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 563
Fig. 726.— ThomasMoss, Frodsham,1776 ; enlarged viewof Dial, on p. 517. Fig. 727.—Higgs &Evans ; extremeheight, 6 ft. 5 in.about 1780. Fig. 728.^Simpson,Southwell, about1790. An unusually fine red lacquer case, covering a clock by Philip Abbottin the Wetherfield collection, and dating from… … m Fig. 729.—Chippendale,with Fiddle or Kettle Base. Fig. 730.—Chippendale,with Enriched Front. Fig. 731.—Chippendale,with Tapered Trunk. Ball, Bisceter. It has a centre seconds hand, and just above thecentre of the main dial is a subsidiary one showing the age and phasesof the moon. The dials below…
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