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Crunruh - Fine Books about Clocks, Watches & Their Making

A broad selection of quality books on clocks and clockmaking, very competitively discounted with many hard-to-find titles. Sessions, Waterbury, Ansonia, Seth Thomas, GE, and many more manufacturers represented. A great place to find the answers to your horological questions.

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150 Years of Electric Horology by Crum and Keller PUB146 150 Years of Electric Horology by Crum and Keller - PUB146
There has been a gap in the horological literature with respect to the companies that made electrical clocks and watches. This book, in conjunction with an exhibition held at the NAWCC National Convention in 1992, is the first attempt to fill that gap. It provides information on 61 of the myriad of companies that made electric clocks and watches. Organized alphabetically by company name, a well-written narrative describes the history of each firm. Technical information is held to a minimum wh... $15.00     View Details
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1875 Illustrated Catalogue of Clocks Manufactured by the Wm L Gilbert Clock Co Reprint PUB145 1875 Illustrated Catalogue of Clocks Manufactured by the Wm L. Gilbert Clock Co. Reprint - PUB145
This 1978 reprint of Gilbert Clock Co.'s 1875 catalog features a clock a page for 36-pages. A two-page history of the company by Chris Bailey in included. $9.50     View Details
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2007 Clock Watch Trademark Index of European Origin 0963166948 2007 Clock & Watch Trademark Index of European Origin - 0963166948
Clock & Watch Trademark Index of European Origin is an extremely valuable tool for the identification and dating of European clocks and watches. Over 9,000 marks are presented and organized by origin. Austrian, Viennese, English, French, German, and Swiss have dedicated sections. Some electric clocks are also addressed. Numerous appendices provide additional information. The index of manufacturers is particularly helpful. $37.50     View Details
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Advertising Clocks America s Timeless Heritage 0887407900 Advertising Clocks: America's Timeless Heritage - 0887407900
Of all the forms advertising has taken through the years, few have been as effective as those found on the dials of America's clocks. People want to know what time it is, and advertisers found creative ways to give them the time and a message from their sponsors. The results are sought after by collectors around the world. For the first time, Mike Bruner has gathered together many of these examples of advertising ingenuity in one beautiful volume. From the wooden mechanical examples of... $22.95     View Details
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American Clocks Vol 1 by Tran Duy Ly 0930163397 American Clocks Vol. 1 by Tran Duy Ly - 0930163397
American Clocks, Volume 1 is the first volume of a wonderful series of books on American clocks by Tran Duy Ly. This 1999 reprint edition features 1,159 items from 19 clock companies. The book is organized by manufacturer and includes sections on Ansonia Clock Co., Boston Clock Co., Chelsea Clock Co., Gilbert Clock Co., Howard Watch & Clock Co., Ingraham & Co., Ithaca Clock Co., Kroeber Clock Co., New Haven Clock Co., New York Standard Clock Co., Parker & Whipple Manufacturing Co., Rus... $48.95     View Details
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American Clocks Vol 2 Including Self Winding Clocks 0930163443 American Clocks Vol. 2, Including Self-Winding Clocks - 0930163443
American Clocks, Volume 2 is the second volume of a wonderful series of books by Tran Duy Ly. This 1995 second edition features 1,032 items from mostly the same 19 clock companies(some additional manufacturers are introduced) covered in volume 1. However, none of the 1,032 clocks are repeats from first volume. The volume is organized by manufacturer and includes sections on Ansonia Clock Co., Boston Clock Co., Chelsea Clock Co., Darche Electric Alarm Clocks, Gilbert Clock Co., Hatch Ma... $42.50     View Details
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American Clocks Vol 3 by Tran Duy Ly 0930163914 American Clocks Vol. 3 by Tran Duy Ly - 0930163914
