Joseph Knibb

Joseph Knibb
Born1640
Claydon, Oxfordshire
Died1711
Hanslope, Buckinghamshire
NationalityEnglish
Occupation(s)Clock- and watchmaker
Known forinventor of Roman striking,
tic-tac escapement
and probably
anchor escapement

Joseph Knibb (1640–1711) was an English clockmaker of the Restoration era. According to author Herbert Cescinsky, a leading authority on English clocks, Knibb, "next to Tompion, must be regarded as the greatest horologist of his time."

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