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Ward L. Goodrich
A specialist in early 20th-century horology, this writer is best remembered for practical, deeply detailed books on clocks and watchmakers' tools. His work still appeals to restorers, collectors, and anyone curious about how mechanical timekeeping really works.
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About the author
Ward L. Goodrich is known for technical books about clocks, watches, and the tools used to make and repair them. The clearest confirmed titles are The Watchmakers' Lathe, Its Use and Abuse (published in 1903) and The Modern Clock: A Study of Time Keeping Mechanism; Its Construction, Regulation, and Repair (published in 1905), both issued by Hazlitt & Walker.
His books suggest a writer with strong hands-on knowledge of horology rather than a broadly documented public literary career. The Watchmakers' Lathe focuses on the history, construction, and proper use of the lathe, while The Modern Clock offers an extensive guide to clock mechanisms, regulation, and repair.
Reliable biographical details about his life are scarce in the sources I could confirm, so it is safest to remember him through the durability of his work. More than a century later, his manuals continue to circulate in libraries, reprints, and digital editions for readers interested in traditional mechanical craftsmanship.