Antique American clocks & watches - Hardcover
The author traces the history of timekeeping in America, with a good look at its European, particularly English, background. With the aid of line drawings 7 over 50 photos - a number showing time pieces from his own important collection - the author describes the perfecting of the movements & the elaboration of cases, hoods, 7 dials that took place in 18th & 19th century America. Contents: · The beginnings of timekeeping · Our English heritage · Pennsylvania clock making · New England clock making - the Boston school · Connecticut clock making - the Terry story · Connecticut clocking making - Yankee clocks · The early American watchmakers · The Walthum story · The watch factories
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- PublisherGalahad Books
- Publication date1968
- ISBN 10 0883653508
- ISBN 13 9780883653500
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages192
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