Author: Publisher:
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Category : Clocks and watches
Languages : en
Pages : 652
Book Description
Bulletin of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors
Author: KEEPING WATCH PB
Author: Michael O'MalleyPublisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
ISBN:
Category : Time
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Focusing on the period from 1820 to 1920, Keeping Watch details the far-reaching changes in American society brought about by the transition from natural to mechanical sources of time -- from farmers' almanacs and religious formulations of time to regional time zones, synchronized watches, and factory punch clocks. Michael O'Malley show how the pressures of industrialization, the emergence of the telegraph, and the spread of railroads led to a demand for uniform, consistent schedules. Chronicling particular communities' resistance to standard time and, later, daylight saving time, Keeping Watch also examines the cut-and-paste manipulation of "real time" in motion pictures. The cumulative impact of these technological changes, O'Malley argues, was momentous, creating a harsher ethic of punctuality and an unprecedented degree of labor regimentation. Book jacket.
The Winterthur Museum Libraries Collection of Printed Books and Periodicals: General catalog
Author: Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. LibrariesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
National Union Catalog
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 616
Book Description
Includes entries for maps and atlases.
Bulletin
Author: National Association of Watch and Clock CollectorsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Clocks and watches
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
No. 1 also includes miscellaneous material issued by the association under its earlier name: Watch Collectors Club.
The Idea of Time in American Culture 1820-1920
Author: Michael Hugh O'MalleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social history
Languages : en
Pages : 760
Book Description
A Guide to American Trade Catalogs, 1744-1900
Author: Lawrence B. RomainePublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486264752
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Invaluable listing of rare catalogs selling cars, beekeeper's equipment, clocks, firearms, livestock, clothes, toys, more. Cites catalog's location, size, more.
Steam
Author: Babcock & Wilcox CompanyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Steam
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Steam, Its Generation and Use
Author: Babcock & Wilcox CompanyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Boilers
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Author: