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 nearly twelve thousand makers (1922)
Britten, F. J. (Frederick James), 1843-1913, Britten, Annie · London : E. & F. N. Spon · leaf 263
l size. in Figs. 387 and 388 is in the Pierpont Morgan collection, and datesfrom about 1695. The case and dial are of silvei. Sedan Chair Watches.—During the eighteenth century watchmovements having plain silver dials from 3 in. to 4 in. in diameter were17 246 old Clocks and Watches and their… … Fig. 388.—Travelling striking and alarum watch by Tompion, actual size. Occasionally one may yet be seen hung on the wall beside a chimneypiece or at the head of a bedstead. I have heard timekeepers of tliissort spoken of as Post Chaise Watches. Pocket Watches, Etc. 247 Watch Keys.—Before the…
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