Making Clocks
Making Clocks

Author: Stan Bray

Publisher: Workshop Practice

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781854862143

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Stan Bray introduces the fascinating world of horology to the complete beginner. This book explains the terminology of the clockmaker and provides general details of clock construction including layout of wheels and escarpments, a number of the latter being described. Making of wheels, pinions, escarpments, plates, pendulums, weights, cases, hands and faces is described. The necessary tools and equipment are described with details of how to make specialized items and choice of most suitable materials for their construction.

Marking Modern Times
Marking Modern Times

Author: Alexis McCrossen

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2013-05

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 022601486X

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In Marking Modern Times, Alexis McCrossen relates how the American preoccupation with time led people from across social classes to acquire watches and clocks, and expands our understanding of the ways we have standardized time and have made timekeepers serve as political, social, and cultural tools in a society that not merely values time, but regards access to it as a natural-born right.

Warman's American Clocks Field Guide
Warman's American Clocks Field Guide

Author: Robert W. Swedberg

Publisher: Krause Publications Incorporated

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 512

ISBN-13: 9780873497077

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This guide offers detailed photographs and current pricing information for grandfather, wall, classic, shelf and novelty clocks. It also features an overview of American clock types and a brief history of clock making.

Stretch
Stretch

Author: Donald L. Fennimore

Publisher: Winterthur Museum

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780912724706

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The story of the Staffordshire-born Stretch family of clockmakers; the clocks they made; and the important role they played in early 18th-century Philadelphia.

Complete Guide to Making Wooden Clocks, 3rd Edition
Complete Guide to Making Wooden Clocks, 3rd Edition

Author: John A. Nelson

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing

Published: 2018-07-10

Total Pages: 333

ISBN-13: 1607655365

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Plans for making 37 traditional, Shaker and contemporary clocks. Designs include grandfather clocks, mantel clocks, and desk clocks. Step-by-step photo tutorial for making a Shaker coffin-style clock. Projects include a color photo of the finished clock, measured drawings, and cut lists. Includes chapters on the history of clock making, clock components, and clock making basics.

How to Repair 20 American Clocks
How to Repair 20 American Clocks

Author: Steven G. Conover

Publisher:

Published: 2004-01-01

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 9780975257401

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The book describes and illustrates the complete repair of the movement, including time and strike functions, and where applicable, dial, hands, and case. Eighteen American striking clocks, one time-only wall clock with date function, and one electromechanical clock are included.