Old clocks and watches & their makers

being an historical and descriptive account of the different styles of clocks and watches of the past, in England and abroad, to which is added a list of nearly twelve thousand makers

5th ed., much enl. / [edited by Annie Britten]
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September 7, 2023 | History

Old clocks and watches & their makers

being an historical and descriptive account of the different styles of clocks and watches of the past, in England and abroad, to which is added a list of nearly twelve thousand makers

5th ed., much enl. / [edited by Annie Britten]
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  • 1 Currently reading

My first book on the subject of watchmaking & I've had it since 1981. This book is great if you have any interest in watchmaking or clockmaking. Britten describes an array of old techniques & tools that is just amazing to leaf through & read. He has the old configurations for the treadle lathes & bow powered tools. We may need this information in the future, you never know too much. He list Hall marks, crystal gauges, descriptions of mechanisms & movements, & tools that are just awesome. I can only say that if you collect Horological tools you should have this book or at least be aware that it exist it will boggle your mind. Every page is just fascinating. Printed in 1881 1st ed. Good Day! MJR 6 DELTA LS

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E. & F. N. Spon
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Cover of: Watch and Clockmakers Handbook Dictionary and Guide
Watch and Clockmakers Handbook Dictionary and Guide
February 1996, Antique Collectors' Club
Hardcover in English - New Ed edition
Cover of: Britten's watch & clock maker's handbook
Britten's watch & clock maker's handbook: dictionary and guide
1978, Eyre Methuen : Spon
in English - 16th ed. / revised by Richard Good ; illustrated by John W. Wood.
Cover of: Britten's old clocks and watches and their makers
Britten's old clocks and watches and their makers: a historical and descriptive account of the different styles of clocks and watches of the past in England and abroad containing a list of nearly fourteen thousand makers.
1973, Dutton
in English - 8th ed. by Cecil Clutton, and the late G. H. Baillie, and C. A. Ilbert. Rev. and enl. by Cecil Clutton. With diagrs. by F. Janča and endpapers by L. H. Cresswell.
Cover of: Old Clocks and Watches and the Makers
Old Clocks and Watches and the Makers
June 1971, Beekman Pub
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Cover of: Old clocks and watches & their makers
Cover of: Old clocks and watches & their makers
Cover of: Old clocks and watches & their makers
Cover of: The Watch & Clock Makers' Handbook, Dictionary and Guide
Cover of: Former Clock & Watchmakers and Their Work: Including an Account of the Development of ...
Cover of: The Watch & Clockmakers' Handbook
The Watch & Clockmakers' Handbook
1881, W. Kent
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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xiv, 822 p. :
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