<html><head></head><body><div class="ydpd77e29bbyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">An article from "Inside Croydon" presents a detailed account of the early history of the Gillett clock works and a less detailed account of its later history. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"> <a href="https://insidecroydon.com/2024/10/20/180-year-old-business-thats-still-ticking-over-in-croydon-today/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://insidecroydon.com/2024/10/20/180-year-old-business-thats-still-ticking-over-in-croydon-today/</a></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">But it left me with a few questions, which I hope you folks might be able to answer.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">1. When was the family name of Johnstone changed to Johnston?</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">2. Are there any surviving examples or photographs of the chiming machine that Gillett first displayed in 1867, in which "<span>the wooden barrel could be played using one’s fingers"?</span><br></div><div><br></div><div class="ydpd77e29bbsignature"><div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;">Carl Scott Zimmerman, Campanologist <br>Saint Louis, Missouri, USA -<br> - 19th c. home of at least 37 bell founders or resellers <br>Tel. +1-314-821-8437 <br>Webmaster for www.TowerBells.org<br> * Avocation: tower bells<br> * Recreation: handbells<br><div> * Mission: church bells</div><div><span class="ydpb3b8dea8pasted-link"><span class="ydp73140da6pasted-link">Webmaster for www.TSCChapter134.org</span></span></div><div dir="ltr">Treasurer, World Carillon Federation<br></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>