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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.
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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
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