TWO HUNDRED YEARS OF AMERICAN CLOCKS & WATCHES Bailey Timepiece Horology History

Description

Book Title
~ Two Hundred Years Of American Clocks & Watches
Author
~ Chris Bailey
Photography by
~ John Garetti
Publisher
~ A Rutledge Book, Prentice Hall Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
© Date
~ 1975, probably a First Edition but not stated, no other date present.
Cover
~ Brown cloth hardcover with gilt lettering on the front cover and spine. With Dustjacket.
Number of Pages
~ 254 pages with Index, printed on glossy paper.
Illustrated
~ Yes, with some charts and lots of photographs (many in color).
Book measures about
~ 11 inches X 8 7/8 inches.
Condition
~
Good.
The
Dustjacket
has a few tiny edge tears. There is a tiny blemish on the spine edge. Otherwise the
Dustjacket
is in Good condition!
The
Book
has a small amount of very neatly done underlining and a few neatly written notes on about ten pages. Otherwise, the
Book
is in Good condition!
About the Book
~ The book is mostly about Clocks, with a chapter about Watches.
"The author.....has drawn together the threads of the last 200 years of the clockmaker's art, following the family dynasties, and the influence of their designs, as they fanned out from the important centers in Philadelphia, Boston, and Connecticut into all the colonies and finally into the early and late frontiers. He discusses in depth the great artists and innovators of the handcrafting era: men such as David Rittenhouse and Simon Willard; the forerunners of manufacturing: Thomas Harland, Daniel Burnap, and the Cheyneys; and, finally, the inventive manufacturing geniuses: Eli Terry, Chauncey Boardman, and Silas Hoadley.
The clocks themselves are discussed in their various designs and styles in relation to their makers ~ brass and wood clock movements, tall clocks, shelf clocks, wall clocks, the banjo clock, the mirror clock, and later variations, including marine clocks, calendar clocks, precision clocks, and electric clocks.
A section on components illustrates how a timepiece is assembled and how it functions; and there is a Glossary of terms. A final chapter traces the history of the watch and its makers in America."
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This Book would be nice for any Clock Historian, Clockmaker, Collector, or for anyone interested in Clock History!
It would be a nice Gift! (please consider the condition)
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
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