aaron willard was an entrepreneur, an industrialist, and a designer of clocks who worked extensively at his roxbury, massachusetts, factory during the early years of the united states of america. he was born in grafton, united states, in 1757 and died in 1844. willard developed his career conjunctively with his three brothers, who became celebrated horologists too. both brothers moved to roxbury, boston, massachusetts, where they developed one of the first modern american industries, independently from each other. simon and aaron willard's clocks were the first economically accessible timepieces of the country. willard is best known for his shelf clocks and for the patent timepiece known as the gallery or banjo clock.
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- Copyright status: Public domain
- Nationality: United States of America
- Top 3 works: Shelf Clock
- Museums on APS:
- The Baltimore Museum of Art
- The Baltimore Museum of Art
- The Baltimore Museum of Art
- The Baltimore Museum of Art
- The Baltimore Museum of Art
- Also known as: aaron willard
- Top-ranked work: Shelf Clock
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- Born: 1757, Grafton, United States of America
- Art period: Early Modern
- Died: 1844
- Lifespan: 87 years
- Works on APS: 1
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