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 472
ench Clocks and Cases in the French Style 455 A fine example of French horological ingenuity, from the collectionof Mr. James Arthur, is depicted in Fig. 599. All the parts areattached to a sheet of plate glass, giving the structure the appearanceof a clock floating in the air. The mainspring… … Fig. 601.—Harlequin and Bird Clock. An enlarged view of the ring dial, together with mechanism foroperating the calendar which is given in Fig. 600, will repay examina-tion. The hour and minute hands are easily distinguishable, and ofexcellent form. There is a double-ended pointer marked a b…
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