Antique Clocks Watches - History Invention Types Movements Etc. / Scarce Book

Description

This early out-of-print book on antique clocks and watches is liberally illustrated with over two hundred black-and-white and color photographs with identifying captions.
CLOCKS AND WATCHES
by Eric Bruton, Paul Hamlyn Publishing, 1968.
Clocks and watches of every type from various time periods are illustrated in this most informative text.  Carriage, grandfather, shelf, bracket, tabernacle and banjo clocks are just a few of the types pictured and described.  Numerous watches and watch movements are reviewed.  The book covers by chapter: The First Timekeepers; Birth of the Mechanical Clock; Invention of the Spring; The story of the Watch; Clocks Grow Up; Navigating by Time; Clocks and Watches in North America; Striving for Accuracy; Users and Uses; and Index.  Numerous clock and watch manufacturers are discussed along with pictures of their items.  Whether a novice or advanced collector of antique clocks and watches, one will find this book an invaluable resource reference work.
8.4” x 11.2” hardback with dust cover in very good condition.  140 pages.
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