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- 1932 and n.d. (Creation)
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1 file of loose papers
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Mostly cut out from journals and other publications. Includes: Niehus Brothers, Bristol (Vulcan demagnetiser and Fluoron hard soldering solution); R&J Dick Limited (Dickropebooklet); James Cooke & Son, Birmingham (dial manufacturers); Jos. Koepfer & Söhne, Baden; The Synchronome Company (automatic switch); Brooks, Tottenham (wheel cutter); G.H. Lister, Nottingham (clock manufacturer and wheel and pinion cutter); Wellington & Ward Ltd., Elstree (Seltona collodion self-toning paper); O. Comitti & Son Ltd, London (mining instruments including air gauge, hygrometer, thermometer, barometer and aneroid); Western Clock Co., La Salle-Pery, Ill., USA (Westclox); W. Jeacock, London (dial engraver); Davis and Timmins Ltd products (screws, nuts, washers, aircraft parts); the Orchestra Gong by unidentified manufacturer; the Hamburg-American Clock Factory, Schramberg (Pistos: The New 14 Day Half Hour Striking movement No. 63 for Bracket- and for Wall-Clocks); a series of machines by unidentified manufacturer (Automatic Wheel Cutting Machine R; Wheel Topping Machine H, Wheel Polishing Machine F, Automatic Pinion Cutting Machine J, Pinion Polishing Machine T, Machine for winding up springs Z, Hand Pinion Cutting Machine, Cutter Gringer X, Universal Wheel Cutting Machine K, Automatic Worm Milling Machine W); clockworks price list by unidentified manufacturer. Also includes a clockworks diagram and description from an incomplete "The Artificial Clockmaker" article from The Dial; an article on “Movement of the Shell-Mex Clock” by Gillett And Johnston from The Engineer (7 October 1932); Peerless”, a page from an unidentified publication showing suspension of tubular bells and movement of an unidentified clock; and publication advertisements for the new revised editions of Britten's Old Clocks and Watches*.
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Mostly English, some German and French