Book 2,255 – The Fitchburg Watch: History of a Masterpiece by Richard Meibers

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The Fitchburg Watch: History of a Masterpiece
by Richard Meibers. The machine age of the 19
th
century laid the groundwork for America becoming the world’s greatest superpower in the 20
th
. That most exquisite of machines, the mechanical watch, still fascinates thousands of people today as a symbol of that age. The Fitchburg watch, made at the height of the machine age, in a city that itself symbolizes the country’s transition from a farm society to an industrial one, is an important artifact of American history. This is the story of how that watch came to be. It is the story of the people who created it, and of the community that fostered its development. 207 pages. Hard cover with jacket. Copyright 2001. Excellent condition. – Book 2,255