Book 2,674 - A Survey Of American Calendar Clocks

Description

This 159-page book is A Survey Of American Calendar Clocks, written in 1972 by Andrew Hayes Miller and Dalia Maria Miller 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. The advance through time is marked by the technical and stylistic changes of these ingenious clocks. There are descriptions of 43 different makers and 47 different mechanisms, a total of 541 photographs. The “Survey of American calendar Clocks” will continue for years as the standard reference in its field. Soft cover. Excellent condition. - Book 2,674