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Readership: Historical horologists, practical horologists, ETER BOOKS bell historians, bell ringers, tourists, the technically- minded public, historians of Victoriana. • Comprehensive detailed history • Extensively illustrated Clock & Barometer Books • New previously unpublished material • Appeals to the specialist and the general reader • Full technical descriptions of the clock and bells Barographs By Philip R Collins • 296 pages Code Description UOM Price B32293 Big Ben By Chris Mckay EACH £39.95 British Longcase Clocks By Eric Bruton A Guide to Dating English Antique Clocks provides a unique pictiorial record as well as collated information to help dealers and collectors to date English clocks by their case styles. 8VLQJH[DPSOHVIURPWKHIDPRXV:HWKHUÀHOGFROOHFWLRQ perhaps the greatest collection of entirely English domestic clocks ever made by a private collector. There are 220 separate photos showing a whole range of deisgns. The longcase series is very representative and WRÀOOJDSVLQWKHKLVWRULFDOUHFRUGRIEUDFNHW WDEOH By Philip R Collins clocks a series style drawings is provided. Tracing the development of the Barograph from its It also dates the clock by movement, dial and case and early history to the variety of devices we recognise provides guidance on improvements and marriages today. when a case and a movement do not belong to each • Thorough research and a wealth of illustrations RWKHU)HDWXULQJ:HWKHUÀHOG&ORFNV7HFKQLFDO)HDWXUHV feature The Plates, Lantern and Hanging Clocks, Bracket • Plus tips on maintenance Clocks, Longcase Clocks, Notes concerning makers of • 146 pages the clocks illustrated, Marquetry and Veneering, Cross Code Description UOM Price Reference Guide, Bibliography. by Derek Roberts • Paperback The longcase clock has been a part of the Englishman’s C8805 Barographs By Philip R Collins EACH £9.95 • 263 pages home for some 300 years and has gained a place Code Description UOM Price in his heart seldom if ever achieved by any other domestic item. 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