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Old clocks and watches & their makers, being an historical and descriptive account of the different styles of clocks and watches of the past, in England and abroad, to which is added a list of ten thousand makers (1904)

Britten, F. J. (Frederick James), 1843-1913 · London, B. T. Batsford · leaf 132

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iij- struck the animals lower jaw moves up and down The movementis contained in an ebony box, which forms the plinth. A dog guarding the dial with its paw, as shown in Fig. no, is ofmuch the same character. Portable Timekeepers. 117 Fig. Ill shows a splendid example of its kind, in which a… … to its lips the bottle held in the right hand. In its left hand is astaff entwined with grape leaves and fruit and surmounted by apineapple, the Augsburg mark. On a silver dial attached to thefront of the cask the hours are indicated, and at the back, between apineapple in a shield, are the letters…

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