Antique American Clocks                 August 2022 

929.     $66

Early English Clocks, PG Dawson, CB Drover & DW Parkes, 1982.  Hardcover with dust jacket, 548 pages, mostly B&W photos. 

930.     $5

Horology Americana, L Dworetsky and R Dickstein, 1972.  Hardcover with dust jacket, 212 pages, color photos of early American clocks with discussions.   

931.      $40

Longcase Clocks and Standing Regulators, Tran Duy Ly, 1994.  Hardcover, 504 pages, B&W illustrations on tall case clocks from all major makers, American and European. 

932.     $6

The History of Clocks and Watches, E Bruton, 1989.  Hardcover with dust jacket, 288 pages with color and B&W photos, written for the nonspecialist.

933.     $37

British Longcase Clocks, D Roberts, 1990.  Oversize hardcover with dust jacket, 371 pages, color and B&W photos; $62 at Abe Books.

934.     $35

Elite Hall Clocks, Bawo & Dotter, David Warner, 1997.  Softcover, approx. 200 pages, B&W. A compendium of catalogs from Bawo & Dotter published by the Greater St. Louis Regional, Inc. (NAWCC).  Photos, instructions, parts.

935.     $21

American Clocks, Vol. 1, Tran Duy Ly, 1999.  Hardcover, 336 pages, B&W.  Essential general reference for American Clocks; especially useful for clocks not covered in other Ly books, like E Howard, Howard & Davis, Boston Clock Co., Chelsea, New York Standard, Parker & Whipple, Russell & Jones, Terry Clock Co., Waltham, and others.

936.     $11

Questions and Answers of and for the Clockmaking Profession, JG Baier, JL Tigner, ME Whitney, 1981. Softcover, 224 pages, published by the American Watchmakers Institute.  Basic information on clock maintenance and repair in a question-answer format. 

937.     $14

From Rags to Riches to Rags, The Story of Chauncey Jerome, CH Bailey, 1986.  Softcover, 132 pages, many B&W clock photos.  Published as NAWCC Bulletin Supplement #15.

938.     $17

Survey of American Clocks, Calendar Clocks, AH & DM Miller, 1973.  Hardcover with dust jacket, 159 pages with B&W photos.  An essential reference for calendar clock collectors, as many clocks not found in Ly’s book on calendar clocks are found here.  Dust jacket is faded and torn, some foxing to pages. 

939.     $17

The Clock Repair Primer, The Beginner’s Handbook, PE Balcomb, 1986.  Softcover, 151 pages. Initially published in serial form in the NAWCC Bulletin, 1985-1986.

928.     $136

The Frodshams, The Story of a Family of Chronometer Makers, V Mercer, 1981.  Hardcover with dust jacket, 451 pages, B&W photos and illustrations, part three of a trilogy on the great English chronometer makers (with the Dents and Arnolds); $245 at Abe Books. 

940.     $5

Miller’s Clocks & Barometers Buyer’s Guide, D Roberts, 1997.  Hardcover with dust jacket, 320 pages, B&W and color photos, an extensive catalog with prices.  Originally published in England. 

941.      $9

Two NAWCC Regional meeting brochures, 1974 Great Lakes Regional, 2004 Southern Ohio Regional. Softcovers, 20 pages, B&W photos and short descriptions.   

942.     $17

The Bracket Clock, D Roberts, 1982.  Hardcover with dust jacket, 190 pages, B&W photos. Dust jacket is faded.

 

943.     $17

Striking and Chiming Clocks, Their Working and repair, E Smith, 1995 (first published 1985). Hardcover with dust jacket and plastic cover, 192 pages, B&W photos. 

944.     $5

Victorian Clocks, R Good, 1996.  Hardcover with dust jacket, 207 pages, B&W photos and some color.  Carriage clocks, chronometers, mantel and table clocks, skeleton clocks, long-case clocks.

945.     $5

Clocks and Their Value, D de Carle, 1968.  Hardcover with dust jacket, 159 pages, B&W drawings. Mostly English clocks, focus on Tompion clocks.

946.     $31

Four books on clock repair: Practical Clock Repairing by D De Carle, 1968, hardcover with dust jacket, 244 pages; Clock Repairing as a Hobby, HC Kelly, 1972, softcover, 128 pages; The Clock Repairer’s Handbook, L Penman, 2010, softcover, 176 pages; Clocks and Clock Repairing, E Smith, 1988, softcover, 197 pages.

947.     $26

The Best of J.E. Coleman: Clockmaker, JE Coleman, 2002.  Hardcover, 536 pages, B&W photos. From his “Questions & Answers” and “Clockwise & Otherwise” columns published in the American Horologist & Jeweler.

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948.     $12

A Treasury of American Clocks, Brooks Palmer, 1972, copyright 1967.  Hardcover with dust jacket, 371 pages, many B&W photos.  A classic overview of all types of early American clocks.  An essential book for all collectors. Some wear and yellowing. 

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