Download or read book English Lantern Clocks written by George White and published by . This book was released on 2006-04 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The lantern clock, the earliest practical English domestic timekeeper, remained the prized possession of the nobility and rich merchant classes until it was superseded by the pendulum clock in the early 1660s. It dropped steadily down the social scale th

Download or read book English Lantern Clocks written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Early English Lantern Clocks 1615 1700 written by Bill Bruce and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The House with a Clock in Its Walls written by John Bellairs and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-08-03 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A haunting gothic tale by master mysery writer John Bellairs--soon to be a major motion picture starring Cate Blanchett and Jack Black! "The House With a Clock in Its Walls will cast its spell for a long time."--The New York Times Book Review When Lewis Barnavelt, an orphan. comes to stay with his uncle Jonathan, he expects to meet an ordinary person. But he is wrong. Uncle Jonathan and his next-door neighbor, Mrs. Zimmermann, are both magicians! Lewis is thrilled. At first, watchng magic is enough. Then Lewis experiments with magic himself and unknowingly resurrects the former owner of the house: a woman named Selenna Izard. It seems that Selenna and her husband built a timepiece into the walls--a clock that could obliterate humankind. And only the Barnavelts can stop it!

Download or read book The Horological Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Clockmakers of Northern England written by Brian Loomes and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Antique British Clocks written by Brian Loomes and published by Robert Hale. This book was released on 1991 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with the buying and selling of antique British clocks, revealing commercial knowledge acquired by the author over more than 35 years. Loomes concentrates on important background information for the novice, including distinguishing between the genuine and the fake, as well as how to recognize the factors which represent quality. The guide examines aspects that influence price, the best places to buy, researching makers and styles, "investment" ideas, and restoration principles.

Download or read book An Introduction to Antique Household Clocks written by Fred W. Burgess and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-04-16 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This antiquarian volume contains a concise yet detailed introduction to antique household clocks, with information on the inner workings and machinations of clocks, their external and decorative characteristics, and more. Written in clear, plain language and profusely illustrated, this handy little guide is ideal for those with little previous knowledge of the subject, and it would make for a great addition to collections of allied literature. The chapters of this book include: Various clock pendulums, Clock mechanism, Brass lantern clocks, Long-case grandfather, and Representative examples. Many antiquarian books such as this are increasingly hard-to-come-by and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this antiquarian book now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of clocks and watches.

Download or read book Regulator Clock Construction written by Peter Heimann and published by Specialist Interest Model Books Limited. This book was released on 2007 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Regulator Clock Construction describes the building of two different clock projects: an eight day regulator clock and a month going regulator clock and features full working drawings supported by detailed photographs and line drawings.

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Download or read book Early English Clocks written by Percy G. Dawson and published by ACC Distribution. This book was released on 1982 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of English clocks from their beginnings to the first decade of the eithteenth century written by three acknowledged experts.