Rogers , Isaac , fl 1784-1818 , clockmaker

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Rogers , Isaac , fl 1784-1818 , clockmaker

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Isaac Rogers was Warden of the Company of Watchmakers 1810-12 and 1823. The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers was founded by royal charter in 1631 in order to regulate the crafts of watch and clock-making. The Company had certain policing powers and actively sought out poorly made material, seizing and destroying it. The Company is still in existence.