Author: Henry TerryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Clock and watch making
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
American Clock Making
Author: Henry TerryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Clock and watch making
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Price Guide to Antique Clocks
Author: Robert W. SwedbergPublisher: Wallace-Homestead Book Company
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
This price guide features more than 600 photos of antique clocks with current values, plus collecting tips and historical information that will aid both beginning and veteran clock collectors.
American Clocks and Clockmakers
Author: Robert W. SwedbergPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
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.
National Union Catalog
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Includes entries for maps and atlases.
Bulletin of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors
Author: Bulletin
Author: National Association of Watch and Clock CollectorsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Clocks and watches
Languages : en
Pages : 710
Book Description
No. 1 also includes miscellaneous material issued by the association under its earlier name: Watch Collectors Club.
Catalog
Author: Sears, Roebuck and CompanyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Manufactures
Languages : en
Pages : 736
Book Description
Our Country's Wealth and Influence
Author: Linus Pierpont BrockettPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1124
Book Description
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
Encyclopedia of Antique American Clocks
Author: C.H. WendelPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440225346
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 732
Book Description
From old schoolhouse clocks to stately grandfather clocks, the Encyclopedia of Antique American Clocks presents the most comprehensive guide to America's clocks. More than 700 photographs of clocks include detailed descriptions and current market values. The clocks are presented in an easy-to-follow format organized by clock type. Also included is information about the major clock manufacturers, and overview of clock types and a brief history of clock making. Arranged by clock type, the Encyclopedia of Antique American Clocks includes: • Grandfather clocks • Wall clocks • Classic clocks • Shelf clocks • Novelty clocks Special chapters on: • Clock types • History of clock making • Clocks from smaller clock makers • Leading clock makers • Glossary • Bibliography • Photo index