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JAMES WILSON DIALS
TEN/A/03 · Subseries · 1977–2009
Part of TENNANT, FRANCES

Images of dials made by James Wilson, a renowned Birmingham dial maker active in the 1760s–1800s.
"Isochronisme" by A Jacquerod
WAD/01/J/002/04 · Item · n.d. [1949?]
Part of WADSWORTH, FRANCIS

Original article from Journal Suisse d'Horologerie et de Bijouterie: Revue de la Société Suisse de Chronométrie (n.d.), pp. 25–32. Annotated '91C'.
Isle of Wight clockmakers: research notes
TYL/01/001 · File · 1980–1987
Part of TYLER, JOHN

Includes handwritten list of Isle of Wight clockmakers 1875–79; scrap notes referring to clockmakers from earlier dates; typescript list of local street and trade directories; 1987 Strike One antique clocks and barometers catalogue brochure (featuring a chronometer by IoW maker Simpson Benzie Cowes); and E.J. Tyler's correspondence with the IoW County Council archivist regarding "Shorto" verge watch owned by William Chiddy.
INSURANCE POLICY RESEARCH
CAR/02 · Series · n.d. [c.1990]
Part of CARRINGTON, ROGER

This series contains extracts from eighteenth and nineteenth-century fire insurance policies relating to clockmaking businesses. They were compiled from manuscripts held at the Guildhall Library (now part of The London Archives).
"Industrial clocks" by Simon Jones
WAD/01/J/007 · File · n.d. [post-1993]
Part of WADSWORTH, FRANCIS

Photocopy of an article about French fantasy clocks featuring mechanical and scientific discoveries of the age, from an unidentified publication, pp. 36–38.
INDEXES
TEN/C · Series · n.d. [late 20th–early 21st century]
Part of TENNANT, FRANCES

This series contains the index cards compiled by Frances Tennant, which were the original finding aids for her slides collection, and which have been used in creating this catalogue. They contain some extra information about the dials, such as their graphics and condition when received.
Ilbert: correspondence regarding the Ilbert Collection
ALL/01/009 · File · 1944–1999
Part of ALLIX, CHARLES

Courtenay Adrian Ilbert (1888–1956) was a civil engineer and watch and clock collector; his collection was eventually acquired by the British Museum. File includes Charles Allix's correspondence with C.A. Ilbert; Malcolm Gardner's correspondence with solicitors regarding the estate of the late C.A. Ilbert and the valuation of his horological collection of clocks and books; lists of clocks, etc.
HURST, MICHAEL (not yet catalogued)
HUR · Collection · 1748–2011

This collection comprises papers collected and created by Michael Hurst. They include correspondence and subject files relating to particular clocks and other horological matters, lecture notes, printed material (auction catalogues, articles, newspaper cutting, pamphlets, etc.), and a large series of clock photographs, colour slides and copper plate negatives. The Hurst archive also contains some records created by Percy Webster, Robert Foulkes and Archie Mackay, which were entrusted at some point to Michael or his son Edward. It also contained several separate box files marked “Dr Ward”, which have since been catalogued separately as the Frank Ward archive (WAR).

 Hurst, Michael
HUDSON, LILY
HUD · Collection · 1950s–1970s

This collection comprises photographs and papers relating to the British Horological Institute’s trips to France and Switzerland organised by Lily Hudson, its “British Clockmaker’s Heritage” exhibition, as well as some later material.

 Hudson, Lily
"Horology"
WAD/01/01/001 · File · 1846–1847
Part of WADSWORTH, FRANCIS

Original article from The Family Magazine, vol. 8 (1846–47), pp. 22–24, 59–62.
"Horology"
WAD/01/01/010 · File · [1907]
Part of WADSWORTH, FRANCIS

Original article from The Harmsworth Enyclopaedia: Everybody's Book of Reference, vol. IV (1907), pp. 3187–3191.
Horological lectures and notes, and a chronological list of "Landmarks in the History of Greenwich Mean Time"
WAR/03/011 · File · 1966–1968
Part of WARD, FRANK

Mostly typescript, one handwritten. Lectures include "Physics in Time Measurement"; "Bells and Bell Founding" by Douglas Hughes; "Captain Cook's Timekeepers" and "The Clocks of Greenwich Observatory 1675–1930" by Lt. Cdr. H. D. Howse; and two untitled ones. Also includes a description of sidereal clock made by John Shelton.