Talk:Act of Parliament clock

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—Yamara ✉  17:51, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

Factual accuracy dispute
We received an email at the info-en address today saying that: "clocks of the type described pre-date the act of parliament by at the least 40 years, although your assertion is the popularly held one". I have labeled this article as being factually inaccurate and invite the original authors to cite their sources. silsor 18:16, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

NSR seems to have left the encyclopedia so I'll do the best I can. silsor 18:19, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

Accuracy of info. Discussion moved from article to talk page.
User https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/109.145.253.86 added the following info to the article, disputing some of the article's facts. I'm moving it here for discussion. --Dmol (talk) 09:32, 13 April 2014 (UTC)

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Much of what has been posted above is incorrect. Act of Parliament clocks, now mostly known as Tavern Clocks, were almost exclusively made in England with a few exceptions between 1715-1820. They are wall clocks which for the most part are about 60inches tall with removable dials which were between 20-30inches wide or in diameter depending on the shape of the dial. There are a small number of miniature versions of these clocks but they are still 36-42inches tall. They were made for many locations including taverns but also for many public buildings and also for domestic use. The 1797 Act imposing taxes on clocks has nothing to do with the clocks but for the name Act of Parliament Clock has stuck for reasons which no one has been able to explain, a mystery. The reference work on these clocks is "The Tavern Clock" by Martin Gatto published in 2010 by Tavernicus Publishing.

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