Paine Wingate Clockmaker and Silversmith working in of Haverhill, Boston and Newburyport, MA and in Augusta, Maine.

Paine Wingate was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, on December 10, 1767. His parents were William Wingate (1745-1821) and Mehitable Bradley (1747-1796). He had a younger brother, Frederick Wingate (1782-1862), who he may have trained. Frederick becomes one of Maine's most prolific clockmakers. Paine is recorded as working in Boston as a clockmaker as early as 1789. On August 12, 1792, he married Mary Pecker of Salem, MA, in Haverhill. On January 1, 1795, Paine advertised in the Guardian of Freedom that he carries on the business of Clock and Watchmaker as usual. His shop was located on Federal Street in Haverhill. Here, he advertised that he also sold gold, silver, furniture and worked on various items. In 1803 he moved his shop down the Merrimack River to Newburyport. This shop was located on Merrimack Street. On December 9, 1803, Paine advertised in the Newburyport Herald (Newburyport, MA), that he repaired all manner of clocks and watches and also bought and sold silver, gold, and old brass. After 1811, we find him listed as a silversmith and clockmaker in Augusta, Maine. Paine died on February 20, 1833.

Very few clocks are known to us that are signed by this Maker. One shelf clock example is in the collection at Winterthur. Very few Paine Wingate tall clocks have come to the marketplace in the last 50 years.