Gillett & Johnston Coronation Bells We are often asked for information regarding the small bells that were cast by us in 1953 for the Cornoation of Queen Elizabeth II. The Bells were sand cast and measured 2.75″ tall by 2.5″ in diameter and had the wording ‘Coronation of HM Queen Elizabeth II 1953’ cast […]
Cornoation BellsGillett & Bland Arts Center, Christchurch, New Zealand Clock Restoration In 1877 Gillett & Bland received an order from a H. Kohn and Co of 93 Leadenhall Street, London to supply a clock & Bell to be packaged up and delivered to any of the docks in London for transportation to New Zealand. The count wheel […]
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Gillett & Johnston Clock at Yalumba Winery, Adelaide, Australia It is easy to forget how much work Gillett & Johnston have completed overseas and it is only when we receive communication from people who have come into contact with our clocks on their travels that we are reminded how magnificent it is to have ties around […]
Gillett & Johnston Employees We are trying to create a catalogue of all employees who have worked at Gillett’s dating back to 1844. Most of the employee records sadly have been either lost or destroyed. They form a hugh part of the history of the firm and Croydon and we would dearly love to hear […]
Croydon, Employees, Gillett & Johnston, HistoryGillett & Johnston Selfridge’s Bow Bell In 1909 Selfridge’s opened its doors for the first time and by the 1930’s Selfridges was the largest retail group in Europe. To celebrate its 21st birthday a new clock was commissioned. The Queen of Time was installed in 1931 along with 5 Gillett bells. What is not so […]
Bells, clock, Cyril Johnston, SelfridgeGillett & Johnston (Croydon) Ltd Our Freedom Bell The 24th October 2013 is United Nations Day and will see the 63rd anniversary of the Freedom Bell being installed in the Rathaus Tower, Schoneberg, Berlin as a gift from America to Berlin. The 10 ton Freedom Bell was cast by world renowned Clock & […]
Bell Makers, Bells, clocksGillett & Bland Railway Guard Pocket Watch A beautiful Gillett & Bland Railway Guard Pocket Watch recently sold at auction and has brought to light how rare these pocket watches were. Charles Bland joined William Gillett in 1854 as a sales man and set about building up the relationship of the company with overseas buyers […]
Bland, clock, Gillett, WatchGillett & Johnston (Croydon) Ltd Makers of Ellacombe Chime Apparatus We recently had an enquiry for information regarding an Ellacombe chime apparatus that Gillett & Johnston Made for a church in 1879. These are very rare and so I had to know more and stumble upon a record in our 1906 catalogue; ‘To bring out […]
Bells, Ellacombe Apparatus, Gilett & JohnstonGillett & Johnston Munitions Factory in Croydon during WW1 Gillett & Johnston was during the 1st WW a munitions factory. Ordered by the Director General of Munitions Supply to make Fuses, Fuse Caps, Safety pins and Fitted Holders. The factory became full of women workers for the first time a liberating experience for Women who […]
Arthur Johnston, Cyril Johnston, MunitionsGilding As Horological Engineer’s we carry out a vast amount of gilding which often surprises some of our clients. Gilding is a process of applying fine gold leaf or powder to solid surfaces such as wood, stone, or metal to give a thin coating of gold. We use the finest quality extra thick 24c English gold leaf […]
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