With over 2,300 quality illustrations and photographs, Waterbury Clocks & Watches is the definitive reference for the products of the Waterbury Clock Company and its later forms as Ingersoll-Waterbury and United States Time Corporation, the predecessor to Timex. The main text is a comprehensive collection of the products produced by the Waterbury Company. Tran Duy Ly has organized the various types of clocks and related Waterbury objects into distinctive sections including alarm, automobile, and banjo clocks, barometers, blinking eye, calendar, carriage, and chime clocks, crystal regulators, double dial, electric, figure, hanging, leather cased, long cased and a variety of mantel clocks, novelty, plush, ship's and ship's bell clocks, top ornaments, side figures, and candlesticks, and watches. In total, 2,281 items are illustrated, described and appraised. Waterbury Clocks & Watches starts with Mr. Ly's "Important Tips," an invaluable review of the "need to know" details that are necessary for collecting and evaluating Waterbury clocks. The history of the Waterbury Clock Company provided by Chris Bailey, provides a well-written synopsis of the company from its early roots to its current years as Timex Corporation. Product totals by year and model are included as well as photographs of the Waterbury factory. A separate 2001 Price Up-Date is included.
Price: $59.50
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