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 213
ases of gold andsilver, with designs chased inrepousse, were at this periodan important art in connectionwith watch-making. Chasingas distinguished from engravingand carving is the formationof ornament in relief by punch-ing or pressing, rather thanby cutting away the material. It is a very ancient… … Fig. 2S7. Pocket Watclics, etc. 199 small numerals on Habrechts clock at tlie British Museum arestamped. The silver chased work applied to the edges of English oval casesat the beginning of the seventeenth century is said to have beenimported in strips from France. An excellent piece of fiat…
Clocks and watches · Clock and watch makers
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