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 324
belongs to Mr. J. D. Robertson. It repeats the hour andquarters on two bells. The case is of black wood, and on the brassornament at the left is represented the head of William HI. Thisornament is pivoted near the top, and is drawn aside to expose thekeyhole. Messrs. Desbois recently had a long… … Fig. 443. 310 Old Clocks and ]]^ntches and their Makers. clock.* The dial was square, of brass well gilt, with a skeletonsilvered ring to receive the Roman hour numerals and a subsidiarysilvered ring for the seconds. The centre of the dial was coarselymatted, and every minute noted with Arabic…
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