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Albright (F.P.): Johann Ludwig Eberhardt and his Salem Clocks
O/P. 160 pages, 51 figures, 1978. The life, times and work of Johann Ludwig Eberhardt who arrived in Salem, North Carolina from Germany in 1799. The movements and cases of over 30 clocks are described and Eberhardt features identified. A very good copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K1551)
Price: £15.00

American Clock & Watch Museum: The Timepiece Journal volume 1, No. 7
O/P. [24 pages], illus., Summer 1978. This issue of the Journal contains Historical Sketches of the Town of Bristol, first published in 1872 and mentioning several clockmaking concerns, and reproduces the Prospectus of the Kennedy Electric Clock Company first published in 1869. Good copy, card covers. (Ref: K1271)
Price: £3.00

Anon: American Clock & Watch Catalogues
O/P. A 1960's reprint of catalogues issued by three American wholesalers of clocks and watches:
S.F. Myers & Co., New York; a 27 page illustrated and priced catalogue, issued in 1884 showing American clocks as well as American and Swiss chronographs.
Clapp & Davis, Chicago; a 27 page illustrated and priced catalogue, issued in 1886 showing American clocks.
A. C. Becken, Chicago; a 28 page illustrated and priced catalogue, issued in 1896 showing American watches including a bicycle watch by the New York Standard Watch Company.
All 3 reprints bound together, card covers. (Ref: K1627)
Price: £10.00

[Ansonia]: The Ansonia Clock Company Catalogue 1894
NEW. 168 pages, illustrated, a modern facsimile reprint. A useful guide to Ansonia clocks being sold in 1894 when the company had offices in New York, Chicago and London. The catalogue illustrates alarm clocks, carriage, mantel and table clocks, wall clocks and tallcase clocks as well as marble clocks, other clocks, bronzes and candelabra. Every item is priced, many under 10 US dollars! Card covers. (Ref: N721)
Price: £15.00

[Ansonia]: The Ansonia Clock Company Catalogue1906 - 1907
NEW. 213 pages, a facsimile reprint published in 1988. A useful guide to Ansonia clocks being sold in 1906 when the company had offices in New York, Chicago and London. The catalogue illustrates alarm clocks, carriage, mantel and table clocks, wall clocks and tallcase clocks as well as marble clocks, other clocks, bronzes and candelabra. Every item is priced, many under 10 US dollars! Card covers. (Ref: N1422)
Price: £15.00

Ball (R.W.D.): American Shelf and Wall Clocks: A Pictorial History for Collectors
NEW. 272 pages, illustrated, 2nd edition, 1999. An important historical guide illustrated by photographs of over 1250 American wall and shelf clocks, each with a detailed description. With price guide and dust jacket. (Ref: P1886)
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Price: £55.00

Eckhardt (G.H.): Pennsylvania Clocks and Clockmakers
O/P. 229 pages, illus., an undated reprint of a book first published in 1955. A good book on Pennsylvania clocks with a detailed list of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania makers. The book also contains the music and words of Henry Clay Work's famous song "Grand-father's Clock" and a sequel to it. With poor dust jacket. (Ref: K1071)
Price: £15.00

Hohmann (F.L.) : Timeless Masterpiece American Brass Dial Clocks
NEW. 376 pages, over 500 colour photographs, 2009. An excellent and beautifully illustrated new book about the finest early American clocks from the colonial period to the early Republic, (i.e. from about 1720 to 1785). The book opens with essays on Clocks and Society, Clockmaking in Eighteenth-Century America, Clocks and Clock Shops, and Clock Cases in the American Colonies, followed by descriptions and illustration of 100 fine clocks and biographies of their makers. The clocks illustrated are mainly tallcase clocks, the remainder are spring driven bracket clocks and weight driven clocks for shelf or pedestal. With dust jacket. (Ref: N2156)
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Price: £80.00

Hoopes (P.R.): Shop Records of Daniel Burnap Clockmaker
O/P. 188 pages, illus., 1958. Daniel Burnap worked in East Windsor, Connecticut from about 1779 to 1805. Burnap is one of the few clockmakers whose records still exist so this book gives a good insight into the life and times of a successful late 18th century American clockmaker. A good copy with one bruised corner. (Ref: K1552)
Price: £80.00

James (A.E.): Chester County Clocks and their Makers
O/P. 222 pages, illustrated, signed by author, 2nd edition, 1976. A very detailed study of the clockmakers of Chester County, Pennsylvania, who were working before 1840, and their clocks. A good copy without dust jacket. (Ref: K1391)
Price: £22.00

