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Describes major styles, craftsmen, and manufacturing concerns, looking at specific designs and showing the influence of the Philadelphia, Boston, and Connecticut Schools and mass production or technical developments
Traces the art of clockmaking from the era of handcrafting to present-day automation.
Everyone who has felt the fascination of old timekeepers, from the novice collector of antiques to the most expert horologist, will take endless pleasure in this fine panorama of American clocks and watches. The more than 300 illustrations range from rare masterpieces of the early craftsmen through all the important types of timekeepers developed during more than two hundred and fifty years. All carefully arranged in chronological order and accompanied by explanatory captions, the pictures show not only the beautiful exteriors but also, in many cases, the movements and the makers' labels The descriptive text provides an informative history of clock-making in America and a list (the most complete so far compiled( of almost 6,000 American clock and watch makers.
From old schoolhouse clocks to stately grandfather clocks, the Encyclopedia of Antique American Clocks presents the most comprehensive guide to America's clocks. More than 700 photographs of clocks include detailed descriptions and current market values. The clocks are presented in an easy-to-follow format organized by clock type. Also included is information about the major clock manufacturers, and overview of clock types and a brief history of clock making. Arranged by clock type, the Encyclopedia of Antique American Clocks includes: • Grandfather clocks • Wall clocks • Classic clocks • Shelf clocks • Novelty clocks Special chapters on: • Clock types • History of clock making • Clocks from smaller clock makers • Leading clock makers • Glossary • Bibliography • Photo index
"The most of all encomposing work on the subject to be published in many years, The American Clock is certain to become a standard reference work in this important and ever-growing field of collecting. The book is not intended to be a history of clockmaking in America; instead, its purpose is to collect into one volume a very large number of significant clocks of all types so that the collectors will have a substantial pictorial reference with which to compare their own acquisitions and to extend their knowledge of the field. ..." --Taken from the front jacket flap.