Iron moon. Moon scenes: sailing ship, ruined abbey.
Main dial: strange blue and mauve flowers corners on dark yellow ochre background; rapidly painted cottage in breakarch.
Main dial: breakarch moon, A. Bell type; silver leaf underlay for houses corners; maps in hemispheres.
Main dial: breakarch moon, A. Bell type; silver leaf underlay for houses corners; maps in hemispheres.
Main dial: eight-day two-train, silvered and engraved foliage centre, interim markings, curious brass inner date ring and chapter ring, large Arabic minute numerals, engraved seconds on dial centre; head with slightly Chippendale foliage spandrels.
Main dial: eight-day, two-train, by either Thomas (1728-55) or Joseph (1772). Matted centre, square date aperture, separate seconds ring, inside chapter ring markings, interim markings; head and foliage spandrels; applied engraved boss in breakarch with winged king catching flies; "Tempus Fugit" motto; chevron engraving at edge of boss; dolphin spandrels in breakarch, "No 1154" engraved on dial.
Moon dial with one moon face and one bird; navy blue background with stars and a comet.
Main dial: eight-day, two-train arched dial with moon, engraved and silvered dial centre with view, square date aperture, seconds with compass parts on dial centre, bead on outside edge of dial plate; spandrels head with Chippendale-style foliage; shells engraved on hemispheres; applied piece with tide as well as moons age on arch; painted moon with stars on dark blue background; moon has pleasant face.
Main dial: eight-day two-train square dial with 12 o'clock moon, painted centre, shaped date aperture, age of moon painted on moon dial edge (12 o'clock moons are rare with painted centres).
Main dial: bronze powder background to cottages and windmills corners; zinc moon dial. Hemispheres: churches in humps.
Iron moon dial. Moon scenes: landscapes, one with lake.
Main dial: cream background; anemone, morning glory and gold flowers corners; grapes, pears and blue flowers centre.
Main dial: Paisley-style corners, very bright cream background; large motif dial centre. All very unusual.
Main dial: arched automata; cottage with standing figure corners; cut-out grotto and castle in breakarch, nice colours; rocking ship.
Moon scenes: sailing ship; cottage with trees and people.
Moon dial faces: penny moon face. Moon scene: pleasant waterside scene, painted near Manchester.
Main dial: 30-hour, two-train square dial with penny moon. Well painted, large cherub head spandrels, engraving by good engraver, probably Lancashire (see Colin Brown, The Clockmakers of Llanrwst, p. 73: illustration has the same small boat, but semicircular aperture for moons date and date of month); supercilious bird, Dutch-style chapter ring.
Main dial: houses and abbeys corners, bright blue sky into some pin; boy fishing in breakarch. Bright colours, thin paint.
Main dial: arched automata; abbeys in corners; fort with flag on left, grotto on right in breakarch; well painted background to ship.
Main dial: man with gun hunting in breakarch, very crude.
Main dial: breakarch moon pale face. "Not restored by me, photo not taken by us".
Main dial: four apostles corners; Last Supper breakarch; gold band. Large dial.
Main dial: rocking ship with grotto; cottages corners; bright colours; number on false plate.
Main dial: blue flowers corners; one bird centre. Difficult to date (lots of Wellses at Shipton). This slide has not been digitised.
Main dial: large gesso oval corners; large Arabic, slender Romans, moon with starry sky.
Main dial: very bad previous restoration; breakarch moon, moon very dirty and discoloured; gesso-framed corners, motifs not looking original. Hemispheres: maps, awful.
Unmarked spare moon dial, silvered edge. Reasonable but damaged. Moon dial faces: rather crude, brush strokes visible. Moon scenes: mountain with cattle, lakeside with cattle and tree.
Main dial: boy with dog in breakarch, some gold in corners, generally bright corners. False plate: sheet iron.
Main dial: three Apostles and Mary Magdalene corners; nativity scene breakarch, copy of painting? Dates in reverse on dial.
Main dial: interim motifs, square date aperture, head spandrels, large bell.
Main dial: square, interim markings, very engraved centre, ringed winding holes and date aperture.
Main dial: eight-day two-train arched dial with moon, very heavily engraved, matted centre with basket of flowers and funny bird; four-screw visible chapter ring with centre date, interim markings. Rest of dial very unusual: painted, probably on brass. Naked boys in corners (top) representing science, lower corners clothed figures representing religion and art. Entire painted globes on stands in hemispheres, painted moon dial, probably silvered edge.
Main dial: rocking ship automata.
Main dial: gold floral corners; lady with dog in breakarch; pear and plum centre.
Painted edge moon dial, unusual 1 1/2 numerals. Moon dial faces: nice. Moon scenes: landscape with horseman and lake.
Images of dials made by Liverpool makers: Samuel Hunt and Poston & Woolnough.
Moon faces: very pursed lips, arched eyebrows. Moon scenes: auxiliary ship at sea with tower at night; windmill with three sails, mill wheel against building.
Moon faces: serious, long-nosed. Moon scenes: man fishing with woman, very still trees; church with two figures.
Main dial: four seasons, pink background corners, gesso framed; gesso flowers dial centre; hand-done funny maps, stub foot on moon, long feet on dial.
Main dial: four seasons, gesso outer edge only; centre painting "Death of Nelson", unusual Manchester-style maps. Museum piece.
