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 133
ts 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 C.… … quarter-hours for settinf^ the striking. The eyes of the figure moveto and fro continuously while the clock is going; but instead of beingconnected directly to the balance, as in the preceding examples, they Portable TiincT^ccpcr^. 119 are worked by a separate escapement and ingenious…
Clocks and watches · Clock and watch makers
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