American Clocks, Volume 3 is a wonderful continuation of Tran Duy Ly's earlier American Clocks volumes. All 992 clocks shown are new to Tran Duy Ly's books. Divided into two sections, the first is Clocks by Type and covers mostly handcrafted and early American clocks including Beehive, Column & Cornice, Column & Splat, Cottage, Hollow Column, Mantle, Mirror, Ogee & Bevel, Pillar & Scroll, Steeple, Torsion Pendulum, and Wagon Spring Clocks. Clocks made by the Ball Watch Company and The Lux Ma... $48.95     View Details
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American Clocks Volumes 1 3 by Tran Duy Ly SET1292 American Clocks Volumes 1 - 3 by Tran Duy Ly - SET1292
Tran Duy Ly's American Clocks is a monumental work covering 3,184 clocks from nearly 30 manufacturers, including numerous handmade and early American manufactured clocks, all in 1,024 pages. The breadth of these volumes is striking as are the illustrations. Volume 1 covers 19 American manufacturers. A history of the company and prime examples of the product from each are presented. Volume 2 again examines the clocks from 19 American manufacturers, introducing some manufacturers... $129.50     View Details
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American Shelf and Wall Clocks A Pictorial History for Collectors by Robert W D Ball 0764309056 American Shelf and Wall Clocks: A Pictorial History for Collectors by Robert W.D. Ball - 0764309056
In this historical overview, Robert W.D. Ball has captured in photographs and test the important contribution made by American Clockmakers to the history of the American colonies and the United States. American Shelf and Wall Clocks: A Pictorial History for collectors spans the centuries of American clockmaking, not only by individual name and make by with illustrations of the countless styles that were incorporated into the cabinet maker's art. Just as today's consumer searches for p... $49.95     View Details
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Ansonia Clock Catalog 1895 Supplementary Catalogue 0930163079 Ansonia Clock Catalog 1895 Supplementary Catalogue - 0930163079
This Ansonia Clock Catalog 1895 Supplementary Catalogue is a 1988 reprint from Arlington Books. The booklet is 40 pages and must present around 200 clocks and clock dials. $12.50     View Details
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Ansonia Clock Co 1894 1895 Catalog PUB266 Ansonia Clock Co. 1894 - 1895 Catalog - PUB266
Nicely accomplished reprinting of Ansonia's 1894 - 1895 clock catalog. It's 168 pages includes Antique Hall Clocks, Automatic Novelties, Black Walnut Hanging Clocks, Black Walnut Mantel Clocks, Brass and Bronze Clock Sets, Brass Hanging Clocks, Bronze Figural Clocks, Bronze Candelabra, Bronze Figurines, Bronze Pitchers, Bronze Swinging Clocks, Cabinet Clocks, Clock Material, Enameled Iron Clocks, Marble Clocks, Marine Lever Clocks, Mercurial Pendulum, Office Clocks, Onyx Clocks, Porcelain Clo... $14.25     View Details
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Ansonia Clocks and Watches by Tran Duy Ly 0930163877 Ansonia Clocks and Watches by Tran Duy Ly - 0930163877
Ansonia Clocks and Watches is a spectacular book. Its 752 pages are crammed with 3,061 illustrations depicting every single type of clock ever made by Ansonia as well as many of their additional products - side pieces, top ornaments, candlesticks, watches, and more. The bulk of the text is divided into 48 sections that cover all the types of clocks made by Ansonia, as well as movements, movement parts, and electroliers. An extensive 49-page section on sidepieces, top ornaments and cand... $75.00     View Details
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Antique British Clocks A Buyer s Guide by Brian Loomes 0709046111 Antique British Clocks - A Buyer's Guide by Brian Loomes - 0709046111
From the foreword: "This book sets out to answer all the questions a beginner might wish to ask, if only he could think of them all. I have been a dealer in antique clocks for twenty-five years. In that time I have attempted to answer every question asked by every potential customer to the best of my ability. There were a lot of them and some defeated me. It occurred to me what a lot of breath I might save if it were possible to condense all these questions and answers into a single book, for... $35.50     View Details
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Autobiography of Chauncey Jerome History of the American Clock Business 0608416673 Autobiography of Chauncey Jerome - History of the American Clock Business - 0608416673
