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    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Old Clocks for Modern Use with a Guide to Their Mechanism

Old Clocks for Modern Use with a Guide to Their Mechanism

Wenham, Edward

Paperback

Technology & EngineeringGeneral Antiques & Collectibles

ISBN10: 1445518473
ISBN13: 9781445518473
Publisher: Lulu Pr
Published: Aug 25 2010
Pages: 214
Weight: 0.61
Height: 0.49 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
This volume contains a detailed treatise on vintage clocks, with a guide to their mechanisms, information on their development, descriptions of different varieties, information on reproductions, and much more. Written in simple, accessible language and containing a wealth of practicable and interesting information, this text will be of much value to the discerning clock-enthusiast and to all those who have an affection for fine clocks, whether old or modern, as part of their home surroundings. The chapters of this volume include: Sundials; Water and Sand Time-Recorders; Time by Fire, Candle and Lamp; Weights and Wheels; The Pulse of Time; Lantern Clocks; Smaller Portable Timepieces; Bracket Clocks; The Companionable Grandfather; Act of Parliament and Other Wall Clocks, et cetera. This antiquarian book is being republished now complete with a new introduction on the history of clocks and watches.

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