Author: Frederick James BrittenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Clock and watch makers
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
Old Clocks & Their Makers
Author: Frederick James BrittenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Clock and watch makers
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
Old Clocks and Watches & Their Makers
Author: Frederick James BrittenPublisher: London : E. & F.N. Spon, limited ; New York : Spon & Chamberlain, [pref. 1932]
ISBN:
Category : Clock and watch makers
Languages : en
Pages : 918
Book Description
Old Clocks and Watches and Their Makers
Author: Frederick James BrittenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Clock and watch makers
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
Chats on Old Clocks
Author: Arthur HaydenPublisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 147333943X
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
This vintage book contains a detailed treatise on antique clocks, with information on identification, history, development, popularity, and more. Profusely illustrated and full of useful information, this volume will appeal to both collectors and dealers alike. Contents include: "The Brass Lantern Clock", "Long-Case Clock-The Period of Veneer and Marquetry", "The Long-Case Clock-he Period of Lacquer", "The Long-Case Clock-The Georgian Period", "The Evolution of the Long-Case Clock", "The Bracket Clock", "Provincial Clocks", "Scottish and Irish Clocks", and "A Few Notes on Watches". Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of clocks and watches. First published in first published in 1917.
Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World
Author: G. H. BailliePublisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1447496019
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
“Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World” is a comprehensive reference book of the most notable makers of clocks and watches in the world at the time when this book was first published. It is presented as a series of lists, each containing different information pertaining to the industry and the main companies involved in the manufacture of timepieces. Contents Include: “Conventions Abbreviations”, “List of Names with Alternative Spellings”, “List of Watch and Clockmakers”, “List of Initials and Monograms”, “List of Place Names”, “Maps”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on clockmaking.
THE MOON ROCK
Author: ARTHUR J. REESPublisher: BEYOND BOOKS HUB
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The voice of the clergyman intoned the last sad hope of humanity, the final prayer was said, and the mourners turned away, leaving Mrs. Turold to take her rest in a bleak Cornish churchyard among strangers, far from the place of her birth and kindred. The fact would not have troubled her if she had known. In life she had been a nonentity; in death she was not less. At least she could now mix with her betters without reproach, free (in the all-enveloping silence) from the fear of betraying her humble origin. Debrett’s Peerage was unimportant in the grave; breaches of social etiquette passed unnoticed there; the wagging of malicious tongues was stopped by dust.....
The Moon Rock (Thriller Novel)
Author: Arthur J. ReesPublisher: e-artnow
ISBN: 8027248965
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
This eBook edition of "The Moon Rock (Thriller Novel)" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Robert Turold has spent thirty years set on a single idea – to complete the genealogy of his family that will restore a title which has been in a state of abeyance for centuries. On the day of his wife's funeral he announces that he has finally achieved the last link in the chain, and then seemingly commits suicide. However, detective Brannert of Scotland Yard suspects a murder. Turold's young daughter, a long-time servant, his brother and a nephew all have something to gain by his death. So does a figure from his past, whose footsteps came back to haunt him on the night of his death.
A Grand Complication
Author: Stacy PermanPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439190089
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
"The race between two ambitious, complicated men in the early 1900s to create the most extravagant, complicated timepiece ever"--
Time Telling through the Ages
Author: Harry Chase BrearleyPublisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Harry Chase Brearly in this book gives a detailed description of the history of timekeeping from the stone age through the invention of modern clocks and watches. He described so many important parts of technologies of time-telling devices such as water clocks with the explanation of essential parts that makes up the mechanism of clocks. This book also covers the idea and philosophy of time.
The Greatest Mysteries of Arthur J. Rees
Author: Arthur J. ReesPublisher: e-artnow
ISBN: 8027248914
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1276
Book Description
Musaicum Books presents to you this unique collection, designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices.The Hampstead MysteryThe Mystery of the DownsThe Shrieking PitThe Hand in the DarkThe Moon Rock