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 93
he whole bottom of the watch. The outer end of the mainspring appears to be attached to a pillar between the plates ■—an arrangement re-introduced in quite modern times for cheap clocks. There is at the British Museum a table watch in a drum-shaped case, dating from about 1550. It is from the… … Fig. 75. Interesting specimen of piercedchasing. Portable Timekeepers n The watch case shown in Fig. 75 is interesting as a specimen ofpierced chasing, probably German, dating from about 1560. A fine striking watch in a circular table case, from the Soltykoffcollection, is shown in Fig. 76. It…
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