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 465
Fig. 580. 450 Old Clocks and Watches and their Makers. have been made from the time of EHzabeth until about the beginningof the reign of George III., the later specimens being principally ofprovincial manufacture, and with square arched-top dials. Theyare still often to be met with in the country,… … Fig. 581. Fig. 582. below. Sometimes they are without any extra case, and, instead ofbeing placed on a bracket, are simply attached to the wall by meansof an iron loop and two prongs. The fret at the top of the case may in many instances besomewhat of a guide in estimating the period of a lantern…
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