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 302
s obviously made expressly for the clock. The heightof this elegant timepiece is 10 in., and it dates from the latter partof the seventeenth century. A particularly interesting bracket clock by Tompion, in the collec-tion of Mr. Hansard Watt is illustrated in Figs. 434 and 435. Theclock itself is… … Fig. 434.—Bracket-clock by Tompion. show the clock in its case and the case closed. This is a rare if notunique specimen. During the building of St. Pauls, it was frequently reported thatTompion was to construct a wonderful clock for the cathedral ; andin The Affairs of the World, published in…
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