Pinchbeck
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People
- Christopher PinchbeckChristopher PinchbeckChristopher Pinchbeck was a London clockmaker and maker of musical Automata. He was born in Clerkenwell but worked in Fleet Street. Probably his name was derived from Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire. In the 18th century he invented the alloy Pinchbeck a cheap substitute for gold...
, English watchmaker who developed the alloy - Daniel PinchbeckDaniel PinchbeckDaniel Pinchbeck is an author living in New York’s East Village, where he is editorial director of Reality Sandwich, a blog website centered around New Age philosophy and activism. He is the author of Breaking Open the Head: A Psychedelic Journey into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism and 2012:...
, American author - William PinchbeckWilliam PinchbeckWilliam Pinchbeck was one of the original settlers in the Cariboo region of British Columbia, Canada. He was a member of the British Columbia Provincial Police and owned a roadhouse and many other properties in Williams Lake, British Columbia.-Early years:Pinchbeck was born in Yorkshire, England...
, American pioneer
Placenames
- Pinchbeck, LincolnshirePinchbeck, LincolnshirePinchbeck is a village near Spalding in Lincolnshire, England. The name Pinchbeck is derived from either the Old English pinc+bece or pinca+bece ....
, England - Pinchbeck EnginePinchbeck EngineThe Pinchbeck Engine is a drainage engine, a rotative beam engine built in 1833 to drain Pinchbeck Marsh, to the north of Spalding, Lincolnshire, in England...
, A drainage museum nearby
Other
- Pinchbeck (alloy)Pinchbeck (alloy)Pinchbeck is a form of brass, an alloy of copper and zinc, mixed in proportions so that it closely resembles gold in appearance the idea being that ordinary people could buy gold 'effect' gems when gold was only sold in 18 carats which pushed the price way over what people could afford to pay....
, an alloy made of copper and zinc