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Richard Donisthorp

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Richard Donisthorp
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Richard Donisthorp (fl. 1797) was an English clockmaker in Loughborough.[1][2] He used the surname (spelt Donisthorp) as an engraved signature on the clock faces he made, and was a member of the Donisthorp family, who were Leicestershire clockmakers.[3] The name of Donisthorp appears in records also as Donisthorpe.

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Detail from the face of the same clock, showing the spelling as 'Donisthorp'

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A Richard Donisthorp 8-day weight-driven long case movement, with date dial
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