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 542
seasons are engraved onthe plate. The disc, which moves in the arch and contains tworepresentations of the moon and rural scenes, is painted, and themoon in its course indicates its age by figures engraved on the fixedpart of the arch. Dials with enamelled centres were occasionally used for… … Tbir\fiioi\. Fig. 696.—Showing gradual development of the Plam Arrow-head Hand. 1778, by Richard Comber, of Lewes, a maker of good repute in Sussexfor the excellent character of his work, which this example quitejustifies. The hands will bear examination, the corner pieces andarch ornaments are of…
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