American horological journal, devoted to practical horology (1869)
Miller, George B · New York, G. B. Miller · leaf 139
h every workman has listened to so often. For a lifetime policythere can be no doubt but that a dignified,straightforward, honest course, under what-ever circumstances, is the high road whichwill lead to success. There is no excuse formistaking the path, for the finger-board al-ways bears this… … with a slim nose upon the end, as long ashalf the diameter of a watch plate, and smallenough to go through any screw-hole fromwhich you may wish to remove a screw ; stip-ple or roughen the end of this nose by ham-mering it upon the surface of a sharp file, andthen harden ; construct a centre for…
Clocks and watches
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