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An unusually small and extremely rare shield dial tavern timepiece in a remarkable state of preservation by this fine Suffolk maker.

A fine and rare tavern clock decorated with chinoiserie and with a coloured print on the trunk door.

Early European clockmaking. A very finely preserved south German painted iron chamber clock of c.1620, quarter striking and with alarm.

A small William IV rosewood library timepiece with engraved silvered dial and fusee movement, the case with recessed brass carrying handle and adjustable bun feet.

A fine, small and rare tavern timepiece with white dial in a lacquered case.

A fine and impressive black-lacquered shield dial tavern timepiece.

A very fine and rare skeleton timepiece made by the celebrated Condliff and retailed by William Moorhouse.

A very finely proportioned mahogany Laterndluhr timepiece.

An exceedingly rare, mid-nineteenth-century Black Forest clock pedlar or Uhrentrager in a quite exceptional state of preservation.

A fine and exceedingly rare mahogany 2banjo" or "teardrop" weight-driven timepiece.

A fine, miniature timepiece / alarm lantern clock in wonderfully original condition.

A very fine mahogany bow-front stick barometer by these leading makers, incorporating some extremely rare features and in a remarkable state of preservation.

This volume also includes a New Year's greeting card with family photograph from "Karyn, Bill and Harrison Frist".

41 pages. Includes various clocks (Hampton Court, Berkeley Castle, Houses of Parliament); George Honeybone; Salisbury Cathedral clock; various clocks of Britain, Prague, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark and France; curiosities; two well-known Danish clocks; bracket clocks; long case clocks; eighteenth-century clocks; Greenwich mean time; atomic clock; Honeybone clock; miscellaneous clocks; history of Big Ben, etc.

40 pages. Includes clocks of Scotland; smallest watches; "Negress clock"; astronomical clock of Versailles; Salisbury Cathedral clock; the oldest clock in Paris; clocks of Germany, Holland, Hungary, France, Belgium, Malta, Denmark, Spain and Venice; summer time; clocks of York; Big Ben; concave dial clock at Bristol; grandfather clocks; brochure about the Peace Tower carillon in Ottawa; seventeenth-century clockmakers; Captain Scott's watch; watches in the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers collection; Strasbourg Cathedral clock; clock collection of Mr Hutton-Stott; grandfather clocks; detailed description of the Broadgate "Godiva clock" in Coventry (with original drawings); floral clocks; Lund Cathedral clock, Sweden; Honeybone clocks, etc.

37 pages. Includes candle-lighting clock; "The story of the British watch and clock industry"; Mr Vine's matchstick clock; "Clocks", an article by Sheila Richardson about clocks of Nuremburg, Prague, Strasbourg and Lund; Kienzle watch museum brochure (in German); article on Stanley Humphrey's maintenance of government clocks; the Birdcage Clock; long case clocks; Winchester Empire Clock; John E. Ginson's article on the passing of time; Big Ben; Mr and Mrs Bromley's clock collection at Belper; American clocks; new battery-driven clocks; radiation risk of luminous dials; Crucifix Clock, etc.

37 pages. Includes short history of clocks; floral clocks; Player's Cigarettes cards featuring clocks and other timekeeping devices, with notes; types of devices used for the measurement of time (list with descriptions); "Look and Learn" feature on timekeeping; Breguet watches; Phoenix clock at Westbury; Gamle Ure brochure from the clock museum on Denmark; Chinese clockmaking industry; timing the Olympics [Winter Olympics, Innsbruck]; clock towers of France; "Early provincial clockmakers" by J.K. Bellchambers; The Science Museum Timekeepers booklet; Ferenc Magyar clock and watch collection in Budapest; clock designed for lunar explorers; The Wuppertal clock museum, etc.

This collection comprises assorted items from Beresford Hutchinson’s house including documents, correspondence, illustrations, photographs and slides pertaining to horological matters, as well as personal documents, including items relating to qualifications and appointments both horological and non-horological.

This collection comprises research papers, ephemera, original material, digital files, catalogues and images gathered and created by Alan Treherne in the course of his long-term research into the families and inventions of Peter Stubs and Edward Massey. It also contains cards indexes relating to Alan’s research into clockmakers, watchmakers and workers in allied trades and industries in Cheshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire and nearby locations. The records date mostly from the twentieth and early twenty-first century, but also contain photocopies of earlier material.

This collection comprises results of decades of Jeremy Evans’ horological research, including notebooks, assorted files on specific clockmakers, and a database of horological information extracted from seventeenth- and eighteenth-century newspapers, most notably a complete record of Daily Advertiser from the beginning of the eighteenth century to c.1753.

