Notable works

Around 1753, at about the age of 21, Banneker reportedly completed a wooden clock that struck on the hour. He appears to have modelled his clock from a borrowed pocket watch by carving each piece to scale. The clock continued to work until his death.(2)
(3) , p. 22.
(4) "Completed in 1753, Bannekers' clock continued to operate until his death, more than 50 years later."
(5) "At about the age of twenty-one he (Banneker) constructed a striking wall clock, without