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One of the most common and valued types of mantel clocks are the French Empire-style timepieces. Simon Willard's shelf clock (half clock, Massachusetts shelf clock) was a relatively economical clock which was produced by the celebrated Simon Willard's Roxbury Street workshop, in Boston, Massachusetts, around the first decades of the 19th century.
Jaeger-LeCoultre's Atmos clock on display. Atmos is the brand name of a mechanical torsion pendulum clock manufactured by Jaeger-LeCoultre in Switzerland. The clock gets the energy it needs to run from temperature changes in the environment and does not need to be wound manually. It can run for years without human intervention.
Within a few years the Sessions Clock Company was producing clock movements, cases, dials, artwork and castings for their line of mechanical clocks. Between 1903 and 1933 Sessions produced 52 models of mechanical clocks, ranging from Advertisers, large and small clocks with logos of various businesses, to wall, or regulator clocks, and shelf or ...
Howard Miller Clock Company was founded in 1926, as the Herman Miller Clock Company division of office furniture manufacturer Herman Miller, specializing in chiming wall and mantle clocks. [2] It was spun off in 1937 and renamed, under the leadership of Herman Miller's son Howard C. Miller (1905–1995). [3]
Roy Ehrhardt (1993) European Repeaters & Clock Watches, Book 1, Heart of America Press. ISBN 0-913902-72-1. A compilation of repeaters and clock watches found in auction catalogs over the years. 170 pages. A picture and a description of each watch is given. The watches are sorted by functions and brands. The Book 2 has not been released yet.
Visual inspection can determine whether a clock should be cleaned and/or lubricated, whether any signs of infestation and/or damage exist, and whether a clock should be wound and/or set to the correct time. Regular maintenance also applies to the environment surrounding the clock to ensure that the correct storage conditions are present. a.