Makers' surnames include: Bocket, Bodenham, Bodker, Bodkers, Bodle, Bog, Boisson, Bold, Bollinger, Bolus, Bondolph, Bonet, Bonner, Bonneval, Booth, Borford, Bosley, Bostock, Bosvile, Bosworth, Boucher, Boullenger, Bolt, Boult, Boulton, Bouquet, Bourdon, Bourdeaux, Bournwash, Bousse, Bouvier, Boverick, Bowen, Bower, Bowes, Bowles, Bowley, Bowly, Boutell, Bowtell, Boyce, Boyd, Boyer.

Makers' surnames include: Clapot, Claypot, Clark, Clarke, Clarkson, Claverton, Clay, Clayton, Clegg, Cleland, Clement, Clementti, Clements, Clemison, Cleverly, Clifton, Clinton, Clive, Cloither, Clough, Clowes, Clyatt.

Makers' surnames include: Coates, Cobb, Cobham, Cochereau, Cock, Cockbill, Cockett, Cockey, Coggs, Coignand, Coke, Colard, Cole, Coleman, Colin, Collet, Colley, Colliber, Collier, Collyer, Collingridge, Collins, Collison, Collomby, Colomby, Columbell, Colston, Comans, Combes, Combs, Comens, Company, Compigne, Compton, Cone, Conor, Constable, Constantin, Constantine, Conyers, Cook, Cooke, Cooks, Coole, Cooley, Cooper, Cooper & Hedge, Coote, Cope, Copeland, Copp, Corbet, Corder, Cordwell, Corner, Cornill, Cornu, Coste, Coster, Cotsworth, Cotton, Cottenbelt, Couch, Coulon, Coulon & Bry, Coupar, Courstau, Court, Courtauld, Courtial, Cover, Cowan, Cowburne (Coburn?), Cowell, Cowes, Cowper, Cox, Coxeter.

Makers' surnames include: E.D., Dakers (Dacres?), Dale, Dalgliesh, Dalton, Daniel, Daniell, Daniels, Dann, Darling, Davenport, Davidson, Davies, Davis, Dawson, Dawes, Day, Dean, Deane, Dear, Deard, Deards, Dearmer, Debaufre, Debaufres, Neville & Debaufre, De Charmes, Decharmes, De Choudens, Decosta, Dee, Definod, Defontaine, Desfountaynes, Defoxton, Dehecq, De la Balle, Delaballe, Delafons, Delahoyde, Delander, Delapont, Delassall, Dell, Dellamy, Dellcourt, Delorme, Delve, Demarsay, Denelope, Denn, Dennis, Dent, Dentan, Denton, Derham, Dermer, Deroches, Desagulier, Desalt, Descombes, Deseser, Dessesor, Desmarias, Desrings, De St. Leu, Deval, Devemmel, Devis, de Vreese, Dewe, Dewilde, Dexter, Deckster.

Makers' surnames include: Grace, Gradell, Graham, Grainger, Grange, Grant, Grantham, Grape, Graupner, Graves, Gray, Grey, Gray & Vulliamy, Graves, Greaves, Green, Greenhill, Greenwood, Gregg, Gregory, Gregson, Grenard, Grendon, Greppel, Gribelin, Grice, Griffin, Grifin, Griffith, Grig, Grigby, Grignion, Grillet, Grimes, Grimstead, Grindon, Grinkin, Grinnard, Grouse, Grovant, Grove, Groves, Guarffi, Gudgeon, Guer, Gugemous, Guiguer, Guildon, Guion, Gun, Gurney, Gutts, Guy, Gwilt, Gwinn, Gymer, Gyron.

Makers' surnames include: Harbert, Herbert, Harbin, Hardin, Harding, Harden, Ardin [sic], Hardwick, Hare, Hart, Hargreaves [?], Harley, Harlin, Harman, Harlin, Harmer, Harpur, Harper, Harpur, Harrington, Harris, Harrison, Harrol, Harrold, Hart, Hartley, Hartly, Harvey, Haselwood, Haslewood, Haslop, Hassenius, Hathaway, Hatton, Hauton, Haughton, Hauksbee, Hawkins, Hawthorn, Hawthing, Haydon, Hayes, Hays, Hayler, Hayly, Haynes, Hayton, Hayward, Hazard, Hazlewood.