During his lifetime, Chauncey Jerome became better known around the world than any American clock manufacturer of his day. Through ingenuity Jerome built a clock making concern that by 1850 was annually producing more than half the clocks being made in the entire United States. Six year thereafter his empire crumbled under financial strain, leaving him penniless. Eight years before his death in 1868, Jerome published an autobiography, intertwined with a history of the American clock making bu... $8.95     View Details
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Beautiful Vienna Regulators of the 19th Century PUB293 Beautiful Vienna Regulators of the 19th Century - PUB293
Beautiful Vienna Regulators of the 19th Century features 101 Vienna Regulators from the collection of Victor Kochaver. It was published in conjunction with an exhibition at the 20th Annual NAWCC Seminar. The book itself is nearly as beautiful as the clocks it features. The photographs are excellent; each clock is presented in at least one full frontal photograph. Additional photos are used to present movements and special design features of interest. The text commences with a foreword ... $65.00     View Details
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Black Forest Clockmaker and the Cuckoo Clock 0963166913 Black Forest Clockmaker and the Cuckoo Clock - 0963166913
A worthy addition to your horological library, "Black Forest Clockmaker and the Cuckoo Clock" is loaded with photographs and high quality illustrations. This one of a kind books shows you the Black Forest Cuckoo clock like you've never seen before. Karl Kochmann writes with an unmistakable style. The reader will find examples of original Black Forest Clockmaking, the Black Forest Wood Clocks, clocks made during the European Industrial Revolution and mass-produced Cuckoo Clocks. You won't find... $24.95     View Details
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Black Forest Clocks by Rick Ortenburger 088740300X Black Forest Clocks by Rick Ortenburger - 088740300X
Craftsmen have been tracking time for over 300 years in the Black Forest area of Germany. Cuckoo and singing bird clocks, early glass bell, trumpeter, Jockele, animation, and picture frame clocks all have been made in the Black Forest area by local clockmakers. Rick Ortenburger's important study traces the development of the Black Forest clock industry between about 1700 and 1930. He provides useful information that will meet the collectors' need and increase the appreciation of the beautiful... $59.75     View Details
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British Longcase Clocks by Derek Roberts 0887402305 British Longcase Clocks by Derek Roberts - 0887402305
The longcase clock has been a part of the Englishman's home for some 300 years and has gained a place in his heart seldom if every achieved by any other domestic item. An example of its importance in family life is that it, with the bed and the house, was nearly always mentioned specifically in the will. In Derek Roberts's important book, readers find a wealth of valuable information detailing the British origins, evolution, and wide range of longcase clocks that have been produced sin... $67.50     View Details
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Busiest House in America 1889 Illustrated Catalogue PUB148 Busiest House in America 1889 Illustrated Catalogue - PUB148
This is a big catalog (472 pages) and it has a slew of products in it. Silver, particularly Rogers Bros, Clocks from Waterbury, Seth Thomas, Ithaca Calendar, and Gilbert Co., pocket watches with Waltham and Illinois Watch Co. movements, walking canes and fancy umbrellas, fountain pens by Peerless and Crown, pocket toothpicks, and lots of jewelry are all beautifully illustrated. Printed 30 years ago in 1974, the covers have faded somewhat. $14.50     View Details
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Calendar Clocks by Tran Duy Ly 0930163435 Calendar Clocks by Tran Duy Ly - 0930163435
Calendar Clocks shows just how rollers and pointers move at the appointed hour in flawless fashion after 100 or more years. How this minor miracle is accomplished daily is explained in clinical detail using ample photographs and drawings of cases, movements, wheels, rollers, hands, dials, labels and how to do it instructions. These detailed drawings can be used for intricate repairs and the fabrication and placement of missing parts. This 360 page volume covers 51 manufacturers and inv... $67.95     View Details
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