38 b/w photographs, with film negatives.
15 b/w photographs. Guests include the Duke of Wellington, Lord Harris, Dr Ward and others. File also includes a bound article on the Wuppertal Clock and Watch Museum by Allan Lloyd, from "The Antique Collector" (Oct 1966).
2 b/w photographs. From the Science Museum.
2 b/w photographs. "St Jerome with Clock" is based on Albrecht Dürer's 1514 engraving "St Jerome in His Study"; and "Sir Thomas More and His Descendants" on a copy of a lost 1527 painting by Hans Holbein the Younger.
51 b/w photographs, mostly of groups, events and tours, some captioned. Also includes a poster for "300 Years of Pendulum Clocks", a special exhibition at the Science Museum (Dec 1956–Feb 1957); and a trade card of Joseph Stainton Watch Material Warehouse, Birmingham.
2 b/w photographs. Originally in an envelope labelled "Two photos from B. Bopp".
This series comprises images of clock dials made by unknown and non-Birmingham makers, as well as clocks from museum and private collections.
This series comprises images of clock dials made by known Birmingham makers.
The dials have been categorised by Frances Tennant into the following dial types:
12 o'clock moon, Arched with moon, Automata, Birds in arch, Brass arched, Brass arched moon, Brass square, Gesso in arch, High oval in arch, Low oval in arch, Moon dial, Other arch, Other dial type, Oval dial, Picture in arch, Round dial, Square dial.
2 b/w photographs.
1 b/w photograph. From Ferninandeum Museum Innsbruck. File also includes the original envelope.
Original article from The Antique Collector (August 1983), pp. 34–35.
French perpetual calendar in gilt four glass case.
Original article from The Antique Dealer and Collectors' Guide (November 1955), pp. 28–30.
Two original articles from Newnes Practical Mechanics (February and March 1955), pp. 211–212, 222 and 240–242 respectively. Includes February 1955 issue cover.
Includes cover letter.
In an envelope addressed by Patek Philippe to G. Brooks.
The tour took place in October-November 2000, exhibiting over 150 watches in five cities.
Also includes cover letters.
Two versions of the press release, with some varying prices. One of the slides shows the "No. 760 000" watch sold in 1953 to Mr Champion and a letter referring to the sale.
Also includes cover letter.
Also includes a press cutting relating to Patek Philippe's Star Calibre 2000 watch (The Mail on Sunday, 8th October 2000, p. 45).
Also includes a lenticular card featuring the "Fleurettes et Feuillage" pocket watch.
Also includes unofficial printouts of a time zone map and a catalogue page with Ref. 5110 watches.
Original article from The Antique Dealer and Collectors' Guide (May 1978), p. 77–79.
Original article about longcase clocks of the late-seventeenth and early-eighteenth century, from The Antique Dealer and Collectors' Guide (October 1990), pp. 44–46.
Original article, probably from from Journal Suisse d'Horologerie et de Bijouterie: Revue de la Société Suisse de Chronométrie (n.d.), pp. 52–56. Annotated '91A'.
Includes mostly typewritten letters, an excerpt from Chapter 3 of Castle's "Remarkable Clocks", a photograph of Oronce Fine's astronomical clock, and a photograph and copy drawing of De Vick's clock from the Palais de Justice. Also includes typewritten letter from the British Horological Institute .
Photocopy, pasted into a notebook, of Wynn's description of his Society of Arts Gold Isis Medal winning invention of a time-keeper and a compensating pendulum (1817). Also includes, as front, C. G. McKay's short letter about William Wynn, published in Antiquarian Horology (Autumn 1977) and a biographical note about Wynn from the ninth edition of Britten's Old Clocks and Watches and their Makers.
Original article from The Antique Collector (November 1978), pp. 75–77.
Original article from the Clocks supplement of The Antique Collector magazine (1989), pp. 81–84. Includes antique clock dealers' advertisement pages and issue cover.
Original article from Antique Collecting (September 1994), pp. 10–12. Includes advertisement page for Loomes' book and issue cover.
Original article from Endeavour, vol. 27 no. 100 (January 1968), pp. 18–22.
Three prints, with a compliment slip from Thanet Printing Works.
Main dial: olive grey; carnation and vetch corners; bird in centre. False plate: cast iron Wilson.
Images of dials made by Owen & Price, Birmingham dial makers active around 1800.
Two copies of an original article from The Antique Collector (January 1977), pp. 68–72.