Makers' surnames include: Moilliet, Molliere, Molloy, Molly, Molyneux, Monckton, Moncrief, Monkhouse, Monroe, Moor, Moore, Moran, Morant, Mordecai, Morecock, Morel, Morell, Morey, Morgan, Morin, Morland, Morley, Morris, Morrison, Morse, Morton, Moser, Moses, Moskeal, Moss, Moze, Motley, Mott, Mould, Mountford, Mousard, Mountfort, Mowden, Mowry, Mowtlow, Moyle, Muckleston, Mucklestone, Muddle, Mudel, Mudge, Mudge & Dutton, Muir, Mueller, Mundy, Munday, Munelly, Munroe [Monroe], Munshall, Muret, Murgatroyd, Murray, Mushin, Murphey, Murrel.

Makers' surnames include: Phelipper, Philipon, Phelippon, Phelps, Phillips, Phillipson, Phippard, Phipps, Pipp, Picket, Pearce, Pierce, Peirce, Pierssene, Pigney, Pingo, Pink, Pinkston, Pinney, Pynhee [?], Pinnock, Pires, Piron, Pistor, Pitcher, Pitman, Pits, Pittney, Place, Plank, Planner, Platt, Plat, Player, Plaire, Pleydell, Pluet, Plumbe, Plumbtree, Plumley, Plummer, Pluvier, Podneau, Pohlman, Poisson, Polimer, Pollack, Poloux, Polton, Pomeroy, Pomroy, Pomfret, Poncet, Pons, Pool, Poole, Pope, Poplitt, Porter, Portescue, Posfond, Ponsford [?], Porter, Post, Pothenot, Pottecary, Potter, Pott, Potts, Pots, Poulinge, Poulton, Powell, Powel, Poy, Proy, Poynes.

Makers' surnames include: Ribright, Riccord, Rice, Rich, Richard, Richards, Richardson, Richson, Riddlesdon, Rigaud, Riley, Rimbault, Ring, Riplin, Risben, Risdon, Rival, Rivers, Rix, Robarts, Roberdeau, Roberts, Robertson, Robins, Robinson, Robotham, Roden, Rodet, Rogers, Rodger, Rogerson, Rollaway, Romilly, Romley, Rommieu, Rooker / Wrooker, Rooksby, Roper, Rose, Roseamond, Ross, Roth, Rothbottom, Rothram, Roubell, Rouguet, Roughley, Roumieu, Rousseau, Russeau, Rausseau, Rout, Rowe, Rowley, Rowning, Rowte, Roy, Roycroft, Rudd, Rudge, Rudhal, Rule, Rumsey, Russel, Russell, Ruth, Rycroft, Ryland, Rylands.

Makers' surnames include: S[…], Sadleir, Sadler, Saft, Sainsbury, Sale, Salisbury, Salmon, Sambrook, Sampson, Samson, Sanders, Sanderson, Saunderson, Saunders, Satchell, Savage, Savell, Savery, Savidge, Saville, Savile, Savil, Sawyer, Sayer, Scafe, Scales, Scatliff, Scarfe, Schaeffer, Scheiner, Scheks, Schegs, Schmizt, Scholefield, Schofield, Scholes, Schultz, Science, Scott, Scrivener, Seabrook, Seagrave, Seale, Seawell, Sebire, Seddon, Sedgwick, Seeley, Seguier, Sellers, Seller, Sellon, Sellwood, Senesse, Senex, Serjeant, Sergent, Sarjant, Sergeant, Sargent, Serner, Serre, Servas, Servaniere, Sewell, Sewel, Seydell, Seymore, Seamore, Seymour, Seyton.

Makers' surnames include: Valance, Vale, Valentine, Vallant, Valle, Vallet, Valette, Vallois, Vallon, Valve, Van Ceule, Vandemire, Vandenhurk, Vandergucht, Van Leeuwen, Van Sas, Van Somer, Van Spicht, Van Stryp, Varney, Vaucanson, Vaugnion, Vauguion, Vaulove, Volove, Vautrollier, Vautyer, Veere, Venables, Vermeulen, Vernon, Vertue, Vetter, Viel, Vial, Viet, Vigne, Villepierre, Villers, Viner, Virtue, Vitall, Vitu, Vokes, Voter alias Furley, Vowell, Voyce, Vrijthoff, Vulliamy.

Gives name, trade, address, short summary of news where applicable, and date of publication. There is also a subject index section.

Makers' surnames include: Earnshaw, East, Eastwick, Eayre, Ebsworth, Eccless, Eck, Edwards, Elliott, Ellicott, Elliott, Elphinstone, Emery, Etherington, Eva, Evans, Ewer.

