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 62
oduced fromDuboiswork. The legendis that Hans of Jena, re-presented by a monstroushead of bronze, is to betantalised for three centuries by the pilgrim who presents to theopen mouth a golden apple as the clock strikes, but quicklywithdraws it before the mouth can be closed. The figure of anangel on… … Fig. 32.—Hans of Jena. 48 Gld Clocks and Watches and their Makers. remained unaltered, and such as were constructed appear to havebeen mostly for public buildings or persons of exalted position. The fact that small clocks and portable clocks are mentioned asexisting in the fourteenth century, seems…
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