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 145
of manufacture, Moyse, Blois,are distinctly engraven on theplate. A silver bell fills theentire hollow of the skull, andreceives the works within itwhen shut ; a small hammer,set in motion by a separatetrain, strikes the hours on it. The workmanship of thecase is admirable, and theengraving really… … FiG. 124.—Interior of skull watch abovethe dial. stantial evidence has been adduced in support thereof. I have recentlyhad an opportunity of examining an almost similar Deaths-headwatch, which is also said to have been the property of the sameroyal lady and now belongs to Miss Mary Laura Browne, of…
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