Chapter Library

 

JOURNALS

 

American Horologist & Jeweler.

· Vol. 47 No. 6 June 1980, No. 7 July 1980, No. 8 August 1980, No. 9 September 1980, No. 10 October 1980, No. 11 November 1980  

 

Clocks.  The International Magazine for Clock & Watch Enthusiasts, Model & Allied Publications, Ltd.:  London.

· Vol. 5 No. 12 June 1983

 

Horological Times.  Official Publication of the American Watchmakers Institute,

AWI Central:  Cincinnati.

· Vol. 4 No. 7 July 1980, No. 8 August 1980, No. 9 September 1980, No. 10 October 1980, No. 12 December 1980

 

Jewelers' Circular - Keystone.  Chilton Co., Inc.:  Philadelphia.

· Vol. CXXII No. 7 April 1952, No. 8 May 1952, No. 9 June 1952

 

Journal Suisse D' Horlogerie et De Bijouterie.  Swiss Watch and Jewelry

Journal.  Lausanne, Switzerland.

· No. 1-2 January-February 1952, No. 11-12 November-December 1954, No. 1-2 January-February 1955

 

The Northwestern Jeweler.  Trades Publishing Company:  Minnesota.

· Vol. 70 No. 6 June 1980, No. 7 July 1980, No. 8 August 1980, No. 9 September 1980, No. 10 October 1980, No. 11 November 1980,Vol. 72 No. 1 January 1982, No. 2 February 1982, No. 3 March 1982, No. 4 April 1982, No. 5 May 1982, No. 6 June 1982, No. 7 July 1982, No. 8 August 1982, No. 9 September 1982, No. 10 October 1982, Vol. 73 No. 1 January 1983, No. 2 February 1983, No. 5 May 1983, No. 6 June 1983

 

Watch & Clock Review.  Golden Bell Press:  Denver.

· Vol. 48 No. 11 November 1981,Vol. 49 No. 1 January 1982, No. 2 February 1982, No. 3 March 1982, No. 4 April 1982, No. 5 May 1982, No. 6 June 1982, No. 7 July 1982, No. 8 August 1982, No. 9 September 1982, No. 10 October 1982, No. 11 November 1982, No. 12 December 1982, Vol. 50 No. 1 January 1983, No. 4 April 1983, No. 5 May 1983, No. 6 June 1983


MANUFACTURER'S CATALOGS

 

P. S. Bartlett & Co.  Wholesale and Retail Jewelers.  Elgin, Illinois.  1888.

 

Bernard J. Edwards Dial Company.  Northbrook, Illinois.  1978.

 

Bestfit #106.  Supplement to the Bestfit #101 Material Catalog.  B. Jadow, Inc.

1959.  

 

L.  H. Keller & Co., Inc.  Fine Watch Materials, Tools, Supplies, & Jewelry

Findings.  New York.  1918-1919.

 

Sears, Roebuck and Co.  Watches, Diamonds, Jewelry, & Silverware.  

Minneapolis, Minnesota.

 

Standard Watch Company.  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  


CLOCK COMPANY CATALOGS

 

Catalogue of the Ansonia Clock Co.  1886-1887.  New York.  Reprint published

by the American Clock and Watch Museum, Inc. Bristol, Connecticut, 1968.

 

Illustrated Catalog and Price List of Clocks Manufactured by E. Ingraham &

Co.  1860-1880.  Bristol, Connecticut.  Reprint published by the American Clock and Watch Museum, Inc.  Bristol, Connecticut, 1979.

 

Marshall Field & Co. Grandfather Clock Catalog.  1905.  Chicago, Illinois.  

Reprint published by Steven and Marsha Berger, 1978.

 

Illustrated Catalogue of Clocks Manufactured by the New Haven Clock Co.  

1886.  New Haven, Connecticut.  Reprint published by the American Clock

and Watch Museum, Inc.  Bristol, Connecticut, 1976.

 

Prentiss Clocks Catalogue.  The Prentiss Clock Improvement Co., New York.


