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Contents
Introduction | 7 |
English Bracket Clocks | 36 |
French Mantel Clocks | 50 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
18th century alarm anchor escapement arch attractivelv backplate banjo clock base beautifullv bell bezel bracket clock brass dial breakarch calendar carriage clock carrving handle centre chronometer Clock Company clock rests clockmakers Companv CONNECTICUT convex countwheel date aperture davs decorated duration earlier clocks earlv eight-dav emploved enamelled dial England ENGLISH SKELETON CLOCK engraved and silvered example feature finials floral frets front fusee gilded gilt glass glazed gongs grande-sonnerie striking Height hour I9TH Ithaca lacquer lantern clock lever escapement London longcase clocks mahogany maintaining power makers manufacture manv marquetry mounted ol the clock onlv painted dial panels particularlv pillars plates probablv produced qualitv quarter raised chapter ring regulation Roman numerals scape wheel SHELF CLOCK side silvered brass SKELETON CLOCK small numbers spandrels spring-driven strike/silent stvle style surmounted bv tavern clocks thev timekeeping timepiece trunk door tvpical usuallv usually vears veneered verge escapement walnut weight-driven winding holes wooden
Bibliographic information
| Title | Collecting Clocks |
| Author | Derek Roberts |
| Publisher | JG Press, 1997 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | Jun 1, 2010 |
| ISBN | 1572152451, 9781572152458 |
| Length | 128 pages |
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