This collection comprises material created and collected by the Bristol clockmaker Henry Draisey. It contains notebooks, drawings, plans, correspondence, photographs, glass plate negatives and printed material (books, newspaper cuttings, catalogues, price lists, etc.).
Draisey, HenryOriginal article from Antique Collector (April 1966), pp. 51–62.
Original article about rulers from The Antique Dealer and Collectors' Guide (October 1984), pp. 58–60.
Includes typewritten letters in German, with English translations.
Original article from the "Weekend: Shopping" section of The Times (17 August 2002), p. 12.
Original article from The Antique Collector (September 1976), pp. 10–14.
2 b/w photographs, captioned.
Original article from Jeweller and Metalworker (15 September 1949), pp. 772–774.
Original article from Jeweller and Metalworker (15 October 1949), pp. 852–855.
Original articles from The Connoisseur (September and November 1937), pp. 123–130 and 246–252 respectively.
Original article from The Connoisseur, vol. 102 no. 444 (August 1938), pp. 68–73.
Original article from The Connoisseur (n.d.), pp. 147–151.
Includes "A forgotten Norfolk clockmaker", an article about John Oldfield by Peter Bolton (p. 418).
Main dial: four seasons corners, fully painted centre, shepherds and shepherdess in humps. False plate: cast iron, marked "E Hobson".
Moon faces: rather pensive, pink cheeks. Moon scenes: small ship at sea; elaborate ruin.
Main dial: dark-blue corners with auriculas, shells in decorated arch, use bronze powder paint. False plate: cast iron, marked "E Hobson".
Main dial: fat pink roses corners, one very large ship, with sea painted edge of breakarch. False plate: cast iron, marked "E Hobson".
Main dial: formal corners with gold leaf, Hobson ship dial centre.
Main dial: wider minute band, green background, blue anemone corners with gold ends, fat rosebuds centre. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: very wide minute band, fancy ovals and roses corners, two bright birds centre. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: rabbits, upside-down tulips and flower centre, very impressive dial. False plate: cast iron, named.
Images of dials made by Edward Hobson and E. Hobson & Son, Birmingham dial makers active in the 1830s.
Main dial: quite wide minute band, oval with shell top corner, bottom corner, fleur-de-lys, flared tulips centre. Hemispheres: maps, North America left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: corners well painted. Hemispheres: scenes in humps.
Moon faces: very round-eyed, full mouth, pink cheeks. Moon scenes: ship at sea; ruined church.
Moon faces: tiny pursed mouth, serious. Moon scenes: nice ship; Gothic ruins. Presumed Hobson; no moon dial so I made one in style of 19 and 20 using new blank (no teeth), December 1996.
Main dial: eight-day, shells with decorated bands corners, two ships fighting in breakarch, no real background. False plate: cast iron, marked "E Hobson".
Main dial: silly sheep corners, flared tulips centre, fantastic house in landscape breakarch. False plate: cast iron, marked "E Hobson".
Main dial: pheasants with backgrounds in corners, cottage in centre. False plate: cast iron, marked "Hobson".
Main dial: pheasants with backgrounds corners, stylized baskets of flowers dial centre. False plate: cast iron, marked "Hobson".
Original article from The Connoisseur (August 1975), pp. 290–299.
Images of dials made by Edward Owen, a Birmingham dial maker active in the 1800s–1820s.
Main dial: Owen dial cut out from original, much larger dial with Arabic numbers; name may not be original clockmaker. Carnation and primrose corners. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: cast iron. Owner most uncooperative about any photos or article.
Main dial: four-seasons gold band. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: Owen dial cut out from original, much larger dial with Arabic numbers; name may not be original clockmaker. Carnation and primrose corners. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: cast iron. Owner most uncooperative about any photos or article.
Main dial: Owen dial cut out from original, much larger dial with Arabic numbers; name may not be original clockmaker. Carnation and primrose corners. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: cast iron. Owner most uncooperative about any photos or article.
Main dial: well-painted four seasons, gold line framing. Hemispheres: USA maps, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: blue-grey diamond centre, scrolling spandrel-type gesso corners. Hemispheres: North America on left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: blue-grey, primula or auricula gesso-framed corners; cottage and windmill in centre. Hemispheres: good maps, North America on right, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: blue-grey; four-seasons ladies, small heavy thighs, gesso framed, gold band inside chapter ring. Hemispheres: good maps, North America on right, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: blue-grey; four-seasons ladies, small heavy thighs, gesso framed, gold band inside chapter ring. Hemispheres: good maps, North America on right, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: four-continents ladies with pink faces, gold framed; outside chapter ring. Hemispheres: North America on left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: four-continents corners, gold framed, gold circle outside chapter ring. Hemispheres: North America on right, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: four-seasons pink-faced ladies corners, gold framed, gold circle. Hemispheres: North America on left, ecliptic below equator.
Main dial: gold band, crooked pots of flowers corners. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: Owen moon roller; moon image missing; urns in corners in ovals blue with white and pink. Hemispheres: maps.
Main dial: four continents, gold bands, unusual dial. Same painter as Edward Glaze. Hemispheres: Father Time and a nun or saint.
Main dial: sheep in corners, framed on outside only. A late Owen with poor artwork. Hemispheres: sepia maps, North America on right. Partly visible moon scene: landscape with church on one side. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: off-white; pink, brown and ochre birds and foliage gesso-framed corners; urn in oval; two side pieces in breakarch gesso frame. False plate: cast iron.
