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Meis (R.): Taschenuhren von der Haslur zum Tourbillon
O/P. 316 pages, 905 illustrations, 1979. An excellent and comprehensive book charting the development of all aspects of pocket watches - escapements, striking work, dials, cases, winding methods etc. A fine copy with very good dust jacket. [German language] (Ref: K3669 - P3) in stock.
Price: £27.00 |
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 | Mennim (E.): Transit Circle: The Story of William Simms 1793 - 1860
NEW. 303 pages, illus., no date. A biography of William Simms senior who entered into partnership with Edward Troughton in 1826. Troughton & Simms made all kinds of scientific instruments but are best remembered for their optical instruments which were sold to observatories around the world. Soft covers. (Ref: N399) in stock.
Price: £9.50 |
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Mercer (A.): Chronometer Makers of the World
S/H. 291 pages, illus., first edition, 1991. This book is very useful as it contains an extensive list of chronometer makers and craftsmen with addresses and working dates. The early chapters include information about John Harrison, the Greenwich trials, Kelvin & Hughes, Mercer serial numbers, etc. A very good copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K2710 - R1) in stock.
Price: £20.00 |
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 | Mercer (A.): Mercer Chronometers - History, Maintenance & Repair
O/P. 239 pages, 300 illustrations, 2003. A book about the history of the Mercer firm from the early days of watchmaking in Liverpool to the large scale manufacture of chronometers in Clerkenwell and St. Albans. The book includes information on historic chronometers serviced by Mercer together with details of Mercer and Kullberg serial numbering. The repair, maintenance and rating of chronometers is given special attention. Now out of print and in demand. A fine copy with very good dust jacket (a few creases to lower edge).
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(Ref: K1662 - G3) in stock.
Price: £175.00 |
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 | Mercer (A.): Mercer Chronometers - Radical Tom Mercer and the House he Founded
O/P. xxiv, 251 pages, 24 colour plates, 68 b&w illus., 1st edition, signed by author, 1978. This is an excellent book, much better in my opinion than the later book by the same author with a similar title. The last 100 pages are an essential research tool being a listing of all known Mercer chronometers sold to retailers, ships chandlers etc., including date of sale, price and retailer's name and serial number as engraved on the chronometer dial. A fine copy of a scarce book with fine dust jacket.
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(Ref: K472 - Z1) in stock.
Price: £250.00 |
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Mercer (Thomas Ltd): Mercer Two-Day Marine Chronometer Spare Parts Information CHR/1/57
O/P. 16 pages, illus., no date. A spare parts catalogue, probably issued in 1957, with illustrations and names & numbers of all parts in a 2-day Mercer chronometer. A clean copy internally, showing significant signs of use, card covers (split to base of spine). (Ref: K4848 - BX16) in stock.
Price: £27.00 |
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Mercer (V.): Edward John Dent
O/P. 9 pages, 3 figs., 1977. An offprint from Antiquarian Horology of a lecture given to the society about the famous Victorian clock, watch and chronometer maker. Card covers. (Ref: K2818 - BX1) in stock.
Price: £6.00 |
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Mercer (V.): John Arnold & Son Chronometer Makers 1762 - 1843
O/P. 302 pages, 212 plates, 1972, complete with the supplement (pages 303 - 320, plates 213 - 218 published 1975) bound in. The definitive volume on the life and work of John Arnold and his son John Roger Arnold. An essential book for chronometer collectors and enthusiasts. A very good copy with fair dust jacket (wear to edges, small tear to front).
* Was £195.00, now on special offer at £120.00 *
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(Ref: K208 - H4) in stock.
Price: £120.00 |
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 | Mercer (V.): The Frodshams - the Story of a Family of Chronometer Makers
O/P. 458 pages, 106 plates, 1981. This is the standard work on the various branches of the Frodsham family. Charles Frodsham and Parkinson & Frodsham are two of the most famous chronometer making enterprises of the 19th and early 20th century. The book also covers the business of Frodsham & Keen as well as that of other family members. This is an excellent reference book about this family of chronometer, clock and watchmakers. A very good copy, the dust jacket complete but with wear to edges and corners.
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(Ref: K958 - V3) in stock.
