A must for the collector and repairman. Chapters include: History-US, Events, Striking, Patents, Pre-WWI, Problems with Temperature and Time-keeping; Escapement adjustment; Questions and Answers; Myths and Facts; names and trademarks on dials; Pendulums, ratchet wheels, suspension brackets and saddles; Spare parts and repairs; 100’s of photos of 400-Day Clocks. 106 pages of backplate illustrations.12 pages of suspension spring illustrations and info. Over 100 examples of pendulum, ratchet wheels and suspension brackets and saddles. Complete listing of Horolovar replacement parts and tools. Photos/Parts list of common Kundo, Koma, Kern and Schatz clocks. Tables and close-up diagrams for repair, plus more.
237 oversized pages. 9″x10″. 10th Edition. Hard-cover.