“BRITTEN’S OLD CLOCKS & WATCHES and THEIR MAKERS” NINTH EDITION. 699 PAGES

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HIS AUCTION IS FOR “BRITTEN’S OLD CLOCKS & WATCHES and THEIR MAKERS” NINTH EDITION
THE ORIGINS OF THIS CONSOLIDATED TOME TRACE BACK TO FREDERICK JAMES BRITTEN’S (1843-1913) SEPARATE PUBLICATIONS:
FORMER CLOCK AND WATCHMAKERS AND THEIR WORK (1894)
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OLD CLOCKS AND WATCHES AND THEIR MAKERS (1899)
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AT AGE 30, BRITTEN WAS APPOINTED SECRETARY OF THE BRITISH HOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE IN 1872, WHICH WAS CREATED IN 1858. THE B. H. I. HAD MULTIPLE PURPOSES. ONE PURPOSE WAS TO “INSTRUCT IN THE SCIENCE OF HOROLOGY”. HE WAS, BY TRADE, AN ACCOMPLISHED DRAFTSMAN. IN 1878 HE PUBLISHED
WATCH AND CLOCKMAKER’S HANDBOOK:DICTIONARY AND GUIDE
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THE BOOK IN THIS AUCTION IS 699 PAGES. THERE ARE 9 CHAPTERS; 3 APPENDICES; GLOSSARY; 39 LINE DRAWINGS; AND 208 ILLUSTRATIONS. THE PAGES ARE 9 1/4” x 12 1/4”, AND THE BOOK IS 2 1/8” THICK.
THE THEMES AND CONTENT OF THE CHAPTERS ARE:
I.
COUNTING THE HOURS; FROM THE BEGINNING TO 1550.
II.
THE AGE OF DECORATION-- CLOCKS 1550 TO 1657;       WATCHES 1550 TO 1675; THE GUILDS.
III.
COUNTING THE MINUTES; THE INVENTION OF THE PENDULUM AND BALANCE SPRING.
IV.
ENGLISH SUPREMACY CIRCA 1660 TO 1750.
V.
COUNTING THE SECONDS 1750 TO 1830.
VI.
DEVELOPMENTS SINCE 1830.
VII.
FRENCH CLOCKS
VIII.
NATIONAL STYLES
IX.
ALARM, STRIKING, AND REPEATING MECHANISMS
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