Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World (1): v. 1 - Hardcover

Baillie, G.H.

9780719800405: Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World (1): v. 1

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0719800404 ISBN 13: 9780719800405

Publisher: Robert Hale Ltd, 1966

Containing over 36,000 entries, this reference book documents watchmakers and clockmakers throughout the world, from the earliest records of the 14th century to 1825. Localities and dates are given in each case, together with work in museums and collections and historical notes.

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Review:

"An extraordinary reference." --"Country Pleasures Magazine"

"An extraordinary reference." "Country Pleasures Magazine""

"The reference source for basic information about watch and clock makers." --Kovels on Antiques and Collectibles

"An extraordinary reference." --Country Pleasures Magazine

About the Author:

The late G.H. Baillie was a consulting engineer who was absorbed by the history and science of horology. He was a pioneer in compiling and publishing facts about past clockmakers and watchmakers. At one time he employed several people to uncover new details about them from various municipal archives, especially in Europe. Brian Loomes is today's best-known and most widely published author in the field of British antique clocks. He has written hundreds of articles and twenty-two books on the subject, including several which are used as standard works for collectors, dealers, museums and researchers throughout the world. A former professional genealogist his familiarity with source material has enabled him to undertake much original research into the lives of former clockmakers. As a dealer in clocks since the mid-1960s, he also has an understanding of the clocks themselves. He lives at Pateley Bridge in the Yorkshire Dales, where he and his wife run a specialist business dealing in antique clocks.

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