Good Owner's Clock Guide and Clock Logbook - Hardcover

Moorhouse, John

9780719802805: Good Owner's Clock Guide and Clock Logbook

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0719802806 ISBN 13: 9780719802805

Publisher: Robert Hale, 2007

An invaluable record, consisting of two books packaged as one, this guide provides guidance on all aspects of the safe operation, care, and custodianship of domestic clocks. With details on all of the necessary information to enable readers to make an accurate assessment of a clock's originality, condition, and quality, advice is given on restoration and repairers along with useful tips on buying and selling clocks and initial pointers for researching a clock's maker and its overall history. A full and permanent record of all aspects of a clock for all eventualities, this compendium proves ideal for owners of a wide diversity of purposes ranging from verification of provenance to information for insurance purposes.

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About the Author:

John Moorhouse Bsc. PhD. Grad. B.H.I. was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire into a family of engineers. He has had a lifetime interest in the restoration of clocks and furniture. He graduated as a watchmaker, passing the examination of the British Horological Institute with merit. In 1995 he won the Julius Isaacs prize of the B.H.I. for the best practical piece submitted in recent years in all grades of student. Dr Moorhouse is a professional restorer of antique clocks and watches, and a registered silversmith. He lives in the West Midlands.

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