Good Owner's Clock Guide - Hardcover

Moorhouse, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0719802806 ISBN 13: 9780719802805

Publisher: Robert Hale Ltd, 1999

Synopsis

Are you the owner of an antique or collectable clock, or are you likely to become an owner in the foreseeable future? If so, the "Good Owner's Clock Guide and Clock Logbook", consisting of two books packaged as one, gives guidance on all aspects of the safe operation, care and custodianship of domestic clocks and will provide an invaluable record. "The Good Owner's Clock Guide" gives the reader all the necessary information to enable him or her to make an accurate assessment of a clock's originality, condition and quality. Advice is given on restoration and repairers/restorers and there are useful tips on buying and selling clocks and initial pointers for research into the clock's maker and its overall history. As Eliot Isaacs says in his foreword, the average owner or collector, whilst appreciating a clock's artistic beauty and its value, 'often has insufficient knowledge to know when maintenance is required or to recognize when simple changes have been made, let alone be able to describe any repairs or other alterations in sufficient detail to be of help to future owners. This book sets out to be of help to remedy this state of affairs, and is long overdue'. "The Good Owner's Clock Logbook" will provide a full and permanent record of all aspects of a clock for all eventualities. It will prove invaluable for the owner for a wide diversity of purposes ranging from verification of provenance to information for insurance purposes, and will also be of great benefit if the clock is sold. "The Good Owner's Clock Guide and Clock Logbook" is unique in its presentation and format and is destined to become the clock owner's bible.

About this title

About the Author

John Moorhouse Bsc. PhD. Grad. B.H.I. was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire into a family of engineers. He has had a lifetime interest in the restoration of clocks and furniture. He graduated as a watchmaker, passing the examination of the British Horological Institute with merit. In 1995 he won the Julius Isaacs prize of the B.H.I. for the best practical piece submitted in recent years in all grades of student. Dr Moorhouse is a professional restorer of antique clocks and watches, and a registered silversmith. He lives in the West Midlands.

Edition details

• Publisher: Robert Hale Ltd
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0719802806
• ISBN 13: 9780719802805
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224