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Standard Electric Time Co.33: Standard Electric Time Systems - Catalogue 33
O/P. 64 pages, illustrated, 1994. This is a reprint of a catalogue issued circa 1914 by The Standard Electric Time Company of Springfield, Massachusetts. The company made electric master and slave clocks systems for public buildings, industry and commerce. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K4793 - BX14) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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 | Stanier (M.): Oxford Sundials
NEW. 40 pages, 24 colour plates, 2nd edition, 2003. Descriptions of many of the sundials in Oxford, with a location map. Many of the dials are located in the Colleges. Card covers. (Ref: N1807) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
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Stanier (M.): Oxford Sundials
O/P. 32 pages, 20 colour plates, 1st edition, no date. Descriptions of many of the sundials in Oxford, mostly located in the Colleges. Very good condition, card covers. (Ref: K2068 - X2) in stock.
Price: £8.00 |
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 | Stanislav (M.): Clocks and Watches
O/P. 267 pages plus index, 80 plates, 64 figs, 1974. A good catalogue of the 389 clocks and watches in the National Technical Museum, Prague. A very good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K1987 - E3) in stock.
Price: £50.00 |
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Stará (D.): Guide to Pewter Marks of the World
O/P. 260 pages, illustrated, 1992. A useful guide to pewter marks used by different towns, cities and countries around the world. The book will help identify the town or country of origin of the piece and the period when that mark was used. Other reference books will be needed for makers marks and date code stamps. Very good copy, with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K5143 - R1) in stock.
Price: £4.00 |
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Steffen (Werner & Fils): Watch Jewels
O/P. 14 pages, illustrated, circa 1965. A publicity brochure for Werner Steffen & Fils of Arona, Italy who made synthetic ruby jewels for watches and other industrial purposes. Very good copy, card covers, spiral bound. [French language] (Ref: K4841 - N2) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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Stephens (C.E.): Inventing Standard Time
O/P. 24 pages, illus., 1983. A booklet produced by the Smithsonian Institution explaining the history and reasons for adopting Standard Railway Time in North America on 18 November 1883. Standard Time quickly became the convention for timekeeping in North America and is still in use today. A good copy, card covers. (Ref: K4749 - BX10) in stock.
Price: £14.00 |
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Stevens (J.): Benjamin Gray 1676 - 1764 An Esteemed but Little-Known London Clockmaker
O/P. [4 pages], 6 illustrations, no date. A good article on the life and work of Benjamin Gray, clockmaker to George II, who took François Justin Vulliamy as a partner in 1743. A very good copy, card covers. (Ref: KW2361 - E1) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
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 | Stevens (J.C.): The Clockmaker from Claypole: Charles Gretton 1648 - 1731
O/P. 8 pages, 1 plate, [ 1965 ]. A useful offprint detailing the origins and life of Charles Gretton, the famous London clockmaker. Good copy, card covers.
* Was £10.00, now on special offer at £5.00 *
(Ref: K819 - BX4) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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Stevens (J.C.) & Aked (C.K.): Horology in Provincial Museums
O/P. 46 pages, 1974. A useful guide - keep a copy at home and another in the car for use on rainy days in Britain! Good copy, card covers. (Ref: K285 - BX1) in stock.
