The Price Guide to Collectable Clocks 1840 – 1940
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Most books written for the horologist tend to concentrate just on the more exotic and rare pieces made by famous makers. These are great in there own limited way but of little use to the present-day collector.
Prior to the First World war clock collecting was just for a few enlightened few, these lucky few had been fortunate to have virtually untrodden ground to hunt. Huge collections were built up by individuals one of which was Mr. Courtney Ilbert, he spent a life time searching both in this country and abroad for and important clocks. His vast collection thankfully ended up in the British National museum for all to admire.
After the Second World War interest in clocks grew, in fact interest in the collection of all antiques grew, and so the prices shot up, due to supply and demand. Many fine pieces ended up in private hands due to the cost of buying, and were kept as a hedge against inflation.
So general interest turned to the less expensive but just as important pieces. the era of the gimmick and novelty had arrived. with quality taking second place. This can be seen by the huge sales of clock made by American factories, cheap, reliable and abreast with the latest furniture trends.
Parts became standardised, the use of machinery for the slow laborious procedures and the assembling of workers under one roof to work, these simple methods would not be accepted by English manufacturers. This meant that the production of quality clocks in England stagnated, but slowly realisation dawned, but by this time the market had been swamped by foreign imports.
This brief resume gives an idea what this book covers, it has 34 colour plates plus over 700 black and white illustrations. It has a large amount of original research, the authors are keen horologists and well aware of the questions that need to be answered. What is quality? What should one look for? What date is the clock? All these questions are answered and a lot more.
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