At a glance
- Period
- 18th century
- Place
- United Kingdom
The watchmaking story
A useful place to start with Larcum Kendall's work is K1 marine timekeeper. 1
London workshop is the name recorded for Larcum Kendall's own watchmaking practice. 1
Scope: Direct watchmaking
Why this person is included
Museum collection object
Background and working context
Affiliations and workshops: London workshop
Geographic ties: United Kingdom. Documented workplace / industry location
Brands, workshops, and other relationships
- Watchmaking workshop / practice · Inherited source-linked record; relationship classification reviewed, sources not reopened
London workshop — Own watchmaking practice. Watchmaker and chronometer maker 1
Legacy affiliation: London workshop. Person-level contribution: Made K1, a reproduction of Harrison's H4, which was used on James Cook's second voyage.
Original affiliation wording: London workshop. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.
Evidence and limitations
This dossier connects 4 field-specific evidence records with 1 public source. Known links only; full career not established
Claim qualifications (4)
- Noteworthy contribution: Scoped source support; unchanged fields are not automatically verified. Locator: K1 provenance; Kendall biography 1
- Representative work: Scoped source support; unchanged fields are not automatically verified. Locator: K1 provenance; Kendall biography 1
- Birth year: Scoped source support; unchanged fields are not automatically verified. Locator: K1 provenance; Kendall biography 1
- Death year: Scoped source support; unchanged fields are not automatically verified. Locator: K1 provenance; Kendall biography 1
Sources
- K1Royal Museums Greenwich · Museum / archive · Not stated
[S0061] Royal Museums Greenwich. "K1." Not stated. https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-79143 Accessed 2026-09-13.
Source context
Relationship to subject: Museum / archive custodian
How it was checked: Opened and read
Limitation: Post-consolidation gap-resolution pass: Original source text inspected; not independent corroboration of every profile clause.
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