CLOCK BOOKS  

 

Bailey, Chris H.  (1975).  Two Hundred Years of American Clocks & Watches.   Englewood Cliffs, NJ:  Prentice-Hall, Inc.

 

Eckhardt, George H.  (1955).  Pennsylvania Clocks and Clockmakers:  An

Epic of Early American Science, Industry, & Craftmanship.  New York:  Crown Publishers, Inc.

 

Hering, D. W.  (1932).  The Lure of the Clock:  An Account of the James

Arthur Collection of Clocks and Watches at New York University.  New York:  Crown Publishers, Inc.

 

Jagger, Cedric.  (1943).  Clocks.  New York:  Crown Publishers, Inc.     

 

Joy, Edward T.  (1967).  The Country Life Book of Clocks.  London:  Country

Life Limited.

 

Maurice, Klaus & Otto Mayr.  (Eds.).  (1980).  The Clockwork Universe:  

German Clocks and Automata 1550-1650.  New York:  Neale Watson Academic Publications.

 

Palmer, Brooks.  (1950).  The Book of American Clocks.  New York:  

Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc.

 

Schwartz, Marvin D.  (1975).  Collectors Guide to Antique American Clocks.   New York:  Doubleday & Company, Inc.

 

Ullyett, Kenneth.  (1947).  British Clocks and Clockmakers.  London:  Adprint

Limited.

 

Wenham, Edward.  (1964).  Old Clocks for Modern Use.  London:  Spring

Books.           

 

Wood, Stacy B. C., Jr. & Stephen E. Kramer III.  (1977).  Clockmakers of

Lancaster County and Their Clocks 1750-1850, with a Study of Lancaster County Clock Cases by John J. Snyder, Jr.  New York:  

Litton Educational Publishing, Inc.  


WATCH BOOKS

 

Abbott's.  American Watchmakers & Jeweler.   

 

Clutton, Cecil & George Daniels.  (1965).  Watches.  New York:  The Viking

Press.

 

Ehrhardt, Roy.  (1974).  American Pocket Watch Identification and Price

Guide Book 2.  Missouri:  Heart of America Press.  

 

Ehrhardt, Roy.  (1980).  American Pocket Watch Identification and Price

Guide 1980 Price Indicator.  Missouri:  Heart of America Press.

 

Schroeder, Bill.  (1977).  Collector's Illustrated Price Guide to Antique

Watches.  Kentucky:  Collector Books.

Shugart, Cooksey & Tom Engle.  (1983).  The Complete Guide to American

Pocket Watches No. 3.  Tennessee:  Overstreet Publications, Inc.

 

Shugart, Cooksey & Tom Engle.  (1985).  The Complete Guide to American

Pocket Watches No. 5.  Tennessee:  Overstreet Publications, Inc.

 

Townsend, George E.  (1971).  Almost Everything You Wanted to Know

About American Watches and Didn't Know Who to Ask.  Michigan.

 

Townsend, George E.  (1977).  American Railroad Watches.  Michigan.  


TECHNICAL/REPAIR BOOKS

 

Abbott's American Watchmaker & Jeweler.  Donated by Ken Kuhn, Tomah,

WI, 1/19/97.

 

Conquete Du Temps.  (1958).  Switzerland:  The Swiss Federation of Watch   

Manufacturers.

 

De Carle, Donald.  (1977).  Complicated Watches and Their Repair.  New

York:  Crown Publishers, Inc.

 

The Elgin Service Bureau Bulletin.  Elgin, Illinois:  Elgin National Watch

Company.

· Subjects: Balance Truing, Cleaning and Oiling,

     Genuine Watch Material, Mainsprings

 

Fried, Henry B.  (1949).  The Watch Repairer's Manual.  New York:  D.  

Van Nostrand Company, Inc.  

 

Higginbotham, Charles T.  (1952).   Precision Time Measures:  Their

Construction and Repair.  Illinois:  North American Watch, Tool, &

Supply Company.

