Chats on Old Clocks (eBook)

Arthur Hayden (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
304 Seiten
Read Books Ltd. (Verlag)
978-1-4733-3943-9 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.8.2017
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Antiquitäten
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Sammeln / Sammlerkataloge
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte
• Schlagworte: clocks clockmakers cases • history pocket wrist stop • hobby collector handbook • horologist library guide • manual glossary dial old • vintage antique horology • watches watchmakers early
• ISBN-10: 1-4733-3943-X / 147333943X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4733-3943-9 / 9781473339439