Richard Newman, Antiquarian Horologist (DeKalb, Illinois)
Video recordings of lectures are available immediately to HSNY members, and the general public with a two-month delay.
Robert Leslie was at the forefront of invention and innovation in 18th-century Philadelphia and was awarded America’s first clock and watch patents. However, his contributions were discounted until one of his patented watches was found in 2012 which prompted renewed research. The trail amazingly led to George Washington and the time of his death on December 14, 1799, when his last breath was preserved for eternity on the dial of a colonial-made chamber clock.
At the September lecture of the Horological Society of New York, antiquarian horologist Richard Newman will discuss Leslie’s legacy as the greatest American clock and watchmaker of the 18th century.
*Doors open at 6PM ET, lecture to begin at 7PM ET. RSVP is required.
** The lecture video will be available to members immediately, and to the general public following a two-month delay.
About Richard Newman
Richard Newman became interested in the history of early American watches and clocks following in the footsteps of his father, Walter. He is Chair Emeritus and a Fellow of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors (NAWCC), and Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers. He currently leads NAWCC’s British Horology Chapter and the USA Section of the Antiquarian Horology Society based in London. Newman has lectured and published articles on early clocks and watches in the U.S. and abroad and hosts a website on early watchmakers, colonialwatches.com, to promote research and education.