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Author : Brooks Palmer
Publisher : New York : Macmillan
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1950
Category : Clock and watch makers
ISBN : CORNELL:31924014065746
Author : Brooks Palmer
Publisher : New York : Macmillan
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : STANFORD:36105030830918
"Welcome news for everyone interested in clocks is this brand-new book by the authority on American clocks. Brooks Palmer's previous volume, The Book of American Clocks, first published in 1950, has been reprinted many times and has become established as the definitive work on the subject. A Treasury of American Clocks contains more than 550 photographs, none of which appears in the earlier book. These illustrations of both faces and movements show the principal makes of clocks and timepieces in America from the early grandfathers to recent times. The examples represented were chosen as the most typical and interesting among thousands Mr. Palmer has viewed and studied over the past seventeen years--in museums, in private collections, and in dealers' shops. A treasury of American Clocks constitutes a chronological pictorial history, with full descriptive captions, covering such clocks as grandfather, banjo, lyre, gallery, pillar and scroll, shelf, steeple, novelty, and alarm. The additional list of Makers provides new data on clockmakers not previously described, as well as supplementary information on some of those listed in the first book. With this new book, as well as with The Book of American Clocks, to which it is a companion and sequel, Mr. Palmer has made a unique contribution in a field that has hitherto not received authoritative coverage." -- Book jacket
Author : Chris H. Bailey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : UOM:49015003045821
Traces the art of clockmaking from the era of handcrafting to present-day automation.
Author : Alexis McCrossen
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226014869
In Marking Modern Times, Alexis McCrossen relates how the American preoccupation with time led people from across social classes to acquire watches and clocks, and expands our understanding of the ways we have standardized time and have made timekeepers serve as political, social, and cultural tools in a society that not merely values time, but regards access to it as a natural-born right.
Author : Brooks Palmer
Publisher : Macmillan Publishing Company
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1950-11-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0025945904
Author : Tran Duy Ly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Clocks and watches
ISBN : 0930163915
Author : Richard Thomson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Clocks and watches
ISBN : UCSD:31822012043550
Author : Robert W. Swedberg,Harriett Swedberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : STANFORD:36105032468840
Over 350 clocks available to today's collector are shown and described, with current prices. A concise review of pricing guidelines and smart buying practices is followed by the fascinating history of American clocks and clockmakers, including Eli Terry and Seth Thomas. Important inventions, patents, and events in horological history are described, with special detail on the Anosonia, Waterbury, New Haven, E.N. Welch, Gilbert, and Ingraham clock manufactories. Special descriptive and pictorial sections include: Old Timers: banjo, pillar-and-scroll, looking glass, transition and OG clocksWall Clocks: regulators, octagons, gallery and mission-style clocks, advertising and calendar clocksShelf Clocks: steeple, parlor, and historical motif styles; calender, mantel, alarm, and celluloid clocksNovelty Clocks: Lux, two-timers, and Art Deco stylesClassics: statuary, crystal, porcelain, and grandfather clocks The Swedbergs have also provided a glossary and bibliography to aid the novice collector of American clocks.
Author : Carl William Drepperd
Publisher : Boston, C. T. Branford Company
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1958
Category : Clock and watch makers
ISBN : IND:39000005901694
Author : Robert W. Swedberg,Harriet Swedberg
Publisher : Krause Publications Incorporated
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0873497074
This guide offers detailed photographs and current pricing information for grandfather, wall, classic, shelf and novelty clocks. It also features an overview of American clock types and a brief history of clock making.
Author : Chauncey Jerome
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1860
Category : Businesspeople
ISBN : HARVARD:32044077694560
Author : Wallace Nutting
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1924
Category : Clock and watch makers
ISBN : OCLC:427286880
Author : Steven G. Conover
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Clocks and watches
ISBN : 0975257404
The book describes and illustrates the complete repair of the movement, including time and strike functions, and where applicable, dial, hands, and case. Eighteen American striking clocks, one time-only wall clock with date function, and one electromechanical clock are included.
Author : Wallace 1861-1941 Nutting
Publisher : Hassell Street Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1014710014
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : William H. Distin,Robert Bishop
Publisher : Random House Value Publishing
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : PSU:000056596762
"The most all-encompassing work on the subject to be published in many years, The American Clock is certain to become a standard reference work in this important and ever-growing field of collecting. The book is not intended to be a history of clockmaking in America; instead, its purpose is to collect into one volume a very large number of significant clocks of all types so that collectors will have a substantial pictorial reference with which to compare their own acquisitions and to extend their knowledge of the field. Compiled by William H. Distin, a well-know authority on clock who is a fellow and former Director of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, this 360-page book presents almost 700 black-and-white illustrations, 84 color plates, a 65-page listing of 6153 American clockmakers, and a glossary of clock terms. Also, over 100 of the photographs show close-ups of the dials and works of many different clocks. Of special interest is the fact that most of the clocks assembled in this volume are published in this book for the first time--for the majority of them have been photographed from private collections. The illustrations are divided into the following main categories: Tower Clocks, Tall Case Clocks, Dwarf Tall Case Clocks, Bracket Clocks, Massachusetts Shelf Clocks, Lighthouse Clocks, Shelf Clocks, Novelty Clocks, Tools, and Wall Clocks. The index lists the clockmakers alphabetically, with the clocks illustrated arranged under the name of each maker. In every respect The American Clock is a most impressive and handsome production that will prove highly useful for years to come to all collectors and students in the field." -- Provided by publisher