Main dial: four seasons, gesso outer edge only; centre painting "Death of Nelson", unusual Manchester-style maps. Museum piece.
Main dial: gold leaf under orange in corners; pink roses centre, repainted.
Moon faces: one Prussian blue, rather sour expression. Moon scenes: cottage with ladder, trees and birds on heap; flat bridge, two men on it over water, ship in distance; painting a bit crude.
Main dial: possible Foster dial; has trade card (see 1994); bright colours, iron moon.
Moon faces: long-nosed.
Moon faces: rather long nose , a bit pensive. Moon scenes: bright, positive painting, typical Manchester style; two land scenes with water.
Main dial: round, eight-day, no decoration; square-ended date aperture and winding holes, dot gilded. This maker used Osbourne for a dial.
Main dial: pretty lady type; looks later than 1817. Well-painted, long-necked, stylish four-season ladies. Hemispheres: maps, USA on the left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: sheet iron.
Brass moon dial, reasonable condition. Moon scenes: ship at sea; church with tree. Moon faces: round, pop-eyed, reddish nose, pink cheeks.
Moon faces: pensive. Moon scenes: ship at sea; cottage.
Main dial: roses and carnations corners, girl in fat low oval in breakarch, gold surround and scroll breakarch. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: pretty lady type, four-seasons corners, gold edges, four long feet, thin iron moon. Hemispheres: cut-off maps.
Main dial: eight-day arched, large dial, gold with pink and red roses, floral corners, green background to smaller roses; stag and horn below centre; well-painted archer in breakarch.
Main dial: floral corners, gold background to shells in corners, and green with red roses: heavy appearance. Hemispheres: gold flowers in humps. False plate: not sent.
Main dial: blue background, gold leaf black-shadowed numbers, pink roses corners; basket of flowers breakarch.
Brass moon dial. Moon faces: very pink, rough surface due to cracking, small eyes, red nose, very pink cheeks. Moon scenes: lakeside with tall white house and standing figure; ruin with tree and standing figure.
Main dial: roses and carnations corners, girl in fat low oval in breakarch, gold surround and scroll breakarch. False plate: cast iron.
Brass moon dial. Moon faces: very round faces, red-nosed, red-cheeked pink face, pleasant expression. Moon scenes: ship at sea; cottage and standing figure.
Moon faces: slightly round-eyed, faintly red nose. Moon scenes: tall house with red roof; church with red roof and tall tree. Photo of moon damaged in processing so photo is before restoration.
Main dial: roses on green background with some red and gold in corners; breakarch scene with little girl in red.
Main dial: crude fan corners, green and gold; two birds and roses dial centre, flower on moon post. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: black with carnations and roses top, auriculas bottom, gold rest of corner with roses. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: unmarked, sheet iron.
Main dial: floral corners, red on gold corners with gold flowers; wide decorated garlands on humps, mental band on humps. False plate: cast iron.
Moon faces: pop eyes. Moon scenes: ship, only partly sails set; cottage with standing figure.
Brass moon dial. Moon faces: very round-eyed, red-nosed, serious expression. Moon scenes: ship at sea by shoreline with castle; house with red roof and a man with dog.
Moon faces: usual round-eyed. Moon scenes: ship with no sails set; church with red roof and tower.
Main dial: eight-day arched plain. False plate: cast iron, unusual as bowed.
Main dial: Crystal Palace breakarch; gold background shells in corners. False plate: red back paint.
Iron moon dial. Moon faces: slightly pop-eyed, red cheeks. Moon scenes: ship at sea; house with red roof.
Main dial: luminous green base corners, birds centre. A very late dial from this firm, very bright D34 on back.
Moon faces: serious, purse lips. Moon scenes: ship at sea; buildings by lake and waterfall, nice painting.
Main dial: pretty ladies, very nice, false winding holes, lots of gold leaf, birds centre.
Moon is original crude painting, unusual strong sky and clouds.
Main dial: cream; orange red carnations corner; bright bird and rose centre, gold band and framing. False plate: J281 on back.
Main dial: off-white, garland corners at bottom of dial, fully painted centre sign and 11 on back of dial (image 1845a). Hemispheres: maps identical to 1001.
Main dial: gold centre band, lady and lion with donkey breakarch.
66 double-sided pages. Topics include: balance / hair spring, balance staff, remontoire movement, music as applied to horology, the best bells to use when fitting chime clock's hammers, accepting orders for large turret clocks, carillions, pendulum lengths, silvering clock dials, recipe for cleaning solution, sidereal and solar days, meridian dial, early clocks, etc. Also includes loose notes on related topics. With diagrams.
121 pages. Topics include: turret clocks, new chime machinery (by Gillett & Bland and Lund & Blockley), clock hammers, public clock specifications, train remontoires, bells, etc. Also includes a list of great belles pasted in at the end, and loose notes on related topics. With diagrams.
2 pages only, written on the insides of hardback covers removed from a notebook (notebook not present)
Unnumbered and unpaginated. Topics include various striking movements and g.f. clock trains. Also includes loose notes with prices of clock repairs. With diagrams,
Pleasance and Harper were goldsmiths, jewellers and diamond merchants based in Bristol, est. 1879. File also includes an annotated reprint from The Trade Journals relating to the expansion of the business, and correspondence from Philip Thornton with catalogues of his precision tools.
Contains typewritten circulars regarding price lists and price changes, and a list of popular trademarks.
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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