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 441
ocks and Watches and their Makers. episode is little known, and might escape record but for the splendidmedal issued as a reward for meritorious pupils, the obverse of whichis reproduced on page 421. It was designed by Duvivier, engraver tothe Paris Mint, and contains a representation of Father… … Fig. 553. factory initiated at Versailles under the special protection of the King.This also proved to be an ill-starred venture, for it languished almostfrom its inception and collapsed in the course of three or four years.With the return of Napoleon from Italy came a marked changein the P^ench…
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