Price: £245.00 |
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 | Mercer (V.): The Life and letters of Edward John Dent Chronometer Maker and some account of his Successors
O/P. 829 pages, 154 plates, 1st edition 1977, complete with the supplement: pages 830 - 893, plates 155 - 176, 1983. This is the standard reference work on the life and work of Edward John Dent the famous chronometer maker, with details of his successors in the business right up to the time the book was written. This book is increasingly harder to find. A very good copy (some staining to edges of page block) with very good dust jacket, the supplement very good with card covers.
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(Ref: K718 - F7) in stock.
Price: £450.00 |
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 | Mercer (V.): The Life and letters of Edward John Dent Chronometer Maker and some account of his Successors
O/P. 829 pages, 154 plates, 1st edition 1977. This is the standard reference work on the life and work of Edward John Dent the famous chronometer maker, with details of his successors in the business right up to the time the book was written. A very good copy with good dust jacket.
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(Ref: K3997 - W1) in stock.
Price: £420.00 |
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Mesnage ( M.P.): Collections d'Horlogerie
O/P. 63 pages, 10 plates, 1955. A catalogue of the clocks watches and other horological items at the Musées de Besançon. Card covers. [French language] (Ref: K3263 - T1) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
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Meyer (P.) & Millot (P.): La Comptabilité de l'Horloger-Bijoutier et les nouvelles lois fiscales
O/P. 332 pages, 2 folding tables, 1918. A book on accountancy for clockmakers, watchmakers and jewellers published following the introduction of new tax laws in France in 1916 and 1917. Card covers. [French language.] (Ref: K1266 - E5) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
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Meyrick (R.): Time Measurement Instruments
O/P. 46 pages, illus., 1979. The catalogue of the John Gershom Parkington Memorial Collection of Time Measurement Instruments in Bury St. Edmunds. This collection has some fine clocks and is well worth a visit. Good copy, soft covers. (Ref: K210 - BX5) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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 | Middleton (W.E.K.): A History of the Thermometer and Its Uses in Meteorology
NEW. 249 pages, figures, originally published in 1966 this is the recent paperback reprint. An interesting work on thermometers and thermometer scales and also a learned tome for weather buffs. Paperback. (Ref: N1801) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
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Middleton (W.E. K.): The History of the Barometer
S/H. 489 pages, lots of figures, the 1994 reprint of a book first published in 1964. This is an excellent detailed account of the barometer from its invention by Torricelli in the 1640's and all the improvements made up to about 1950. Mercury barometers and barographs are studied in detail, as is the development of aneroid mechanisms. The appendix describes the more important barometers studied by the author in museums and institutions around the world. A very good copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K2069 - F6) in stock.
Price: £18.00 |
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 | Midleton (A.) & Miles (R.H.): Working Time
O/P. 18 pages, illustrated, 1994. The catalogue of an exhibition held at the Manor House Museum Bury St Edmunds, focussing on clocks used in the workplace in the 19th and 20th century. A fine copy, card covers.
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(Ref: K2745 - F7) in stock.
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 | Miles (R.H.A.) (Translator): The Bulle-Clock of Favre-Bulle, a Practical Manual
O/P. 55 pages, illus., reprinted 2012. An English translation of a practical manual published by Favre-Bulle circa 1929. The book describes the design principles of the Bulle electric clock and the practical aspects of checking, testing and adjusting the movement and the electrical circuit. If you have the clock, you need the book! Soft covers. (Ref: N213) in stock.
Price: £20.00 |
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 | Miles (R.H.A.) & Ridout (M.): Brillié Electric Clocks
NEW. [98 pages], illustrated, 2007. This book published by the AHS's Electrical Horology Group is an English translation of several original French product catalogues, installation and set up notes, and a fault-finding guide. The catalogues cover a wide range of Brillié clocks and the notes on operation, installation and fault finding will be of use to restorers. Soft covers. (Ref: N1427) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
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 | Miles (R.H.A.): Synchronome - Masters of Electrical Timekeeping
NEW. 274 pages, over 300 illustrations, revised 2nd edition, reprinted 2021. The book contains a small number of revisions and corrections to the first edition which was published in 2011. A well researched and comprehensive work on the Synchronome company, their master clock in all its forms and variants, and their slave dials and ancillary equipment. The book also has chapters on the development of the precision clock by William Hamilton Shortt with a list of all known Shortt clocks, the detail of their order-book specification, original location and subsequent history where known. The book is the standard reference work on Synchronome and Shortt - Synchronome clocks. With dust jacket. (Ref: N5167) in stock.
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