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 532
The Pro<^iessioii of Eii^^lisli Domestic Clocks. 517 long enough to allow of a seconds pendulum. In country inns andother places Act of Parliament clocks may still occasionally be seen.The appended illustration (Fig. 685) of a specimen at Windsor Castlewith a white dial is curious, inasmuch as… … Fig. 684.—Mural timepiece, India Office. Fig. 68t. Act of Parliament clock. Watchmakers obtained from Parliament in 1798 some little recom-pense for the dire e.xtremity to which they had been reduced, for fromthat time watch cases have been exempt from the plate duty. But watchmanufacturers had…
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