Richard Donisthorp
Clockmaker
About Richard Donisthorp
Richard Donisthorp was an English and British clockmaker.
A Richard Donisthorp 8-day weight-driven long case movement, with date dialRichard Donisthorp (fl. 1797) was an English clockmaker in Loughborough. 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. The name of Donisthorp appears in records also as Donisthorpe.thumb Detail from the face of the same clock, showing the spelling as 'Donisthorp'
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