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Rotherham & Sons

Also known as: Rotherham & Sons; primary name: Rotherham & Sons; other name: Vale & Rotherham; other name: Samuel Vale; other name: The Rotherham Watch Company; other name: Vale & Company; other name: Vale, Howlett & Carr
Details: organisation; clockmaker/watchmaker; manufacturer/factory; English
Other dates: 1750- (company active)
Address: Spon Street, Coventry
Biography: Samuel Vale was working as a watchmaker in 1747, and had founded his watchmaking company by1750. Based at Spon St in Coventry from 1776. In 1790 John Rotherham became a partner in the watchmaking business believed by then known as Vale Howlett & Carr. They were then known as Vale & Company. Richard Kevitt Rotherham was apprenticed to the company. From c1841/2 the company was known as Richard Kevitt Rotherham & Sons, and from 1850 as Rotherham & Sons. Rotherham & Sons premises at Spon Street, Coventry Above information from VintageWatchstraps.com © David Boettcher - Company records are held at the Coventry Archives The firm continued into the 20th century, by then making other items in addition to watches. After the first world war they began to focus more on light engineering - recording clocks etc, and by 1933 had ceased production of all but one of their watches. In 1929 they began producing high quality lever platform escapements, which were used by F.W.Elliott Ltd in their domestic clocks, and by Rotherham in other equipment. In 1948 Rotherhams produced it's own 8-day clock with platform escapement. The company was bought out in 1958 and it is not believe to have made clocks after this date. Above information from 'Clockmaking in England and Wales in the Twentieth Century: The Industrialized Manufacture of Domestic Mechanical Clocks' by John Glanville & William M Wolmuth. Pub. The Crowood Press Ltd. 2015
Bibliography: 'Clockmaking in England and Wales in the Twentieth Century: The Industrialized Manufacture of Domestic Mechanical Clocks' by John Glanville & William M Wolmuth. Pub. The Crowood Press Ltd. 2015 https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/d1be6c76-e159-458a-a2e7-dbb0317540fe http://www.vintagewatchstraps.com/rotherham.php -accessed 19/03/2019 http://www.horologist.co.uk/rotherham.htm -accessed 19/03/2019

11 related objects

mantel clock; spring-driven clock; eight-day clock; quarter-chiming clock

Museum number: 2009,8021.15 |
Producer name: Made by:F W Elliott LtdMade by:Rotherham & Sons |
Production date: 1926-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Coventry (West Midlands)

mantel clock; eight-day clock; spring-driven clock

Museum number: 2009,8021.39 |
Producer name: Made by:F W Elliott LtdMade by:Rotherham & Sons |
Production date: 1929-1935 |
Production place: Made in:CroydonMade in:Coventry (West Midlands)

mantel clock; spring-driven clock; eight-day clock

Museum number: 2009,8021.32 |
Producer name: Made by:F W Elliott LtdMade by:Rotherham & Sons |
Production date: 1929-1932 |
Production place: Made in:CroydonMade in:Coventry (West Midlands)

striking clock

Museum number: 2012,8001.1 |
Producer name: Factory of:F W Elliott LtdMade by:Rotherham & Sons |
Production date: 1933 |
Production place: Factory in:England

table clock; spring-driven clock; eight-day clock

Museum number: 2009,8021.40 |
Producer name: Made by:F W Elliott LtdOriginally retailed by:Asprey |
Production date: c1934 |
Production place: Made in:CroydonRetailed in:London (England)

timepiece; spring-driven clock

Museum number: 2014,8010.1 |
Producer name: BIOG199194 Movement made by:Rotherham & Sons |
Production date: c1950 |
Production place: Factory in:England

timepiece

Museum number: 2012,8001.5 |
Producer name: Factory of:F W Elliott LtdMade by:Rotherham & Sons |
Production date: 1930s |
Production place: Factory in:British Isles

timepiece

Museum number: 2012,8001.3 |
Producer name: Factory of:F W Elliott LtdMade by:Rotherham & Sons |
Production date: 1940s |
Production place: Factory in:British Isles

timepiece

Museum number: 2012,8001.9 |
Producer name: Factory of:F W Elliott LtdMade by:Rotherham & Sons |
Production date: 1930 |
Production place: Factory in:British Isles

timepiece

Museum number: 2012,8001.20 |
Producer name: Factory of:F W Elliott LtdMade by:Rotherham & Sons |
Production place: Factory in:British Isles

wrist-watch; watch-case

Museum number: 1986,0509.1 |
Producer name: Made by:Charles FrodshamCase made by:Rotherham & Sons |
Production date: 1910 |
Production place: Made in:London (England)

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