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 91
of the watch. The outer end of the mainspring appears to be attached to a pillar between the plates — an arrangement reintroduced in quite modern times for cheap clocks. There has been lately added to the British Museum a table watch in a drum-shaped case, dating from about 1550. It is from the… … Fig. 73. Portable Timchccpcrs. 77 The watch case shown in Fig. 73 is interesting as a specimen ofpierced chasing, probably German, dating from about 1560. A fine striking watch in a circular table case, from the Soltykoffcollection, is shown in Fig. 74. It dates from about 1575 and is byCharles…
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