biography
| name: |
Pinchbeck, Christopher
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| male
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| lived:
| (c.1670–1732)
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| biography:
| Clockmaker and toymaker, from London, UK. He invented the gold-coloured alloy of copper and zinc for making imitation gold watches, which has since been given his name. His son, Christopher (c.1710–38), was an inventor of such things as astronomical clocks, automatic pneumatic brakes, and patent candle snuffers. |
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