Joseph Knibb, London
Joseph Knibb was born in 1640 in Oxford and to begin with worked there with his brother John. In 1663 he was admitted to the Clockmakers’ Company and in 1668 was given his Freedom, moving to London in 1671. Joseph firmly established himself as a leading maker and his clocks are notable for the elegant proportions and their innovative striking mechanism. In 1697 he retired to Hanslop, Buckinghamshire, where he lived until his death in 1711. Examples of his work can be found in the British Museum and the Victoria & Albert Museum.