WAI Clockwinding tradition continues

11/4/21 โ€“ย Martin Thacker, who was the British representative for WAIโ€™s 2020 Clockwinding ceremony, will repeat that remote service at the WAIโ€™s board of directors meeting on Nov. 17. It will be posted later in the month.

Thackerโ€™s grandfather was a wiredrawer in Sheffield, and his father worked for Markham and Company Limited, as did his uncle. He is a Liveryman of the Court of the Worshipful Company of Tinplate Workers Alias Wireworkers in the city of London.

The tradition stems from the grandfather clock that was presented to the Association on behalf of the U.K. wire industry for help during World War II. Each year, a U.K. representative comes to wind the clock.

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