The Longcase Clock Reference Book
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The Longcase Clock Reference Book
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Author : John Albert Robey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
The Longcase Clock Reference Book written by John Albert Robey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Longcase clocks categories.
The Longcase Clock
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Author : Tom Robinson
language : en
Publisher: ACC Distribution
Release Date : 1981
The Longcase Clock written by Tom Robinson and has been published by ACC Distribution this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
Now available again, but in a completely revised edition with new illustrations and a substantially rewritten text. This is the classic work of reference on the subject.
The Rise And Decline Of England S Watchmaking Industry 1550 1930
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Author : Alun C. Davies
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2022-04-11
The Rise And Decline Of England S Watchmaking Industry 1550 1930 written by Alun C. Davies and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-11 with History categories.
This survey of the rise and decline of English watchmaking fills a gap in the historiography of British industry. Clerkenwell in London was supplied with 'rough movements' from Prescot, 200 miles away in Lancashire. Smaller watchmaking hubs later emerged in Coventry, Liverpool, and Birmingham. The English industry led European watchmaking in the late eighteenth century in output, and its lucrative export markets extended to the Ottoman Empire and China. It also made marine chronometers, the most complex of hand-crafted pre-industrial mechanisms, crucially important to the later hegemony of Britain’s navy and merchant marine. Although Britain was the 'workshop of the world', its watchmaking industry declined. Why? First, because cheap Swiss watches were smuggled into British markets. Later, in the era of Free Trade, they were joined by machine-made watches from factories in America, enabled by the successful application to watch production of the 'American system' in Waltham, Massachusetts after 1858. The Swiss watch industry adapted itself appropriately, expanded, and reasserted its lead in the world’s markets. English watchmaking did not: its trajectory foreshadowed and was later followed by other once-prominent British industries. Clerkenwell retained its pre-industrial production methods. Other modernization attempts in Britain had limited success or failed.
Maintaining Longcase Clocks
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Author : Nigel Barnes
language : en
Publisher: Crowood
Release Date : 2013-08-31
Maintaining Longcase Clocks written by Nigel Barnes and has been published by Crowood this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-31 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Longcase clocks were invidually hand-made during the golden age of change that took place between the late seventeenth and mid-nineteenth centuries. Longcase clocks with their seventeenth century clock-making technology were innovative and incorporated an accurate pendulum clock within an attractive piece of domestic furnishing. This invaluable book is essential reading for all those who own and collect longcase clocks as well as clock repairers, horologists and conservationists. The authors provide detailed information about how longcase clocks work and how they are made. They also cover the theory and the 'best practice' practical steps that are required in longcase clock maintenance, restoration and conservation. The book outlines the history and horological development of longcase clocks; describes how longcase clocks can be dated; considers materials, tools and equipment; examines the movement and the associated simple, and more difficult, workshop procedures; covers maintenance and effective repairs; explains the more difficult woodwork procedures. Superbly illustrated with 300 colour photographs. Nigel Barnes and Austin Jordan provide advice and guidance in the field of antique horology and regularly run weekend courses.
British Clockmakers Watchmakers Apprentice Records
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Mayfield Publishing Company
Release Date : 2003
British Clockmakers Watchmakers Apprentice Records written by and has been published by Mayfield Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
This work contains the apprenticeship detail of over 14,000 clockmakers, watchmakers and others involved in the horological trade, listed under both the apprentice and his master, extracted from tax records in the Public Record Office.
Nawcc Bulletin
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Nawcc Bulletin written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Clocks and watches categories.
The British National Bibliography
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Author : Arthur James Wells
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
The British National Bibliography written by Arthur James Wells and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Bibliography, National categories.
Restoring Grandfather Clocks
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Author : Eric Smith
language : en
Publisher: The Crowood Press
Release Date : 1995-03-01
Restoring Grandfather Clocks written by Eric Smith and has been published by The Crowood Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-03-01 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
The grandfather clock, an entirely new kind of furniture, first appeared in the late seventeenth century. From then on, with its long case to protect pendulum and weights, its rugged movement and large, clear indication of time, it has been a success story right up to the present day. Virtually none of these clocks is beyond repair and often the work required is within the scope of inexperienced owners. This is the first full-length book to cover repair and restoration of these attractive and often valuable antiques, including their casework. The first part outlines how to clean and service the clock 'works' and also how to refurbish the dial, while in the second part restoration or casework, both structural repairs and finishing, is considered. The illustrations are of two actual clocks (one eight-day and one thirty-hour) and work proceeding on them. The last part of the book sketches common variations from these particular examples. Armed with this book and appropriate tools (for work on both movement and case), the owner of a dilapidated grandfather clock will be encouraged and given the know-how to restore it to life as a useful and attractive clock and a prized possession.
A Clock For The Rooms The Horological Legacy Of The Library Company Of Philadelphia
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Author : Jay Robert Stiefel
language : en
Publisher: The Library Company of Phil
Release Date : 2006
A Clock For The Rooms The Horological Legacy Of The Library Company Of Philadelphia written by Jay Robert Stiefel and has been published by The Library Company of Phil this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Clocks and watches categories.
Antique Collector S Guide And Reference Handbook
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Author : George W. Harper
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1939
Antique Collector S Guide And Reference Handbook written by George W. Harper and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1939 with Antiques categories.