Aesthetic Movement Carriage Clock called LA DUCHESSE Beautifull brass carriage clock with floral pattern. You will find a foldable handle on top of the clock. The movement is a time only and runs for 8 days. At this time the clock is not running and it would look great once cleaned. The case measures 4 3/8 inches in height and 6 inches tall with the handle folded up, 2.5 inches wide at the top. The front glass measures 3.5 inches high and 2 3/8 inches wide. All of the glass in the clock is beveled.  

Signed Tiffany Mantle Clock A presentation Signed Tiffany Mantle clock featuring winged griffins, classical maiden's face and towering finials. This clock is of the scale and splendor of the mantle clocks featured in book such as "Opulent Ineriors of the Gilded Age". Measurements are: 38" h. x 22" w. x 11" d.  

Collectable Clocks 1840-1940 by Alan & Rita Shenton Collectable Clocks 1840-1940 by Alan & Rita Shenton Price Guide to Collectable Clocks

Alan & Rita Shenton

This third edition with updated prices is based on the Shentons’ popular The Price Guide to Clocks 1840-1940 which was first published in 1977 and greatly enlarged in 1985, when the main text was completely updated and expanded to include the authors continuing research.
Most books on clocks tend to deal mainly with the earlier types. or at least the high quality clocks made before the middle of the nineteenth century. Here is a book for those who enjoy clocks and are interested in the hundreds of varied types (many still dismissed by purists as having no horological interest) available at a low price to the collector who is prepared to learn what to look for. The Victorian inventiveness, the decorative types of the 1920s and technical clocks of the early part of the 20th century comprise areas about which little has ben written.

The authors are keen horologists and well aware of the questions that need to be answered. What is quality? What should one look for? What date is this clock?

Perhaps the most impressive feature of the book is the large amount of original research that has been undertaken. This unique work, with over 700 black and white and 34 colour illustrations is a ‘must’ for any collector of’ nineteenth century clocks or any horological student interested in the later periods of clockmaking.



Written by acknowledged experts in the fields of clock cases, horological history and clock movements respectively.

Examines the works and evolution in the thinking of the clockmakers
Photographs provide an unrivalled catalogue of the work of the earler makers.


Contains a large amount of original research. A 'must' for any student or collector.


The Authors

Alan Shenton a medical practitioner, now retired, is a long-standing and active member of the Antiquarian Horological Society. the British Horological Institute and the American National Association of Watch and clock Collectors. He held the office of Chairman of the Electrical Horological Group of the A.H.S. and President of the Antiquarian Section of the B.H.I. He is also the author of The Eureka Clock. His interest in horology ranges from research to the practical application of workshop techniques in the field of restoration and a few years ago he completed the making of a regulator — a precision timepiece with a dead beat escapement and Harrison gridiron pendulum.

Rita Shenton, a well-known contributor of articles on horology to many journals and periodicals. is also the author of a monogram on the eighteenth century clockmaking family of Christopher Pinchbeck. She runs a specialist horological book business. A licentiate of the B.H.I. and member of the N.A.W.C.C., she has served on the Council of the A.H.S. for a number of years.

Both were on the panel of consultants to the publishers of the Horological Journal, the official organ of the British Horological Institute.

Specifications

Size: 279 x 216 mm
Pages: 480
Illustrations: 34 col. 700 b&w

Publication Date: Available Now
ISBN: 1 85149 195 3
Price: $79.50

 

Brass Dial Clocks by Brian Loomes Brass Dial Clocks by Brian Loomes Brass Dial Clocks

Brian Loomes

The Book

No prior knowledge is assumed in the reader and the book explains how even the beginner can very easily learn to assess the style, age and quality and even the region of origin of any brass dial clock.

The development of dial and case style is explained in non-technical detail with a massive eight hundred photographs, many taken purposely for this book. Particular concentration is given to the origins and development of provincial clockmaking, with London examples used principally as a standard against which to measure provincial work. Regional trends and tastes in dials and cases are identified and explained in detail.

The book is written in a manner which can easily be followed by the beginner or the inexperienced owner of a clock, but the expert will find much here that is new. Required reading for the owner of any brass dial clock as well as collectors and dealers.


This lavishly-illustrated book deals in great detail with antique British clocks with brass dials, as well as American examples which developed from British beginnings.


The Author


Brian Loomes is Britain’s best known and most widely published author in the field of antique clocks. He has written scores of articles and numerous books on the subject including several which have become standard texts and are used by collectors, dealers and museums throughout the world.

