Two hundred years of American clocks & watches / by Chris H. Bailey ; photography by John Garetti.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, 1975Edition: [1st edition]Description: 254 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0139351302
  • 9780139351303
Other title:
  • Two hundred years of American clocks and watches
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Online version:: Two hundred years of American clocks & watches.
Contents:
The heritage: finding the means to keep time -- The age of handcrafting: 1700-1850 -- The age of manufacturing: 1800-1970 -- Watches: 1800-1970 -- Clockmakers and watchmakers in America.
Summary: Traces the art of clockmaking from the era of handcrafting to present-day automation.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books Jost Bürgi Library Reading Room TS543.U6 B27 1975 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31560000054342
Books Books Jost Bürgi Library Reading Room TS543.U6 B27 1975 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31560000080214

"A Rutledge book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The heritage: finding the means to keep time -- The age of handcrafting: 1700-1850 -- The age of manufacturing: 1800-1970 -- Watches: 1800-1970 -- Clockmakers and watchmakers in America.

Traces the art of clockmaking from the era of handcrafting to present-day automation.

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The comprehensive illustrated book on American clockmaking

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