DUNCAN and PAYNE

The Mercury (Hobart) 4 December 1923:
‘Wanted by everybody, reliable Watch Repairs guaranteed by Duncan and Payne, over Propsting and Morris, 94 Liverpool Street.’

Mercury 28 October 1927:
‘An Ancient Timepiece.
Another ancient timepiece has been discovered to add to those which received mention in The Mercury some time ago. The addition to the list is represented by a watch dated 1774, which was brought to The Mercury for inspection yesterday through Mr T Duncan of Messrs Duncan and Payne of Hobart. Very strongly constructed, and with beautifully hand wrought mechanism, it is enclosed in a case fully three-quarters of an inch thick, and compared with modern watches, is very cumbersome and heavy. Despite its being aged a century and a half, however, it ticks steadily on, apparently good for at least another 100 years, a credit to its long dead and gone makers. M. Jenkins, London is engraved inside as the name of the maker, and on the case appears the name of the original owner, Thomas Tapping, and the date 1774. The watch is now the property of Mr Thomas Tapping, of Hobart, a descendant of the original owner, so it is a family heirloom in the real sense of the word.’

May 1930:
Assisted Taylor and Sharp with the installation of the Huonville Town Clock.

September 1939:
The Avoca War Memorial Tower Clock, St Thomas’s Church of England, Avoca – installed by Mr T Duncan of Duncan and Payne, Hobart, supplied by Taylor and Sharp, Hobart.

Associate Member of the Federated Retail Jeweller’s Association of Australia.

SEE Tasman Peter Duncan and Arthur John (Jack) Payne.