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The TOM SPITTLER COLLECTION

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   Pages 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 9   Lot # 241 - 267
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241 W. Bellman English Tall Case Clock W. Bellman English Tall Case Clock Broughton, Lancaster, England, circa 1820's, polychrome painted steel dial with Arabic numerals, lunette painted with crossed peafowl feathers and flowers, spandrels with geometric and fans, signed on face W. Bellman/Broughton. Brass English bell strike weight driven movement with original weights and pendulum. Inlaid oak and mahogany case with bonnet having broken arch crest with original gold painted rosette terminals and central turned finial with marbleized and floral spray painted inset glass panels below arch with string inlay below. Cross banded tombstone door with satinwood string inlaid edge, flanked by full fluted columns with cast brass capitals and plinths. Waist with overlapping string inlaid door with scroll cut top, cut-out with glass panel (later alteration), flanked by fluted quarter columns with turned capitals and plinths, cove molding above and below. Base with string inlay and chamfered corners with lambs tongue terminal at bottom and stepped molding over bracket feet, all in old, likely original varnish finish, pine secondary wood, 21 x 10 x 89 1/2" high. 300 600 As above and some minor repairs to veneer and inlay
242 Two English Tall Case Clock Dials Two English Tall Case Clock Dials Both brass and signed, smaller is signed Maple, London with engraved Roman numerals and scrolled floral, circa 11" square; 2nd is signed Pattison, Halifax with raised silvered chapter ring with unusually placed phase of the moon cut-out just above center of dial, flanked by engraved birds and floral with engraved world hemispheres above and applied open floral scroll work in spandrels, 13" square. 50 100 Fine.
243 Mahogany Watch Crystal Cabinet Mahogany Watch Crystal Cabinet Six drawer with original turned knobs in original old varnish finish with divided interior and hundreds of watch crystals, most with original printed paper labels, 19 x 11 1/2 x 16" high. 200 300 Fine.
244 Early Pine Watch Parts Cabinet Early Pine Watch Parts Cabinet with three columns of twelve drawers, most with original turned wood pulls in old original red wash with printed and painted labels on front, 18 x 7 x 25" high. Every drawer is full of watch crystals, mainly for pocket watches, and many with original printed paper labels attached. 200 300 Some wear to case, else Fine.
245 Watch Crystal Cabinet from E.H. Briggs, Cromer, England Watch Crystal Cabinet from E.H. Briggs, Cromer, England Pine in old green painted finish with most of the original brass knobs on the 13 graduated drawers, 15 x 11 1/4 x 26" high. Eight of the drawers are full of pocket and wrist watch crystals, many with original printed paper labels intact, one drawer with clock springs and one with boxes of watch parts, including a fine illustrated Waltham Main Spring tin box with picture of the factory. 100 200 Some wear to case, else Fine.
246 Spool or Watch Parts Cabinet Spool or Watch Parts Cabinet Pine in worn original brown wash, six graduated dovetailed drawers with brass wire ring handles, dovetailed case, each drawer is full of watch parts, mainly English and continental but also boxes labeled Waltham main springs,several silver fussee chains for early English watches, one drawer is full of watch crystals, one has 10  English pocket watch movements, with enameled dials and most signed, other interesting small advertising boxes holding parts, 12 x 15 x 14 3/4" high. Lot includes photocopy of Briggs business in Norwich 100 200 Originally had door in front, else Fine.
247 Mahogany Spool or Needle Cabinet with Watch Parts Mahogany Spool or Needle Cabinet with Watch Parts Four divided drawers with wood pulls, traces of old labels on front, each drawer is full of American, Swiss, & English watch parts, some in original boxes, some in interesting old advertising boxes, original old red finish, 13 x 13 1/2 x 7 3/4" high. 100 150 Wear to finish, else Fine.
248 Boxed Watchmakers Tools Boxed Watchmakers Tools Mahogany dovetailed box with brass label reading Staking Tool No. 18/Inverto/Manufactured/By/Kendrick & Davis/Lebanon, N.H., 7 1/2 x 6 x 8 1/4", complete. 100 200 Some oxidation, else Fine.
249 Two Sets of Boxed Watchmakers Tools Two Sets of Boxed Watchmakers Tools Both by the same maker, Mahogany dovetailed box with brass label reading Staking Tool No. 17/Inverto/Manufactured/By/Kendrick & Davis/Lebanon, N.H., 7 1/2 x 6 x 8 1/4", near complete; and New Style/K&D/Staking Tools/Manufactured/By/Kendrick & Davis/Lebanon, N.H., 7 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 6 1/2" high, near complete. 100 200 As above, else Fine.