Original article from Newnes Pictorial Knowledge, vol. 9 (1952?), pp. 291–224. General editors R.H. Poole and Peter Finch.
Includes H. Otto's and Charles Allix's correspondence with Prof. D.S. Torens, May & Philpot catalogue of furniture auction sale 2 November 1955, photocopy photographs, sketches, and extracts from The Horological Journal.
This series contains other horological publications, such as journals and exhibition catalogues
4 b/w photographs, captioned. Originally in an envelope marked "Science Museum Property".
A brief treatise on the transition from pocket watches to wristwatches.
Main dial: blue/grey moss roses, top corners with small blue flowers, strawberries bottom. Gilded gesso framing. Strike/silent in breakarch. Two ovals with Plato and Socrates in breakarch, gilded winding holes.
Main dial: blue/grey moss roses, top corners with small blue flowers, strawberries bottom, gilded gesso framing, strike/silent in breakarch, two ovals with Plato and Socrates in breakarch, gilded winding holes.
Main dial: blue/white profiles of Plato and Socrates in breakarch, small strawberries and roses with blue flowers.
Main dial: off-white, dianthus, blue flowers in corners; blue toned roses in breakarch, decorated gold winding holes.
Main dial: off-white, dianthus, blue flowers in corners, blue-toned roses in breakarch, decorated gold winding holes.
Main dial: off-white, small blue and pink flowers in corners, blue-tinged roses in arch.
Moon faces: strong faces, unique. Moon scenes: exquisite detailed paintings, two land scenes.
Main dial: fine painting, girl and boy on the left, fort on the right; oval cutout, very detailed ship, all original.
Main dial: fine painting, girl and boy on the left, fort on the right. Oval cutout, very detailed ship, all original.
Main dial: blue roses, corners distinctive, gesso with bow knots frame, figure of Drama / Melpomene (?) in breakarch, in not quite round gesso frame, bowknots and swags. Stub foot for date. Painted garland across centre hole.
Main dial: off-white, heavy bold gesso corners and breakarch; decorated winding holes.
Main dial: cream breakarch, similar to very early dials, gesso work, pink ovals, corners floral in breakarch. Nice work.
Main dial: creamy, unusual heavy gesso in imitation brass spandrels; rose and buds in breakarch with gesso side pieces; upside-down roses either side of decorated winding holes.
Main dial: flowery gesso corners, bunches of flowers in breakarch, painted fierce bird and sun in breakarch.
Main dial: flowery gesso corners, bunches of flowers in breakarch, painted fierce bird and sun in breakarch.
Main dial: flowery gesso corners, bunches of flowers in breakarch, painted fierce bird and sun in breakarch.
Main dial: arched dial repainted, bird on breakarch, all gesso corners.
Main dial: cream, very fancy gesso corners, gesso in arch of moon. Hemispheres: maps, transfers, unique.
Images of dials made by Osborne & Wilson, Birmingham dial makers active in 1772–77.
Copy of an article on seventeenth-century night clocks, from an unidentified publication.
Original articles from Discovering Antiques no. 34 (1971), pp. 813–816, 793–796, 798–802 and 808–811.
Original article from Antique Collecting, vol. 5 no. 7 (November 1970), pp. 14–17.
Contains three b/w photographs, captioned, showing Princess Alice, Sir Harold Spences Jones, H. Alan Lloyd, Kenneth Pickthorn, Mr Elicott, Dr F. Sherwood Taylor, Lily Hudson and others.
Original article beased on a lecture read on 15 January 1857, from the Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire (1987), pp. 11–20.
Original articles from Science News no. 16 (Penguin Books, 1950), pp. 33–39 and 65–77.
Bound copy of an article about acquiring long-case clocks, from an unidentified publication.
Original article from Jeweller and Metalworker (15 December 1950), pp. 1128–1130. Includes a page with portrait photos of James Oakes and E. T. Wright from the June 1950 issue.
Original article from The Connoisseur (1922), pp. 215–222.
Original article from The Antique Dealer and Collectors' Guide (April 1967), pp. 61–63. Also includes A penny plain and twopence coloured, an article on miniature theatres by Frederick Stanley.
Original pages from an unidentified colour magazine, with an artistic photograph of wall clocks of various designs and their prices.
Original article from Antiques (January 1970), pp. 90–95. Includes issue cover.
Includes two typewritten letters and envelope.
Original article from The Connoisseur, vol. 136 no. 547 (September 1955), pp. 22–26.
Original article from The Antique Dealer and Collectors' Guide (May 1955), pp. 29–30.