Makers' surnames include: Hackett, Halifax, Hall, Hally, Hampson, Hanson, Harbart, Harbert, Herbert, Hardinge, Harmer, Harper, Harris, Harrison, Harvey, Harvie, Hasius, Hatfield, Hawkins, Hayler, Hayley, Hebert, Henderson, Herbert, Hewitt, Hicks, Higgs, Hill, Hindley, Hindmore, Hocker, Hodges, Holland, Holloway, Holmes, Hopkins, Houlgrave, Howard, Howse, Hubbard, Hubert, Hughes, Hulbert, Hunt, Hunter, Huntsman, Hurt, Hutchin, Hutchinson, Hynam.

Makers' surnames include: Abchurch, Addis, Aldworth, Allam, Allin, Antram, Appley, Archambo, Arnold, Aspinall, Asselin, Audouin, Austen.

Makers' surnames include: Eagle, Earnshaw, East, Ebsworth, Edlyne, Ellicott, Elliott, Etherington, Evans.

Makers' surnames include: Farmer, Farr, Faulkner, Faver, Fennell, Ferry, Field, Fitter, Fladgate, Flashman, Fleetwood, Fontaine / Torin, Fort, Foster, Frodsham, Froome.

Makers' surnames include: Macham, Maddock, Marchant, McCabe, McKensy, Man, Mann, Marchant, Margetts, Markham, Markwick, Marriott, Marshall, Martyn, Martin, Martineau, Mason, Massey, Massy, May, Mayhew, Maynard, Mayowe, Menis, Meriton, Michel, Miller, Mitchell, Mitchelson, Mondehare, Moran, Morrison, Mowtlow, Mudge, Murgatroyd, Murray.

Makers' surnames include: Wady, Wagstaffe, Wainwright, Waldron, Walker, Walter, Ward, Warre, Warren, Watson, Watts, Webb, Weeks, Wells, Weston, Wheatley, Whichcote, White, Wightman, Wightwick, Willcox, Williams, Williamson, Willoughby, Wilmshurst, Wilson, Winrowe, Wise, Witherston, Wolfall, Wright, Wyche.

Makers' surnames include: Younge, Young. This file also includes some listings and articles about multiple clocks by various other makers (Miller, Hoddle, Hodgkin, Quare, Threlkeld, Pride, Jones, Hunsdon, Milles, Motley, DeCharmes, Garon, DuChesne, Antram, Markham, Cox, Higgs, Evans, Rimbault, Rivers & Son, and unknown makers).

Includes correspondence, photocopies of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century newspaper extracts, and cutouts of catalogue listings.

Includes photocopies of early publications, newspaper articles and photographs.

Includes Joseph Knibb's biography, photocopies of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century newspaper extracts, and cutouts and printouts of catalogue listings.

Includes correspondence, photocopies of eighteenth-century newspaper extracts, photocopies of journal articles, newspaper articles, cutouts and photocopies of catalogue listings, photographs and notes.

Makers' surnames include: Cattell, Chambers, Constantin, Constantine, Cooley, Cotsworth, Creed, Crouch, Cuff. The file contains correspondence, photocopies of eighteenth-century newspaper extracts, cutouts and photocopies of catalogue listings, photographs and notes.

140 pages. Topics include: early clocks, pendulum springs, pendulum regulation, compensation of pendulums, heaviest pendulums, wooden rods, mercurial compensation, half-dead escapement, pin wheel escapement, pin pallets, the four-legged escapement, the double three-legged escapement, electrical clocks, tell-tale clocks, church / turret clocks, etc. With diagrams.

120 pages. Topics include: bells, composition of bell metal, tolling levers, bell ropes, Ellacombe's chiming hammers, stays and sliders,gudgeons, iron stocks and frames, clappering, bell towers, etc. With diagrams.

108 pages. Topics include: quarter chime movement, recoil escapement, watch and clock trains, weights and sizes of bells of St Philip's and St Jacob's church in Bristol, pendulum bobs, metals, turret clocks done by H. Draisey, compensated balance, dead-beat escapement, pinor jewel pallets, Americal pallets, hour and quarter chime snails, rack work, turret clock dial work, the Universe, the Solar System, the Year, turret clocks locking plate. warning and stop work, electric clocks balance type, the gravity escapement, enameled iron dials, hard soldering, electric gilding, batteries, dial clock train, recipe for French polish, the Wells Clock, the Big Ben, etc. With diagrams.

Gives customer's name, type of clock, work carried out, price, and in a few cases date. Also includes loose notes.

This series contains files of correspondence and cutouts from catalogues, newspapers, journals and other publications, relating to the work of individual clockmakers and engravers.

The subject files contain correspondence, publications, notes and photographs

Includes handwritten notes with detailed description of "Leroux no. 3153".

Includes catalogues, brochures, historical notes, photographs and related correspondence.

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.