File DRA/03/005 - Grandfather clocks: magazine cuttings, catalogues and notes

1 file of loose papers

Contains mainly illustrations of longcase clocks, but also includes the following: an article on John Harrosin from the staff magazine of the National Westminster Group (February 1976; a Mason and Sullivan catalogue of imported clock movements; F.W. Newman's catalogue of clock oils and cleaning fluids; The Mechanical Clock Industry in Great Britain: Questions and Answers for Manufacturers, Importers, Wholesalers, Retailers, a brochure by E. A. Millett Wood (1954); an excerpt from Howgrave-Graham's book on the Wells Clock; an article on the Tower of Big Ben from The People's Own Paper (n.d.), with a drawing of the inside of the tower; newspaper cuttings re. record prices for Tompion and Knibb clocks; price lists for clock parts and engraving services; and handwritten notes on practical aspects of clockmaking.

English