Metamec The Clockmaker Dereham

I finally bought the book 'Metamec The Clockmaker Derenham' by Clifford Bird from the Antiquarian Horological Society (AHI).

The Metamec factory was in East Dereham, Norfolk - giving the name to the book. The book is a hardback containing a brief history of Dereham, history of Metamec, an interview with Metamec employees, information about the clock movements, many photos, illustrations and a list of clock models. It was first published in 2003 by AHI.

A time line in the book starts in 1923 with the hire of the premises in Dereham for a new company called 'The Woodcraft Patents Company', and runs up until 1998 when the trade name Metamec was sold to Tim Loxton. The Metamec trademark was first registered in 1947, in the same year that they produced their first synchronous clock.