Price: £1.00 |
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 | Stimson (A.N.) & Daniel (C.StJ.H.): The Cross Staff - Historical Development and Modern Use
NEW. 26 pages, 7 figs, 1977. A useful history of the cross staff, reprinting instructions for its use first written by Andrew Wakeley circa 1650. The modern use of the instrument, using a replica staff, on the 1974 Golden Hinde voyage from Plymouth to San Francisco is also documented. Card covers, staples now rusted. (Ref: N1324) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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![[Stockall Marples]: S.M. & Co., Ltd: Price List of Turret Clocks](N2147.jpg "[Stockall Marples]: S.M. & Co., Ltd: Price List of Turret Clocks") | [Stockall Marples]: S.M. & Co., Ltd: Price List of Turret Clocks
NEW. [36 pages], illustrated, 2009. A reprint, with introduction by Chris McKay, of a Stockall Marples & Company Ltd, London catalogue dating from circa 1905. Stockall Marples was a wholesaler of clocks and related goods, the catalogue includes electric and mechanical turret clocks as well as large wall clocks for mounting over shops, etc. Card covers. (Ref: N2147) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
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Stoneman (M.): Easy-to-Make Wooden Sundials
O/P. 38 pages, illus., 1982. Instructions and plans for making 5 different sundials with instructions for setting up and converting solar time to mean time. Good copy. Card covers. (Ref: K3217 - BX16) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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Streeter (Edward W.): Catalogue of Designs, and Prices, of ...
O/P. 124 pages, illustrated, 1992. A facsimile reprint of a catalogue published circa 1885 by Edward W. Streeter, the Victorian retailer of jewellery, watches, clocks, and silverware. 35 pages are about pocket watches, carriage clocks, French table clocks, clock garnitures and marble clocks. A fine copy. (Ref: KW5220 - E5) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
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Strike One Ltd: English Dial Clocks - An Exhibition
O/P. The catalogue of an exhibition held in 1978 by Strike One to coincide with the publication of English Dial Clocks by Ronald Rose. 44 dial clocks are illustrated in the catalogue, most dating from the period 1780 - 1830. A good copy, card covers.
* Was £9.00, now on special offer at £4.00 *
(Ref: K2246 - BX16) in stock.
Price: £4.00 |
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Stuart (S.E.): Biographical List of Clockmakers, North Lancashire and South Westmorland 1680 - 1900
O/P. 192 pages, 1st edition 1996. A useful reference work, the makers' biographies are more detailed than that found elsewhere. This item is now hard to find. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K3631 - E4) in stock.
Price: £75.00 |
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Stuart (S.): Clockmaking in the Lancaster Region
O/P. 28 pages, 4 plates, circa 1985. This study investigates the export of clocks and clocks cases from Lancaster as well as the movement of clockmakers to and from Lancaster. The influence of Gillows on local case making is also investigated. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K482 - BX10) in stock.
Price: £9.00 |
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Stubs (P.): Catalogue of Tools with Price List, circa 1800
O/P. A very good quality photocopy of the Peter Stubs of Warrington Tool Catalogue (circa 1800) owned by Professor David Torrens; photocopied by Charles Allix before he sold the Catalogue to the Prescot Museum. The catalogue has 36 full page plates (approximately 14 x 9 inches) illustrating 286 tools and is sold with a photocopy of a 15-page List of the Prices of Watch, Clock, and Jewellers' Tools, &, &, manufactured by Peter Stubs, Warrington dated 1807. I purchased this item at the sale of Charles Allix's books in 2012; The tool catalogue was listed in the Malcolm Gardner/Charles Allix catalogue of the Torrens Collection - catalogue XVI - issued in 1971. Very good quality photocopies, in good condition, nicely bound by Charles Allix with correspondence about various Stubs papers bound in. (Ref: K5227) in stock.
Price: £25.00 |
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Sundial Scrapbook: Sundial Scrapbook
O/P. 40 blank pages (of thin card) for use as a scrap book - ideal for storing your sundial photos or for writing your memoirs. The card covers are colour printed with four pictures of sundials. Fine condition. (Ref: K3751 - R2) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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Surrey Dane (E.): Peter Stubs and the Lancashire Hand Tool Industry
O/P. 291 pages, illustrated, 1973. The story of how Peter Stubs of Warrington, a file maker by trade, had the vision to organise the production and distribution of tools in South West Lancashire. He founded a business which was still in existence when the book was written 175 years later. Good copy, the dust jacket a bit worn. (Ref: K370 - F2) in stock.
Price: £25.00 |
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