Ely, Talfourd

An Old Watch and Its Maker

No Place, No Publisher. Pamphlet. No publisher, place or date. Pamphlet. A nine page article apparently disbound from a larger journal. Pagination runs 129-138, with several pages after containing the portions of a different article. This article relates to the history of a watch in the author's family, an English double cased gold watch from circa 1751. This includes a retracing of the author's steps in research, a discussion of the watch's most likely maker, John Ellicott, and a description of the watch. With a small illustration of the watch and a portrait of the maker. GOOD+ condition. Small note in pencil at the top of the first page pertaining to the origin of this artice. Small pencil line in the lower left margin of the first page. Minor toning and edgewear. Good .

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Book number: 007040

Catalogue: Horology

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Four Hundred Years of Watchmaking. An Historic Exhibition

New York, Rolex Watch, USA, Publisher, 1974. Wraps. Printed wraps. Unpaginated, perhaps around 50 pp. Color photographs throughout. A work issued to coincide with an exhibition of watches, representing a range of watches from over a four hundred year period. This includes historical and explanatory commentary on the variety of pocket watches and other styles. GOOD condition. Minor soiling and staining to the covers, a bit heavier to the rear cover. Minor toning. Good .

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Book number: 016627

Catalogue: Horology

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