 

Lenzen, Victor F.  & Robert P. Multhauf.  (1965).  Development of Gravity

Pendulums in the 19th Century.  Washington, D. C.:  United States

Government Printing Office.

 

Manual for Overhaul, Repair, and Handling of U.S. Navy Mechanical, Boat

and Deck Clocks Seth Thomas Type with Parts Catalog.  (1953).  

Washington, D.C.:  United States Government Printing Office.

 

Modern Watch Repairing and Adjusting.  (1974).  Chicago:  Henry Paulson &

Co.

 

Ordinance Maintenance Wrist Watches, Pocket Watches, Stop Watches, and

Clocks.  (1945).  Washington, D.C.:  United States Government Printing

Office.

 

Sundials.  Circular of the Bureau of Standards.  (1933).  Washington, D.C.:  

United States Government Printing Office.  

 

Thisell, A. Gideon.  (1925)  The Junior Watchmaker:  A Treatise on the Lever

Escapement.

 

Thisell, A. Gideon.  (1942).  Science of Watch Repairing Simplified:  A

Treatise on the Lever Escapement and Watch Repairing.  

 

Gould, Rupert D.  The Marine Chronometer:  Its History and Developments.  

Donated by Ken Kuhn, Tomah, WI, 1/19/97.


CLOCKMAKER AND WATCHMAKER BOOKS

 

Baillie, G. H.  (1947).  Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World Vol. 1.  

London:  N.A.G. Press Limited.

 

Loomes, Brian.  (1976).  Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World Vol. 2.

London:  N.A.G. Press Limited.

 

Britten, F. J.  (1899).  Old Clocks & Watches and their Makers.  London:  

B.  T. Batsford.

 

Britten, F. J.  Old Clocks & Watches and their Makers.  (7th Edition).  Baillie,

G. H., Clutton, C., & Ibert, C. A. (Eds.).  


DICTIONARIES

 

Drepperd, Carl W.  (1952).  A Dictionary of American Antiques.  Boston:

Charles T. Bransford Company.   

 

Gerschier, Malcolm C.  (1983).  The Clock & Watch Pronunciary.  California:

The Wag on the Wall.


BULLETINS

 

American Horologist and Jeweler.

· Vol. 29 1962, Vol. 32 1965, Vol. 33 1966, Vol. 34 1967

 

 

 

Bulletin of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Inc.

· Vols. 1, 2, 3, 1944-1949; Vols. 4, 5 1949-1953; Vols. 6, 7 1953-195 Vol. 8 1957-1959.


MISCELLANEOUS

 

Aked, Charles K.  (1976).  A Conspectus of Electrical Timekeeping.  Sussex:

The Antiquarian Horological Society.  

 

Giggs, James W.  (1960).  The Life and Death of the Ithaca Calendar Clock

Company.  Pennsylvania.

 

Gould, Rupert I.  The Marine Chronometer:  It's History & Developments.

 

Hagans Clock Manor Museum Horological Collection.  (1964).  Denver:

Golden Bell Press.

 

Menomonee Valley Chapter 47 Chapter Handbook.  (1976).  Wisconsin:  

NAWCC, Inc.

 

Nicholson, David M.  (1984).  Santa Fe:  How it Governed its Timepieces

Throughout the System.  Oklahoma:  The Dougherty Press, Inc.  

 

Wisconsin Academy Review Vol. 23 No. 1.  (1976).  Madison:  The Wisconsin

Academy of Sciences, Arts, & Letters.


VCR TAPES

 

Electrical Horology in New York State.  1996 Eastern States Regional.

Syracuse, N. Y.  55 minutes. (Donated by Ken Kuhn)

 

Longitude (4 tapes).  Story of John Harrison.  (Donated by Ed Stomner)

 

Mastering Wooden Clock Repair with George Bruno.  NAWCC Chapters

55, 33, & 13.  1 hour 55 minutes.  (Donated by Ken Kuhn)

 

Time . . . The Underlying Order.  The National Watch & Clock Museum.  

16 minutes 30 seconds.  (Donated by Ken Kuhn)