Book 755 – Lot of 4 watch and clock books

Description

Up for auction are 4 watch and clock books:
E.N. Welch Clocks Catalog of 1900
,
New England Clocks and Watches
,
Clocks and Watches
, and
New England Clocks at Old Sturbridge Village
2
nd
Edition.
This lot includes:
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E. N. Welch Clock Catalog of 1900
. Elisha Niles Welch, a financial entrepreneur was able to acquire control of three failing clock factories in the late 1850’s. These he combined into one factory, the E. N. Welsh Manufacturing Company, incorporated in 1864, and for nearly thirty years was the largest clockmaker in the territory. This is a reprint of the 1900 catalog. The catalog contains around 60 clocks with a price list. 64 pages. Soft cover. Mint condition.
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New England Clocks and Watches
. Published by the NAWCC. Not the least of our heritage from New England’s past are its instruments of time measurement. It is to these that the NAWCC paid tribute at the 15
th
Annual Convention of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors held at Swampscott, May 7
th
, 8
th
and 9
th
1959. The clocks and watches illustrated do not necessarily represent examples of outstanding case design, but the mechanisms hidden within the assembled instruments show interesting or unique features which demonstrate the natural Yankee skill in utilizing that which was readily available. 32 pages. Soft cover. Good condition.
·
Clocks and Watches
by Colin A. Ronan. This book covers the history of timekeeping from the beginning of humanity all the way up to the 1960s. Everything from sundials to tower clocks to wrist watches to how escapements work is included. 64 pages. Copyright 1971. Soft cover. Good condition.
New England Clocks at Old Sturbridge Village
2
nd
Edition by Amos G. Avery. This book displays the New England-made clocks donated by the late Mr. J. Cheney Wells to Old Sturbridge village in Massachusetts. Copyright 1966. Soft cover. Excellent condition EXCEPT there is a tear in the back cover and several of the pages. – Book 755