Bernard Mason

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Bernard Mason (b. 1895, d. ?) was a prominent Colchester businessman and philanthropist. He was the proprietor of Mason's printing firm from which he retired as director in 1962. [1]

Mason began collecting Colchester-made clocks in 1927 and bequeathed the collection to the town, along with his home "Tymperlys" (the former mansion of Elizabeathan scientist Dr William Gilberd). [2] Mason was a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers and the author of "Colchester Clockmakers" (1969).

Tymperlys currently houses the Mason Collection as part of the Colchester Clock Museum. The collection comprises 203 clocks and 14 watches made in Colchester from the 17th Century to 19th Century [3] Significant items include a lantern clock from 1645 by William Bacon, and at mantel clock from 1725 by Nathaniel Hedge. [4]