As a former professional genealogist and a Fellow of the Society of Genealogists, his familiarity with source material has enabled him to undertake his own researches into clockmakers of the past, their lives and work. Much of his writing is based on personal research and provides a new insight into the subject from an author who thinks for himself. Since 1966 he has been a dealer in antique clocks in the Yorkshire Dales, where he and his wife run their specialist antiques business in a former farmhouse.

Specifications

Size: 279 x 216 mm
Pages: 448
Illustrations: 48 col. 711 b&w.
Publisher: Antique Collectors' Club
ISBN: 1 85149 221 6
Price: $79.50


 

PAINTED DIAL CLOCKS 1770-1870 BY BRIAN LOOMES Painted Dial Clocks

Brian Loomes


No prior knowledge is assumed in the reader and the book explains how even the beginner can very easily learn to assess the style, age and quality and even the region of origin of any painted dial clock. The development of dial and case style is explained in non-technical detail with 44 colour plates and 275 black and white illustrations.
In particular, regional trends and tastes in cases are identified and explained in detail, a feature of no other book. Considerable attention is given to show how the trade worked in the past, including how the clockmaker and the customer selected their dials. The book is written in a manner which can easily be followed by the beginner or the inexperienced owner of a clock, but the expert will find much here that is new, including a fully-detailed list of every recorded dialmaker, essential for cross-checking the age of any clock. Required reading for the owner of any painted dial clock as well as collectors and dealers.


This is the only book dealing with antique British clocks with painted dials, also known as japanned or white dials.

The Author


Brian Loomes is Britain’s best-known and most widely-published author in the field of antique clocks.
He has written scores of articles and numerous books on the subject including several which have become standard texts and are used by collectors, dealers and museums throughout the world.

As a former professional genealogist and a Fellow of the Society of Genealogists, his familiarity with source material has enabled him to undertake his own researches into clockmakers of the past, their lives and work. Much of his writing is based on personal research and provides a new insight into the subject from an author who thinks for himself Since 1966 he has been a dealer in antique clocks in the Yorkshire Dales, where he and his wife run their specialist antiques business in a former farmhouse.

Specifications

Size: 279 x 216 mm
Pages: 350
Illustrations: 40 col. 200 b&w.

ISBN: 1 85149 183 X
Price: $69.50

 

Westclox "Electric" by Jim Linz Westclox "Electric" by Jim Linz - New 2004 Softcover Westclox®
"Electric"
Jim Linz
ISBN: 0764319108
Size: 8 1/2'' x 11''
Illustrations: 438 color, 291 black & white photos
Pages: 256









Hundreds of Westclox® electric clocks introduced between 1931 and 1970 are displayed in over 720 images. This impressive book also covers Westclox store displays, after-market automobile clocks, and weather instruments. Many of the over 200 store displays pictured feature impressive Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and Mid-Century Modern designs.
Although Westclox did not introduce its first electric clock--the "Big Ben Electric"--until 1931, it nonetheless proved to be an innovator in electric time keeping. This book contains extensive information on those innovations and the men behind them. It also provides documented evidence of the designers of dozens of models. In addition to Henry Dreyfuss, readers are introduced to lesser known designers such as Max Schlenker and Ellworth Danz.
An extensive history of the company is presented, drawn largely from the pages of Tick Talk, Westclox's employee magazine. Westclox's expansion into overseas markets, acquisition of other companies such as the Sterling Clock Company, and merger with Seth Thomas to form General Time are all discussed. Marketing efforts ranging from Westclox's earliest Saturday Evening Post ad in 1910 to its sponsorship of the Today Show in the 1960s are also included. Endnotes, a bibliography, indices, and values in the captions round out this impressive presentation for collectors, designers, and historians.



 

English Dial Clocks by Ronald E Rose English Dial Clocks by Ronald E. Rose The dial clock made its first appearance in the 1720s in the form of a simple round faced, black painted, spring driven clock.
In contrast the cartel clock, with a highly carved and decorated case, was taken from the French design but made only a brief impression on high fashion, A more successful form was the imposing tavern clock (often erroneously called an 'Act of Parliament Clock') which evolved through several very attractive forms, all of which are now much sought after.

While the need for a well made reliable clock was appreciated in the middle of the eighteenth century, it was the emergence of Britain as an industrial nation and the increasingly accurate timetables of the stage coach era, which placed importance on good time keeping and resulted in the growth of dial clock production in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The heyday of the dial clock was the Victorian period, when it was to be found in every office, factory, school and railway station.

