British Clockmakers Watchmakers Apprentice by Moore Dennis (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. British Clockmakers and Watchmakers Apprentice Records 1710-1810 Moore, Dennis Publisher: Mayfield Books, Ashbourne, 2003 ISBN: 9780954052546 Edition: First edition Format: Hardback, original colour-printed boards, no dust jacket as issued Pages: 367 Condition: Fine A fine copy in the original colour-printed boards, as issued without dust jacket. Boards bright, clean and strong with no bumping or wear to corners or spine ends. Binding firm and square. Pages clean and fresh throughout with no tanning, foxing, or soiling. No previous owner's marks, stamps, inscriptions, or stickers. A particularly well-preserved copy of a scarce title. An essential reference work for horological research, containing the apprenticeship details of over 14,000 clockmakers, watchmakers, and allied tradesmen extracted from tax records held at the Public Record Office. Entries are listed under both apprentice and master, covering members of the Clockmakers' Company, other London livery companies, and ? most significantly ? provincial names not previously published. An indispensable research tool for horologists, clock and watch historians, and genealogists tracing horological family connections.