several of the clockmakers’ registry daybooks survived, giving us a unique glimpse into the early days of the industry. The Museum is home to numerous receipts, notes and personal correspondence of the family, gifted to us by the descendants of Aaron Willard, with the latest coming from the collection of Zabdiel Willard, a member of the fourth generation of clockmakers.
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Simon Willard Jr.'s signature
Simon Willard at age 89, silverprint
Watch papers, 18-19c., MA
Timing Certificate, 1840, Boston
Patent to S. Willard, 1802, Washington, DC.
Clock case drawing, ca 1790.
Simon Willard's business card
Rotunda drawing by T. Jefferson, 1826
Simon Willard's letter, 1827
Directions for Putting up the Timepiece
Day book of J. Doggett, 1814
S. Willard newspaper ad, 1794
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Contact Us
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11 Willard Street
North Grafton MA 01536
5088393500
info@willardhouse.org
The Willard House & Clock Museum is a historic place with festive roots, right in the heart of Massachusetts. Come visit us for a guided tour of our museum.
Willard House & Clock Museum
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Search
Important Documents
Willard House and Clock Museum houses more than a hundred original handwritten notes and letters, as well as some of the first preprinted official governmental documents dating back to the 1720s. Several of the clockmakers’ registry daybooks survived, giving us a unique glimpse into the early days of the industry. The Museum is home to numerous receipts, notes and personal correspondence of the family, gifted to us by the descendants of Aaron Willard, with the latest coming from the collection of Zabdiel Willard, a member of the fourth generation of clockmakers.
Please click on the image below to learn more about the object.
Simon Willard Jr.'s signature
Simon Willard at age 89, silverprint
Watch papers, 18-19c., MA
Timing Certificate, 1840, Boston
Patent to S. Willard, 1802, Washington, DC.
Clock case drawing, ca 1790.
Simon Willard's business card
Rotunda drawing by T. Jefferson, 1826
Simon Willard's letter, 1827
Directions for Putting up the Timepiece
Day book of J. Doggett, 1814
S. Willard newspaper ad, 1794
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