BOOKS, PARTS, &
MISCELLANEOUS
JANUARY 2024


books

907.      $12

Old Clocks & Watches and Their Makers, F.J. Britten, 1971 (republished from the  1932 edition).  Hardcover with dust jacket, 891 pages with B&W photos and illustrations.  Some yellowing to the pages. A classic treatise on antique clocks and watches. 

 

908.      $5

A Treasury of American Clocks, Brooks Palmer, 1967.  Hardcover with dust jacket, 371 pages, B&W photos.  A good reference with many good photos. 

 

 

909.     $21

Indiana Silversmiths, Clockmakers, and Watchmakers, 1779-1900, Jerome Redfearn, 1984.  Hardcover, 271 pages with B&W photos and short biographies.

910.      $26

Grandfather Clocks and Their Cases, Brian Loomes, 1985.  Hardcover with dust jacket, 352 pages with B&W photos.  From the expert on English clocks.

 

911.       $5

Clocks & Watches, Willsberger & Toynbee, 1975.  Hardcover with dust jacket, several hundred pages of full-page color photos of the “world’s most beautiful timepieces” with brief descriptions and history.

912.      $1

Clocks & Watches, Eric Bruton, 1968.  Hardcover with dust jacket, 140 pages with B&W and color photos.  History.

915.      $20

The American Clock, Distin & Bishop, 1976.  Hardcover with dust jacket (worn), 359 pages, B&W and some color photos with descriptions and history.  A good reference, well worn.

913.      $20

Two Hundred Years of American Clocks & Watches, Chris Bailey, 1975.  Hardcover with dust jacket, 255 pages with B&W and color photos of early American clocks plus extensive descriptions of manufacturing history by one of America’s foremost experts on early American clocks. 

914.      $20

Survey of American Clocks: Calendar Clocks, Miller & Miller, 1973.  Hardcover with several Price Guides (1974, 1977), 159 pages with B&W photos and short descriptions and history.  Essential for calendar clock collectors.

 

918.      $65

Waterbury Clocks & Watches, Tran Duy Ly, 2001.  Hardcover, 584 pages with B&W photos and early catalog illustrations.  Essential reference.

 

916.      $10

Watches, Clutton & Daniels, 1979 (first published 1965).  Oversize hardcover with dust jacket, 305 pages with color plates.  Some yellowing to pages.  History of the mechanical watch, decorations, and technical aspects.  Belongs on your coffee table.  Technique and History of the Swiss Watch, E Jaquet and A Chapuis, 1970, first published 1953.  Oversize hardcover with dust jacket, 268 pages, B&W illustrations and photos, some color photos.  A history of the Swiss watch.  Both books for one money.  $10–$25.

 

917.      $25

Clocks, Tran Duy Ly, 1984.  Softcover, 239 pages, B&W early clock catalog images. Mr. Ly’s first effort.  Impressive.

921.      $26

Forestville Clockmakers, Roberts & Taylor, 1992.  Softcover, 176 pages with B&W photos and extensive historical descriptions.  An essential reference.  Signed by the authors.

919.      $25

150 Years of Electric Horology, Crum & Keller (NAWCC Chapter #125), 1992.  Softcover, 101 pages with B&W photos and history of electric clock manufacturers.  A useful reference.

920.     $30

Catalog of Mystery Clocks, Bob Holmes, 2006.  Spiral bound soft cover, 72 pages with color photos and brief descriptions.  Produced by NAWCC Buckeye Chapter #23.

924.     $13

Waterbury Clock Co. catalog reprints (3).  Three reprints of Waterbury clock catalogs from 1867 (Robert G. Spence Co., 132 pages), 1881 (American Reprints Co., 122 pages), and 1891 (Chris Bailey, 1982).

922.     $12

Three Supplements to the NAWCC Bulletin:  Winter 1973, “A survey history of the American spring driven clock, 1840-1860”, softcover, 102 pages, B&W photos.  Cover is marred.  Winter 1974, “The Priceless Possession Of A Few”, a brief history of the Gruen Watch Company, Eugene T. Fuller, softcover, 63 pages, B&W photos with descriptions of the Gruen Watch Company and their watches.  June 1980, “Heman Clark and the ‘Salem Bridge’ shelf clocks”, softcover, 104 pages with B&W photos and an extensive description of Salem Bridge clocks and clockmakers. 

 

923.     $17

Ingraham Co. clock catalog reprints (4).  Four reprints of Ingraham clock catalogs from 1860-1880 (Chris Bailey, 1979), 1880 (Ken Roberts, 1972), 1881-1886 (Chris Bailey, 1983), and 1885 (Chris Baily, 1983), all by the American Clock & Watch Museum, Bristol, CT. 

927.     $23

Seth Thomas Clock Co. catalog reprint.  Catalog reprint from 1863 with additions from 1864-1872 and tower clocks from 1874.  Chris Bailey, American Clock & Watch Museum, Bristol, CT and Ken Roberts Publishing, 1973; 68 pages.

925.     $18

Wm. L. Gilbert Clock Co. catalog reprints (2).  Two reprints of Gilbert Clock Co. catalogs from 1875 (Edward Ingraham, 1967, American Clock & Watch Museum) and 1881 (Chris Bailey, 1980, 193 pages, American Clock & Watch Museum).

926.     $18

Ithaca Calendar Clock Co. catalog reprints (3).  Three reprints of Ithaca Calendar Clock Co. catalogs from 1880 (Harold A Klock, 1964), 1888 (publisher not stated), and a booklet by George Snow. 

928.     $16

G. S. Lovell clock catalog and Restoration of Old American Brass Clocks, J.V. Darnall, 1972. An 1874 compilation of clocks from various manufacturers and sold by G. S. Lovell in Philadelphia, reprinted by Tran Duy Ly, Arlington Horology & Book Co.; a 28-page booklet by Darnell on the basics of brass clock repair and refurbishing.


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929.     $10

American Clocks, An Introduction, Tom Spittler, 2011.  Softcover, 130 pages with many color photos. A brief history of clockmaking in the United States including all the major manufacturers in the late 1800’s.  Recommended for new collectors and seasoned collectors who could use a review. 

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