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 228
. Loose outer cases are troublesome, and, after being endured fortwo centuries or so, they gave place gradually to the more compactmodern styles, with ornament of a different character. A series of wavy curves cut into the material and known as Engine turning, which is said to have been introduced…
Clocks and watches · Clock and watch makers
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