Jerome (C.): History of the American Clock Business for the Past Sixty Years, and Life of Chauncey Jerome
O/P. 144 pages plus index, portrait, 2001. An exact reproduction of Chauney Jerome's book first published in 1860. By 1850 Jerome had built up a clock business annually producing more than half of the clocks made in the entire United States. Six years later his empire crumbled leaving him penniless. A very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K1804)
Price: £10.00

Ly (Tran Duy): American Clocks Volume 1
NEW. 336 pages, 1159 illustrations, 2nd edition, 1999, with price update for 2005. This well illustrated volume features nineteen clock companies including Ansonia, Chelsea, Gilbert, Howard, Ingraham, Ithaca, Kroeber, New Haven, Seth Thomas, Waltham, Waterbury, and Welch. The book has an historical essay on each company, illustrations of their products from their sales catalogues, tips for collectors and a good index. Hardback. (Ref: N941)
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Price: £45.00

Ly (Tran Duy): American Clocks Volume 2
NEW. 336 pages, 1032 illustrations, revised edition, 1995, with price update for 2000. This addition to American Clocks includes illustrations from original factory catalogues and does not repeat the information given in volume 1. There is a special section on self-winding clocks, commencing with the history of the Self Winding Clock Company followed by information about their products. The book also has sections on batteryelectric clocks by Poole, Landis, Howard and others. Hardback. (Ref: N942)
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Price: £40.00

Ly (Tran Duy): American Clocks Volume 3
NEW. 352 pages, 992 illustrations, with price guide, 2002. This book does not include any information given in the earlier two volumes and includes the early manufactured clocks. The first section of the book discusses clocks by type and includes Beehive, Column & Cornice, Cottage, Pillar & Scroll, Steeple, Torsion Pendulum, Wagon Spring, etc. The second section illustrates clocks by the Ball Watch Company, Lux, Keebler and Westclox. Hardback. (Ref: N943)
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Price: £45.00

Ly (Tran Duy): American Clocks - the set of volumes 1, 2 and 3 at a special price
NEW. The 3 volumes are a self-contained reference library to American clocks.

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(Ref: N944)
Price: £100.00

Ly (Tran Duy): Ansonia Clocks & Watches
NEW. 746 pages, over 3000 illustrations, 2nd edition, 1998. A brief history of the Ansonia Company from its inception in 1850 to its demise in 1930 plus a wealth of illustrations of Ansonia clocks taken from original catalogues with dates where known. The illustrations are grouped by clock type for ease of reference. The book is hardback and comes with a 2004 price guide (paper covers). An essential book for Ansonia enthusiasts. (Ref: N1394)
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Price: £59.50

Roberts (D.): Continental and American Skeleton Clocks
NEW. 247 pages, well illustrated, 1989. A good book about European and American skeleton clocks. This and Roberts' book Skeleton Clocks, Britain 1800 - 1914 are the definitive works about this type of clock. With dust jacket. (Ref: N255)
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Price: £59.95

Roberts (D.): Precision Pendulum Clocks - France, Germany, America and Recent Advancements
NEW. 288 pages, profusely illustrated, 2004. The third and final book in Derek Roberts' excellent series on precision clocks. This volume includes the work of Berthoud, Janvier, Robin, Breguet, Lepine, Riefler and Strasser & Rohde amongst the European makers plus Seth Thomas, Charles Fasoldt and William Bond and other American makers. The final chapters on the 20th century concentrate on the work of Fedchenko, Professor Hall and Phillip Woodward. All 3 books in the series are essential reading. With dust jacket. (Ref: N432)
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Price: £79.95

Roberts (K.D.): The Contributions of Joseph Ives to Connecticut Clock Technology 1810 - 1862
O/P. 338 pages, 102 figures, 1st edition 1970. An important and well researched study of the important developments in clockmaking, achieved during the first half of the 19th century, by Joseph Ives and his contemporaries in Bristol, Connecticut. A good copy. (Ref: K1536)
Price: £30.00

Spittler (S.L.), Spittler (T.J.) & Bailey (C.H.): American Clockmakers and Watchmakers
NEW. 336 pages, 2000. A comprehensive and well researched publication listing the individuals and firms involved in making America's clocks and watches. This book is an essential research tool as the listing contains many names not previously included in any list of American makers. (Ref: N621)
Price: £27.00

Swedberg (R.W.) & Swedberg (H.): American Clocks and Clockmakers
O/P. 179 pages, illustrated, 1989. A guide to American clocks illustrating over 350 examples from well known makers such as Eli Terry, Seth Thomas, Ansonia, Waterbury, New Haven, etc. Card covers, corners bruised. (Ref: K1658)
Price: £10.00

Tyler (E.J.): American Clocks for the Collector
O/P. 209 pages, illus., 1981 A very good introduction to the wealth of affordable American clocks still to be found in America and Europe. With dust jacket. (Ref: K373)
Price: £20.00

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