Keeping Time. A history of clocks, watches and barometers in a provincial town from 1700 until 1900; including a directory of the makers in the town of Grantham in Lincolnshire

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Author(s) Watson, Hugh F
Publication type Monograph
Year published 2008
Pages 323pp; illus
Publisher The author
Place Published Grantham

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Name Guildhall Library
City London
County Greater London
Country England
Postcode EC2P 2EJ
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Business profiles & biographies

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Largely comprises 'A directory of the watch, clock and barometer makers in Grantham' [pp147-315] providing much detail of individual businesses including illustrations of their products, facsimile copies of press, etc, notices and documents. Fourteen introductory chapters cover: 'Early clockmaking'; 'Domestic clockmaking'; 'The long case clock'; 'Wall clocks'; 'Barometers'; 'Sundials'; etc