Moon faces: very round eyes, funny noses, blue around mouth and chin. Moon scenes: ship at sea; cottage with pointed roof by lakeside, tree in the middle.
Moon faces: pink faces. Moon scenes: cottage; ship at sea.
Moon faces: reasonably pleasant expression. Moon scenes: cottage at lakeside with tree; ship.
Moon faces: pleasant expression, red noses, red cheeks. Moon scenes: ship; cottage with odd roof.
Moon faces: round-eyed, pleasant expression. Moon scenes: ship at sea; landscape with ruin and pointed-roofed house and tree.
Moon faces: very round protuberant eyes, serious expression. Moon scenes: dog (springer spaniel); cottage by lakeside, tree in middle of scene.
Moon faces: pop-eyed, surprised look. Moon scenes: ship entering harbour; landscape, cottage and windmill.
Moon faces: round-eyed, red noses, pleasant expression. Moon scenes: ship at sea; lakeside cottage, red roof.
Moon faces: sleepy-eyed, pleasant faces, quite pink all over. Moon scenes: ship at sea, side view; landscape with house and old tower.
Moon faces: serious expression, red noses. Moon scenes: girl with hay fork; ship at sea.
Moon faces: pleasant expression, round-eyed, red noses. Moon scenes: blue-roofed, three-storey house; ship at sea.
Main dial: pale blue-grey centre, black with blue underneath, background to gold work; grapevine in breakarch.
Main dial: elaborate corners, gold shield with pink edging, blue anchor, green laurel leaves, green fan like rest of corner, woman weeping in breakarch. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: four parts of Great Britain corners; Britannia in seascape dial centre, fully painted with oval pictures, Nelson and Collingwood; breakarch scene "General Le Fevre attacking Cossacks". False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: grey-blue geometric corners, girl in scene breakarch, using gold leaf and bronze powder; gold leaf shell above centre hole.
Main dial: pale blue-grey, gold leaf roses with black outline to corners; death of Nelson in breakarch, gold square and circle. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: off-white, greenish scrumble background and roses corners; centre shepherd on rock, gold band arch and man selling cow. False plate: cast iron, named.
Main dial: girl and Nelson monument in breakarch; four-seasons funny faces in corners. Named false plate.
Main dial: off-white, anemone bottom, tulips top; gold framing windmill with revolving base in breakarch. False plate: cast iron, Fire Sharp.
Main dial: nativity scene breakarch; Bible, cross, chalice, Holy Spirit in corners, some gold.
Main dial: four parts of Great Britain corners; Britannia in seascape dial centre, fully painted with oval pictures, Nelson and Collingwood; breakarch scene "General Le Fevre attacking Cossacks". False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: pale blue-grey, no decoration.
Main dial: pale blue-grey primulas, auriculas in corners, gold-framed and gold band all around outside of chapter ring. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: off-white, ship in centre, ranunculus top and vetch on bottom. Very similar Wilson.
Main dial: sweet pea and primula gesso-framed corners, pale blue-grey background paint.
Main dial: off-white, gold leaf roses in corners, dotted framing on outside, orange band outside of chapter ring; sepia ruins dial centre. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: cream background; gold shells on black corners with gold band. Unusual to have black as dries slowly.
Main dial: off-white, rainbow corners with gold floral band, "D Attenborough" scratched on the back.
Main dial: blue-grey background; anemone corners of two types top and bottom; small scene above centre.
Main dial: curious corners, green with bug and oval striped.
Main dial: grey-white, small oval with branches framing fat bird in centre.
Main dial: fully-painted centre, scene at an inn or house; cornucopia with fruit and flowers in corners.
Main dial: blue background, red-green fan corners with gold-leaf shells, two profiles in laurel wreaths dial centre (Wellington? Nelson?) False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: blue background; gold roses in corners with black outlines; single roses fruit at bottom. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: roses and poppies corners, small sailing ship in breakarch, cockerel above.
Main dial: creamy, gold band, gold shells, leaf band in corners. False plate: cast iron, faint "Owen".
Main dial: off-white; elaborate corners in oval; Greek key design; gold rope edge. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: off-white; elaborate corners in oval; Greek key design; gold rope edge. False plate: cast iron.
Original article from The Antique Collector (November 1936), pp. 301–304.
Two b/w photographs. Annotated "L'Heure Electrique EXA pour le petite horloger electricien amateur".
Published by Percival Marshall & Co. Ltd (London, n.d.). 197 pages, hardback. Signed by the author for Daniel E. Buckney.
Original article from Antique Collecting (July 1979), p. 84.
Original article from Amateur Work Illustrated (n.d.), pp. 131–135.
Scrapbook of notes, copies of articles and cuttings. Arranged chronologically by date of publication, covering dates 1951–1988.
Original article about Thomas Sheraton, cabinet maker, from The Antique Collector (November 1977), pp. 60–65.
Original article from The Antique Dealer and Collectors' Guide (March 1985), pp. 47–49.
Portfolio of small and large electric and electronic clocks produced in Germany, published in 1973 by Verband der Deutschen Uhrerindustrie (VDU). Also includes three photographs of electric watches and a circular from VDU, in English, about "watch fashions autumn and winter 1981/82".
Main dial: off-white, geometric corners with ovals and some gold. Hemispheres: flowers in gold.
Main dial: well painted, four seasons in corners, no borders. Hemispheres: USA maps on left. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: four-seasons ladies, white-faced Greco-Roman, ladies corners, gold band on outside chapter ring. Hemispheres: North America, ecliptic below equator.