Fig. 1. Martin Shreiner (Sr.) in his 97th year. (Courtesy of The Watch and Clock Museum) Martin Shreiner: From Clocks to Fire Engines by Stacy B. C. Wood, Jr. Although not the earliest of the Lancaster Bor- ough clockmakers, Martin Shreiner, Sr. (1767-1866) (figure 1), is arguably the best known of

announcement that the friends of home manufactures were invited to be present at Penn Square in Lancaster on the after- noon of Saturday, October 16th, to witness the trial of "a new and elegant engine," of the first class, constructed by Martin Shreiner, Sr., for the Sun Fire Company. Two years later, the