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- Newsletter of the Haskell Family Society, Vol 3 # 2, Page 8
The name, JAMES HASKELL, b. Winchester, is found in the lists of the silversmiths, clock and watchmakers of Salisbury, England, before 1880. His earliest listing is 1839, located in Catherine Street. In l840 he is listed in St. John Street, a continuation of Catherine Street so perhaps just a change of name rather than a change in location. By 1855 he has definitely moved to Blue Boar Row and in 1865 is located at the Cheese Market. In 1875 his address is listed as 31, Market Place, the address of the Cheese Market, and he is listed as clock and watchmaker, silversmith and jeweler. One of his watch-papers found in an early London watch reads "Haskell. Watch and Clock Maker. Cheese Market, Salisbury, Horizontal, Duplex, Patent Lever and repeating watches repaired. Wedding Rings. Etc."
James was succeeded by his son. William Bracher Haskell, who had the business from 1885 to 1895. By 1903 the premises were occupied by Edmund A. Carse, also a watchmaker.
Two clocks are known with James Haskell's name on them. One "a cottage grandfather clock" was in a local sale in 1972. The other, a "painted face clock". was offered for sale at Courthill, Potterne, in 1923.
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1811 - 1884 (73 years)
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