The Bank of England alone had 400. An individual mechanism which required regular winding (often by a man paid to do nothing else) was bound to be superseded by the electric master clock and its innumerable slaves, Nevertheless, the dial clock is occasionally to be found still performing its function accurately. Increasingly, however, it is collectors who appreciate the simple elegant dials and the very fine workmanship of the movements.

The author is an experienced horologist who has acquired a specialised knowledge in the best possible way, by handling hundreds of examples and repairing a large number himself. The various types are carefully documented and beautifully photographed. The evolution is explained not only of the clocks themselves but also of their features, such as hands, bezels, pillars and dial surrounds, which are illustrated with clear line drawings and detailed photographs of mechanisms.

Now in its second edition, with additional illustrations and two new chapters, Unusual Dial Clocks and The Later Years , this invaluable book earns its place on the shelf of both the horologist, and the collector of these attractive timepieces.

Brand new book published by Antique Collectors' Club 2000.

 

Continental and American Skeleton Clocks Continental and American Skeleton Clocks by Derek Roberts - ISBN: 0887401821 Size: 9'' x 12'' - Illustrations: 398 illustrations - Pages: 245 -


Book Description: The skeleton clock probably is the most fascinating of all clocks. It displays, by means of its fretted-out frame and lack of any protective case other than a glass dome, its inner-most workings. Therefore, this type of clock attracted the attention of some of the finest makers, particularly those working in France from circa 1760-1860 as it enabled them to display their skills so completely. It was for the same reason that it was popular with their wealthy clients, who could show off their latest acquisitions so perfectly.

A typical example of this is an amazing clock made by Sarton for the Duke of Lorraine, the dial of which swings to and fro so that wherever you are sitting in the room you can see it clearly. Other examples are the glass-plated clocks which apparently have no frame and often go for six months at a single winding, and clocks which show not only the time but also such things as day, date, month, moons, age and phases, sunrise and sunset, the time in other world locations, and even the equation of time(i.e. the difference between the sun's and our time). Many of these are more than clocks-they are great works of art. Numerous examples, including the products of countries such as France, Holland, Austria, and America are included and fully illustrated, frequently in color, in this book. There is a chapter on modern skeleton clocks that shows that fine clockmaking still is very much alive and well. The fascinating information on skeleton clocks made in America is the first full account to be published in over a decade.
 

French Bronze Clocks by Elke Niehuser FRENCH BRONZE CLOCKS BY ELKE NIEHUSER. HARDCOVER BOOK PUBLISHED IN 1999 BY SCHIFFER PUBLISHING. THESE PENDULUM CLOCKS NOT ONLY TELL TIME BUT ALSO DEPICT MAGNIFICENT BRONZE AND GILDED SCULPTURES WHICH MORE OR LESS RELATE TO TIME, EXPECIALLY GREEK AND ROMAN MYTHOLOGY, AMERICAN INDIAN OR AFRICAN ORIGIN, AND INHABITANTS OF EXOTIC COUNTRIES. THE AUTHOR EXPLAINS THE UNDERLYING STORIES AND SCENES OF EVERYDAY LIFE IN PANELS WHICH REPRESENT THE NEW, POST-REVOLUTIONARY ERA OF THE MIDDLE CLASS IN 19TH CENTURY FRANCE. 9" X 12" FORMAT CONTAINING 211 COLOR AND 1456 B/W PHOTOS. BUYER TO PAY SHIPPING AND HANDLING OF $5.50 IN CONTINENTAL USA.  

MYSTERY, NOVELTY & FANTASY CLOCKS BY DEREK ROBERTS MYSTERY, NOVELTY AND FANTASY CLOCKS BY DEREK ROBERTS. PUBLISHED IN 1999 BY SCHIFFER BOOKS FOR COLLECTORS. HARDCOVER BOOKS WITH 288 PAGES. WONDERFUL COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS. AUTHOR DEREK ROBERTS HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN HOROLOGY FOR OVER 30 YEARS, RUNNING A RENOWNED BUSINESS IN LONDON. YOU WILL FIND OVER 300 CLOCKS, FOR BUILDINGS OR TABLETOPS WHICH DO FAR MORE THAN TELL TIME. 22 CHAPTERS EXAMINE THE AMAZING MYSTERY, NOVELTY AND FANTASY CLOCKS THAT DISPLAY MAGICAL ACTS. GREAT REFERENCE BOOK. BUYER TO PAY SHIPPING AND HANDLING FEE OF $5.50 IN CONTINENTAL USA. I ACCEPT CHECK, MONEY ORDER, VISA AND MASTERCARD THROUGH PAYPAL.COM