British watchcase gold & silver marks 1670-1970 : a history of watchcase makers and registers of their marks from original Assay Office records in England, Ireland, and Scotland /

Priestley, Philip T.,

British watchcase gold & silver marks 1670-1970 : a history of watchcase makers and registers of their marks from original Assay Office records in England, Ireland, and Scotland / by Philip T. Priestley, BSc, FSA, MBHI, FNAWCC*. - New edition. - xii, 497 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm

"This new edition incorporates the author's previous works (Watch case makers of England : a history and register of gold & silver watch case makers of England : 1729-1920 (1994) and Early watch case makers of England : 1631-1720 (2000) with the additions of Dublin, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Sheffield Assay Offices; extended time frame to 1970; and appendices covering watch glasses, gold alloys, movement sizes, shagreen and tortoiseshell watchcase makers, metal dial makers, and British Colonial watchmakers."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 473-477) and index.

9781944018054 1944018050

2017059859


Watchcase makers--Great Britain--Registers.
Watchcases--Great Britain.
Hallmarks--Great Britain.
Watchcase makers--Ireland--Registers.
Watchcases--Ireland.
Hallmarks--Ireland.
Hallmarks.
Watchcase makers.
Watchcases.


Great Britain.
Ireland.

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