Book 1,536 – Lot of 4 watch and clock books

Description

Up for sale are 4 watch and clock books:
E. Ingraham & Co. Illustrated Catalog and Price List
1880,
Northern European Clocks in New York Collections
,
A Survey of American Calendar Clocks
1979 Price Guide, and
Searles the Cambridge Catalogue Number One
June 1992.
This lot includes:
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E. Ingraham & Co. Illustrated Catalog and Price List
1880. The American Clock and Watch Museum published a limited reproduction of the 1881 edition of this catalog in April 1965. At that date this was believed to have been the earliest known trade catalog of this firm’s products. However, since this date two earlier catalogs, dating from 1879 and 1889 were found with several earlier price lists, dating back to 1865, among uncataloged documents in this library. The 1880 catalog was selected in preference to the 1879 for this reprinting, since the later had mor illustrations, additional models, and all prices and cuts appearing in the 1879 were the same as in the 1880, and the 1880 was fancier. In this reprinting a not has been added to each page indicating the date span during which each model was believed to have been manufactured. 62 pages. Soft cover. Reprint copyright 1972. Excellent condition.
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Northern European Clocks in New York Collections
by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book showcases the clocks that were part of the January 4
th
to March 28
th
, 1972 Western European Arts Galleries Main Floor exhibit. There descriptions for 81 clocks and pictures for many of them. 25 pages. Soft cover. Excellent condition.
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A Survey Of American Calendar Clocks
1979 Price Guide by Andrew Hayes Miller and Dalia Maria Miller.
A Survey Of American Calendar Clocks
pictorially takes the reader through the history of American Calendar clocks. Beginning with the first patent of 1853 by J. H. H. Hawes and ending with the J. I. Peatfield patent of 1902. This is the 1979 price guide that goes with that book. The prices are long out of date but the booklet can still be used for clock identification. 32 pages. Soft cover. Excellent condition.
Searles the Cambridge Catalogue Number One
June 1992. This auction catalog showcases the watches offered at one of Searles Rare Watches’ auctions in Cambridge, Massachusetts. There are Amazing timepieces in this book; Patek Phillipe, Rolex, Varcheron, Longines, you name it. Please note that although this is for a past auction it is still a great identification and research tool for the watch business. 55 pages. Soft cover. Excellent condition. – Book 1,536