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Stuart (S.): Clockmaking in the Lancaster Region
O/P. 28 pages, 4 plates, circa 1985. This study investigates the export of clocks and clocks cases from Lancaster as well as the movement of clockmakers to and from Lancaster. The influence of Gillows on local case making is also investigated. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K482 - BX10) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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Symonds (R.W.): Thomas Tompion His Life and Work
O/P. 320 pages, 4 colour plates, 272 b&w plates, 2 folding plates, 1st edition 1951. Every enthusiast needs a copy of this book about England's most famous clock and watch maker. The original edition is so much nicer than the reprint, and the photographs are sharper. A good copy, cloth a bit worn, one bruised corner, edge of page block a little stained, dust jacket worn. (Ref: K2061 - L3) in stock.
Price: £65.00 |
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 | Tebbutt (L.): Stamford Clocks & Watches
O/P. 173 pages, 106 figures, signed by author, 1975. Copy number 378 of a limited edition of 500. A scarce and useful contribution to knowledge of regional clock & watch making and repairing. A good copy. Card covers, rear cover creased. (Ref: K2780 - Q1) in stock.
Price: £95.00 |
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Terry (W.N.): Exhibition of Early Clocks and Watches
O/P. 18 pages, illus., 1966. This exhibition was held in Northampton in 1966 and the catalogue is useful for the listing of Northamptonshire clock and watch makers. A good copy, card covers (covers creased and front cover rubbed). Card covers. (Ref: K483 - W3) in stock.
Price: £20.00 |
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 | Turner (A.): John Carte on Horology and Cosmology
NEW. 93 pages, 21 illustrations, 2014. A transcription, with introduction and notes, of a manuscript written by Carte and now in the Bodleian Library. The book includes a biography of Carte and also of Samuel Watson to whom he was apprenticed with a list of all their known works (many of them illustrated). Card covers. (Ref: N3667) in stock.
Price: £25.00 |
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Turner (A.J.): New Light on George Margetts
O/P. 16 pages, 8 figs., 1971. A biography of clock, watch and chronometer maker George Margetts, a serious attempt to distinguish between fact and supposition. Reprinted from Antiquarian Horology. Very good copy, card covers.
* Was £15.00, now on special offer at £10.00 *
(Ref: K4758 - BX10) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
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 | Tyler (E.J.): The Clockmakers of Hertfordshire
NEW. 40 pages, 1997. A simple alphabetical list of makers with a listing by town and village. The only such listing for this county. Soft covers. (Ref: N306) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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 | Tyler (E.J.): The Clockmakers of Sussex
NEW. 40 pages, illus., circa 1988. A useful list of clock and watch makers, with lots of biographical information. The only book about this county and now hard to find. Card covers. Old stock discovered at the back of the store room, still in new condition! (Ref: N2872) in stock.
Price: £27.00 |
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 | Vost (J.): Channel Islands Clockmakers 1680 - 1830
NEW. 66 pages, 2012. This new book contains the most up to date listing, with biographical information, of Guernsey & Jersey clockmakers and contains a lot of new research. This is a significant improvement on the information in Tribe & Whatmoor's book Dorset Clocks and Clockmakers published in 1981. Card covers. (Ref: N2769) in stock.
Price: £14.50 |
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Walker (J.E.S.): Hull and East Riding Clocks
O/P. 96 pages, illus., 1982. This exhibition catalogue includes a directory of makers for Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire before 1900. Good copy, card covers. (Ref: K318 - D2) in stock.
Price: £3.00 |
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Ward (R.A.H.): A Watchmaker's Pocket Book
O/P. 5 pages, 1971. A report, in a volume of Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire & Cheshire, on the discovery of the pocket book of Richard Wright, a Lancashire watch movement maker, containing accounts and other entries covering the years 1713 to 1756. Ward, an out-worker, did work for several London makers including Ellicott and Windmills. Wright was probably resident in or near to Great Sankey, a township near Warrington. Very good copy. (Ref: K3520 - N1) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
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Waters (I.): Chepstow Clock and Watch Makers
O/P. 31pages, [20 illustrations], 1980. A useful listing of Chepstow clock and watch makers with addresses and working dates where known. This booklet is now very hard to find. A very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K2402 - BX7) in stock.
Price: £9.00 |
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Waters (I.): Chepstow Clock and Watchmakers
O/P. 15 pages, 3 illustrations, 1978. A useful listing of Chepstow clock and watch makers with addresses and working dates where known. This booklet is now very hard to find. A good copy, card covers. (Ref: K1521 - BX13) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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Watson (H. F.): Grantham Clock and Watch Making
O/P. [ 40p ], illus., 1988. A descriptive catalogue of an exhibition of clocks and watches made in Grantham with details about their makers. A very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K2379 - BX9) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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Watts (M.J.) & Watts (C.T.): The Burton Family of Clockmakers
O/P. Pages 83 - 91, 1 figure (a family tree), 1981. A well researched paper contained in a volume of the Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society. Members of the Burton family worked at Skipton, Kendal, Hawkshead, Whitehaven, Ulverston and Southshields. A very good copy, hardback. (Ref: K2358 - F2) in stock.
Price: £20.00 |
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 | White (I.): Watch and Clock Makers in the City of Bath
O/P. 159 pages, more than 60 b&w illustrations, 1996. A history of clock and watch making in Bath from 1700 to 1900, with a detailed listing and information about all known Bath makers and examples of their work. Only 250 copies of this book were printed and it is now very hard to find. A very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K955 - G3) in stock.
Price: £95.00 |
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Whitelock (B.): Timepieces of Newcastle
O/P. 66 pages, illustrated, 1992. A book about the public clocks in Newcastle upon Tyne, plus notes on some of the clockmakers and a few sundials. A very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K2094 - C3) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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 | Wilbourn (A.S.H.) & Ellis (R.): Lincolnshire Clock, Watch and Barometer Makers
O/P. 196 pages, 45 plates, 2001. This book contains a lot of research hence it has a very good list of Lincolnshire makers listed alphabetically and by place. There are interesting sections on Lincolnshire clock case makers, regional stylistic features of longcases and clockmakers' wills. A very useful addition to the regional literature as nothing else exists for the county. A new copy (old stock) of the soft covers edition, still in publishers shrink wrap. (Ref: N324) in stock.
Price: £55.00 |
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Wolfendale (A.): Harrison in the Abbey
O/P. 78 pages, illustrated, 2006. A book published in honour of John Harrison on the occasion of the unveiling of his memorial in Westminster Abbey, London on 24 March 2006. The book contains articles on John Harrison, his work and its significance, as well as articles on the Abbey, the memorial itself, and the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers. A fine copy, card covers. (Ref: K3586 - J1) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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