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 455
one ; anotherbelongs to Mr. W. W. Astor; I saw a fine specimen dating fromabout 1820, inscribed John Bentley and James Beck, RoyalExchange. For the example in Fig. 574, which is signed HenryBell, Mount St., I am indebted to Messrs. Jump & Sons. Thethree dials indicate respectively hours,… … Fig. 571. duration. Fig. 575 shows a simple and very general form ofJapanese timepiece, taken from a specimen at the HorologicalInstitute. There is no dial, but the progress of time is indicated bythe downward motion of the driving weight. A pointer attached tothe weight projects through a…
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