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EVA/04/015 · File · 1980–2010
Part of EVANS, JEREMY

Includes correspondence, copies of watch databases, transcripts and copies of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century newspapers, photocopies of journal articles, cutouts and photocopies of catalogue listings, and photographs.

SHE/09/003 · File · 1928–1991
Part of SHENTON, ALAN AND RITA

Album containing the complete series of 25 cards. Purchased from The Good Olde Days shop in Brighton. Also includes a letter from the seller, a photocopy of "An Unusual Collection", an article about the cigarette cards published in Antique Clocks vol. 11 no. 10 (March 1989), and of a press cutting about books on sundials.

CAS/02/045 · File · 1961
Part of CASTLE, JOHN

Includes "The Accutron: the world's first electronic watch" (Horological Journal 1961), typescript of "The watch of to-morrow", list of the Horstmann collection of antique watches, and two photographs.

ALL/01/028 · File · 1983–2002
Part of ALLIX, CHARLES

Originally untitled, this file contains correspondence, photographs, postcards, notes, catalogue extracts etc. mainly relating to various clocks and watches and their sales. Includes: Delander watch no. 298; a spring balance clock and alarm in a solid rosewood case delivered to the Duke of Leinster in 1826; month–going longcase clock by David Lestourgeon; striking bracket clock by Edward East; Tompion longcase clock.

SHE/06/004 · File · 1951–1986
Part of SHENTON, ALAN AND RITA

Includes Ray-o-Vac, Duracell, Seiko, Renata, Exide, etc. Most undated. Includes an article from an unidentified publication, in French and English, on watch batteries, no. 403 of Southern Watch and Clock Supplies Ltd News, and a photocopy of the United States Patent Office patent for alkaline dry cell (1951).

WAR/03/020 · File · 1978
Part of WARD, FRANK

Handwritten. Also includes a typescript letter from the Museum of the History of Science, Oxford, regarding Dr Ward's request for a photograph (not included), and the Museum's postcard showing a Roman vertical disc dial c.250 AD.

WAD/01/K/009 · File · 1980 Nov
Part of WADSWORTH, FRANCIS

Original article about a watch and chatelaine from the Devonshire Collection, from The Antique Dealer and Collectors' Guide (November 1980), p. 98. Includes issue cover.

SHE/01/001 · File · 1799
Part of SHENTON, ALAN AND RITA

Original volume, 445 pages. Full title: Transactions of the Society instituted at London for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce (London). Includes chapters on: Premiums offered in 1799, Papers in agriculture, Papers in polite arts, Papers in Mechanicks, Paper in colonies and trade, Rewards bestowed, Presents received, Catalogue of models and machines, List of officers, List of members, and Index.

ALL/01/025 · File · 1976–2001
Part of ALLIX, CHARLES

Includes correspondence with the Science Museum and other institutions and individuals; copies of the article on "Some Notes on the History of Machine Watchmaking" by Prof. D.S. Torrens (1947); extracts from sales catalogues; notes and correspondence relating to clockmaking tools, and photographs.

WAD/01/R/019 · File · 1979 Sep
Part of WADSWORTH, FRANCIS

Two copies of an original article about price rises of antique clocks from The Antique Dealer and Collectors' Guide (September 1979), p. 88.

"Time off with clocks"
WAD/01/01/047 · File · 1977
Part of WADSWORTH, FRANCIS

Original article about clocks at Zaanse Schans museum from Holland Herald, vol. 12 no. 2 (1977), pp. 33–35.

CAS/01/001 · File · 1946–1949
Part of CASTLE, JOHN

Notebook, 47 pages, containing John W. Castle's handwritten notes, mostly on individual clocks, and some drawings. A signed note on inside cover reads "The notes in this book represent hours of research in museums and libraries all over England and half Europe".