| Old Clocks for Modern Use with a Guide to Their Mechanism Contributor(s): Wenham, Edward (Author) |
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ISBN: 1445518473 ISBN-13: 9781445518473 Publisher: Parker Press OUR PRICE: $26.59 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2010 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Antiques & Collectibles | Clocks & Watches |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.61 lbs) 214 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume contains a detailed treatise on vintage clocks, with a guide to their mechanisms, information on their development, descriptions of different varieties, information on reproductions, and much more. Written in simple, accessible language and containing a wealth of practicable and interesting information, this text will be of much value to the discerning clock-enthusiast and to all those who have an affection for fine clocks, whether old or modern, as part of their home surroundings. The chapters of this volume include: Sundials; Water and Sand Time-Recorders; Time by Fire, Candle and Lamp; Weights and Wheels; The Pulse of Time; Lantern Clocks; Smaller Portable Timepieces; Bracket Clocks; The Companionable Grandfather; Act of Parliament and Other Wall Clocks, et cetera. This antiquarian book is being republished now complete with a new introduction on the history of clocks and watches. |