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Author Harrold, Michael C.

Title American watchmaking : a technical history of the American watch industry, 1850-1930 / by Michael C. Harrold ; [illustrations by Robert Backstrom].

Publication Info. [Place of publication not identified] : M.C. Harrold, [1981]
©1981

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 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  681.114 Q HARROLD    Check Shelf
Description viii, 144 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Note "A supplement to the Bulletin of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Inc."--P. ii.
Bibliography Bibliography: page 135.
Note Includes indexes.
Contents Introduction to American watchmaking -- Formation of the industry -- Before the beginning -- The beginning -- Companies of 1864 -- Operation of the industry -- The average American watch -- Inexpensive watches -- Precision watches -- Watchmaking machinery -- Out of the ordinary -- Variations and oddballs -- Escapements -- Individual makers.
Subject Clock and watch making -- United States -- History.
Added Author National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors.
Added Title Bulletin of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Inc.
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