Domestic Clocks - American

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: N1627)
Price: £10.00

Bailey (C.H.): Two Hundred Years of American Clocks and Watches
O/P. 255 pages, 285 illustrations, 1975. An excellent survey of the wide range of American clocks and watches available, from the old and rare to the modern and affordable. A very good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K1388)
Price: £25.00

Distin (W.H.) & Bishop (R.): The American Clock
O/P. 359 pages, 661 photographs, 1st edition, 1976. A comprehensive pictorial survey of American clocks in the period 1723 to 1900, with a listing of 6153 American clockmakers. An excellent copy of a very useful reference book. With very good dust jacket, faded on the spine as usual. (Ref: K1125)
Price: £40.00

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

Hoopes (P.R.): Shop Records of Daniel Burnap Clockmaker
O/P. 188 pages, illus., number 594 of 1000 copies, 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. (Ref: K1552)
Price: £65.00

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 that 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 - 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. (Ref: N944)
Price: £100.00

Palmer (B.): A Treasury of American Clocks
O/P. 371 pages, 558 illustrations, 1st edition, 1967. A good, well illustrated survey to a wide range of American clocks. The book also includes a list of over 6,000 American clockmakers. A very good copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K1386)
Price: £20.00

Palmer (B.): A Treasury of American Clocks
O/P. 371 pages, 558 illustrations, 1st edition, 1967. A good, well illustrated survey to a wide range of American clocks. The book also includes a list of over 6,000 American clockmakers. A well used copy, covers marked. (Ref: K235)
Price: £15.00

Palmer (B.: The Book of American Clocks
O/P. 318 pages, 312 illustrations, 12th printing, 1974. A pictorial survey of American clocks and a few watches, plus a list of over 6000 American clock and watch makers. A good copy with dust jacket. (Ref: K1387)
Price: £20.00

Roberts (D.): Continental and American Skeleton Clocks
S/H. 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. A pristine second-hand copy with excellent dust jacket. (Ref: K1197)
Price: £35.00

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

Roberts (K.D.): The Contributions of Joseph Ives to Connecticut Clock Technology 1810 - 1862
O/P. 388 pages, 167 figures, 2nd edition 1988. 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 very good copy with dust jacket. (Ref: K1537)
Price: £45.00

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. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K1389)
Price: £20.00

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. Good copy with good dj. (Ref: K303)
Price: £25.00

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