The 5th Lord Harris: His Horological Life and Times

Part 6 of the 2022 NAWCC Ward Francillon Time Symposium "Horology's Great Collectors"
Saturday, October 22nd, 2022
Saturday was a full day of stimulating lectures presented in the library of the Genral Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen. The society was founded in 1785 and its library is the second oldest in NYC. Johnathan Betts, horological scholar, conservator, and author provided an overview of the 5th Lord Harris' life and collection.
Special Thanks to the General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen of the City of New York.
"Lectures by eminent scholars from USA, England, and Germany at the historic library of the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen; Saturday-night banquet at the Harvard Club of New York, bonus program on horological illustration honoring the late John Redfern; special curator-led tour of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s European watch and clock collection; all-day field trip to the Morris Museum for special curator-led tours and demonstrations of antique automata and mechanical music machines"