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Regulator Clock by Edward Funnell John Sherlock very kindly sent in this photo of his regulator clock made by Edward Funnell of Brighton. Click below to see an enlarged photo.
 

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Thanks to Geoff Isted and his modern marketing techniques, I was amongst the first visitors to the exhibition at Fletching Village Hall last Friday, 26th June 2009. There was so much information that it took me several days to digest and place in three hundred years of the sociological/political picture I had of my ancestors.

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Another Edward Funnell clock

Eight day <img src=An eight-day weight driven clock with pendulum made by Edward Funnell, Brighton, and held by The British Museum. The technical description is as follews : Eight-day spring driven mantel regulator with remontoire/detent escapement and compensation pendulum…

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The clock is quite massive, standing 22 inches (56 cms) high, completely original, a three train fusee gong clock with a pull-repeat chime and strike. Pulling the repeat cord strikes the quarter, half, quarter or full hour last struck. In those times when there was no electric or even gas lighting, this would be very handy in the dark…

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New: an index to Funnell wills

You can find it here and you can search it using CTRL+f or the dedicated site search tool. It contains a 150 years of UK state registered Funnell wills and administrations from 1858 onwards.

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New: the Funnell WWW directory

I’ve added a new page of present day Funnell websites. It’s classed by forename initials. You can see it here. Just click on the letter and the list of sites will unroll.

If you are a Funnell, or have a Funnell related website, and would like to add it to the directory, just use the comments form or send me line via the Contact page. There is no charge, no ads, no hassle. A return link is appreciated but not required.

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Just for the record!

Well, I’ve done it! At last the long announced overhaul is finished. All I have to do now is some fine-tuning and a lot of writing. For the record, most of the work was done over the weekend (20/21 january) and the finishing touches were administered in the night of Monday 22nd. Hope you like [...]

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