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Signature Maker Info Instruments Comments Location References Suggest Correction
QANTAR, ANTHONY England, c.1671, apprenticed to John Brown 6 in the Joiners' Company in 1664; free in the Company in 1671. Crawforth 7. suggest correction
QUARE, DANIEL 1 England, 1649-1724, MIM PHIM Altitude Sundial = FIN-225; Analemmatic Sundial, 1707 = Soth. 3/11/63; Pillar Barometers = VCW, KEN, OXF, FLO (2), Hampton Court, Wakefield Plantation, Va., Philadelphia Museum of Art; Gloucester Museum, Meteorological Office, Bracknell, D.(1974) (No.28), Christie 12/7/75 (No.64), Soth. 6/27/74 (No.114), VAA, P.C., etc. Watch movement = ADL-A182; Angle Barometer = Hampton Court. admitted as a Brother into the Clockmakers' Company, April 3, 1671; Master of the Company, 1708; received first English patent for a barometer in 1695; watch and clockmaker. Kings Arms, Change Alley, London. Taylor 1(350) & 2(106); Goodison 1 and 6; Symonds; Clay and Court; J. Brown 3; G. Bell; Michel 3; Stevens and Aked; Daumas 1; Dewhirst; USNM; Middleton 1; RSW. suggest correction
QUARE, DANIEL 2 England, 1708, apprenticed to his father, Daniel Quare 1, in the Clockmakers' Company, 1708. J. Brown 3. suggest correction
QUARTIER see Sibenmann and Quartier. USNM. suggest correction
QUEEN AND CO., INC. USA, fl.1893-1912, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM Wye Levels = GUR, Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Pa.; Transit = GUR. Philadelphia, Pa. Smart 1; USNM. suggest correction
QUEEN, JAMES W. USA, 1815-90, MIM NIM OIM SIM Level = Warren County Historical Society, Pa.; Surveyor's Compass = Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln. he took Samuel L. Fox as a partner in 1860, the firm was James W. Queen and Co. until 1870 when Queen retired. 48 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. (1839-60). Smart 1; Moskowitz 102; USNM. suggest correction
QUEEN, JAMES W., AND CO. USA, fl.1860-70, MIM NIM OIM SIM Surveyor's Compasses = GUR, D.(1967), Pugsley Sale; Dip Needle = D.(1971); Telescope = Chicago Historical Society, Ill.; etc. James W. Queen and Samuel L. Fox; Queen retired in 1870 ; most of the instruments were probably made by W. and L.E. Gurley at this late date. 924 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. and New York, N.Y. Smart 1; Moskowitz 102; RSW. suggest correction
QUEEN-GRAY CO. USA, fl.1912-25, MIM NIM OIM SIM John G. Gray; successors to Queen and Co.; firm stopped at Gray's death in 1925. Philadelphia, Pa. Smart 1. suggest correction
QUESLIN, MAISON CHEVALLIER France, c.1810, OIM PHIM Stick Barometer = Soth. 10/3/88; Telescope = Gersaint 7/20/96. "Maison Chevallier, l'In. Queslin Opt." 1 rue de la Bourse, Paris. RSW. suggest correction
QUEUE, DANIEL misreading for Daniel Quare. Daumas 1. suggest correction
QUEYRAT France, c.1720, MIM Butterfield-type Sundial = Soth. 12/1/75. Paris. RSW. suggest correction
QUICK, PAUL England, 1737, MIM Wall Sundial, 1737 = Zennor Church. Zennor, Cornwall. R. Wallington, Country Life, 7/24/75. suggest correction
QUILLET France, fl.1750-89, MIM SIM Graphometer = D.(1976); Field Compass = NUR; Sector = Soth.-S 10/19/87; Etui of Drawing Instruments = Soth. 4/18/88. Paris. Daumas 1; Nachet; RSW. suggest correction
QUIN 1 England, pre-1802, PHIM hygrometer maker; partner with Robert Atkins. London. McConnell 4. suggest correction
QUIN 2 England, c.1814, PHIM Wheel Barometer = Soth. 5/14/87. probably either James or George Quin. London. RSW. suggest correction
QUIN AND ATKINS England, c.1840, MIM PHIM Hydrometer = Auction Sale, London, 1960; Mathematical Instrument = WHI. London. Taylor 2(2215a). suggest correction
QUIN, JAMES AND GEORGE England, 1814, PHIM Hydrometers = Chelsea Fair, 1973 (1814), STM. London. RSW. suggest correction
QUINCEY, J. USA, fl.1783-86, MIM Octant = USNM. ship owner or master, pre-1786; established as mathematical instrument maker in New York; succeeded by John Greenwood in 1786; presumed to have returned to Mass.; octant (perhaps an import) was later sold or repaired by William Hooker, New York, N.Y. Mass.; 199 Water Street, New York, N.Y. (1786); Mass.? Smart 1; USNM; Bedini 14; D.J. Warner 10. suggest correction
QUINCY see Davenport, Quincy and Co. USNM; RSW. suggest correction
QUINGNET variant spelling for Coignet. RSW. suggest correction
QUINIET, AEGIDIUS see Aegidius Coignet. suggest correction
QUINNIET, AEGIDIUS Belgium, fl.1554-80, MIM Theodolite, 1557 = BMR; Astronomical Compendium = D.(1986); Astrolabes = Ecouen (CLU) (1557) (ICA 2-222), OXF (1560) (ICA 2-224), BM (ICA 2-225), ROM (1556). signed "Aegidius Quinniet Antwerpianus faciabat ao 1557"; varied spellings include Coignet, Quingnet, Cuniet, etc. Antwerp. Zinner 1; Wynter 1; Rooseboom 1; Price 1, 2 and 3; Ward 4; ICA 2; Gunther 1 and 6; Michel 1, 3 and 7; Cluny Cat.; Belgian Inventory; Namur; Evans 1; Société Belge; Guye and Michel; Brieux 2; RSW. suggest correction
QUINQUERNAL, ANTOINE, AND ROVERELLI Italy, c.1770, MIM Hodometer = FLO-502. Antoine Quinquernal and Aloys Roverelli. Florence. Michel 3. suggest correction
QUINSEY, G. England, PHIM Stick Barometer = Bolling Hall Museum, Bradford (stolen Sept. 1990). Keighley. Goodison 1; M.A.D. Sept. 1990. suggest correction

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