250 Two Sets of Boxed Watchmakers Tools Two Sets of Boxed Watchmakers Tools One with press marked K&D and second marked Germany, oak dovetailed case and mahogany case, both complete to very near complete, 5 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 7" high and 5 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 6" high. 100 200 Some oxidation, else Fine.
251 English Oak Spice Cabinet English Oak Spice Cabinet Four columns of three drawers, all with original turned wood knobs in oak and original varnish finish, 14 x 5 1/4 x 11 1/4" high. 100 150 Minor wear, Fine.
252 Miniature Watch Parts Cabinet Miniature Watch Parts Cabinet 19th century in pine with original old brown finish, lift lid compartment over four columns of three drawers, all with watch parts and fob parts, plus some semi-precious stones for watch stems and early brass watch makers tools, 10 x 4 x 3 3/4" high. 50 100 Minor wear, Fine.
253 Four Cased Tyour A Pivoter, Watch Makers Tools Four Cased Tyour A Pivoter, Watch Makers Tools Each in fitted leather covered wooden box, all likely Swiss, largest is 11 x 5 1/2 x 1 1/2" high, smallest is 9 x 4 x 1 1/4" high. 100 200 All but smallest complete and it has main tool.
254 Seven Boxed Sets of Watch Makers Tools Seven Boxed Sets of Watch Makers Tools Early 19th century to early 20th century, most in leather covered fitted wood boxes, German, English and Continental makers. Largest is 7 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 2 1/4" high and smallest is 3 1/2 x 2 1/4 x 3/" high. Most appear to be complete, one box in pieces, else Fine. 100 200 Good.
255 Rare Book on Japanese Clocks Rare Book on Japanese Clocks Entitled A Collection of Japanese Clocks, by N.H. N. Mody, London, 1932, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., LTD. Japan J.L. Thompson & Co. LTD, Kobe, 8vo (7 3/4 x 10 1/4") in red buckram with gilt title on front and spine, worn dust jacket, gilt fore-edges, illustrated end papers and paste-downs, with all plates and illustrations, complete, number 163 of 200. 500 1000 Very Good to Fine.
256 Nine Books on Clocks Nine Books on Clocks Titles include the following: Greater Manchester Clocks & Clockmakers, by Edmund Davies, 2007; Clockmakers of Northern England, by Brian Lommes1997; Herefordshire Clockmakers & Watchmakers, by Tony Branston & John C. Eisel, 2005; Clockmakers & Watchmakers of Central England, by Joseph McKenna, 2002; Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700, by Brian Loomes, 2014; Early English Clocks, by Percy G. Dawson, C.B. Drover & D.W. Parkes, 1994; English Dial Clocks, by Ronald E. Rose, 1994; Royal Clocks The British Monarchy and its Timekeepers 1300-1900, by Cedric Jagger, 1983; The Clockmakers Library, The Catalogue of the Books and Manuscripts in the Library of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers, compiled by John Bromley, 1997. 100 200 Most nearly new, others very good.
257 Nine Books on Clocks & Watches Nine Books on Clocks & Watches Titles include the following: Johann Ludwig Eberhardt and His Salem Clocks, by Frank P. Albright, 1978; The Watchmakers of Massachusetts, by August C. Bolino, 1987; Eli Terry and the Connecticut Shelf Clock, by Kenneth D. Roberts & Snowden Taylor, autographed to Tom by both authors, 1994; Connecticut Clockmakers of the Eighteenth Century, by Penrose R. Hoopes, 2000, in slip case; Clocks & Watches of New Jersey, by Wm. E. Dorst, 1966; New Hampshire Clocks & Clockmakers, by Charles S. Parsons, autographed by the author, 1976; Vermont Clock and Watchmakers, Silversmiths and Jewelers, 1778-1878, by Lilian Baker Carlisle, 1970; Maryland Clockmakers, by J.B. Whisker, D.D. Hartzler & S.P. Petrucelli, 1996; An Empire of Time, Clocks & Clock Makers of Upstate New York, by G.R. Oechsle, Helen Boyce & others, 2003. 100 200 All nearly new.
258 Nine Books on Clocks & Watches Nine Books on Clocks & Watches Titles include the following: Simon Willard and His Clocks, by John Ware Willard, 1968; The Banjo Timepiece, by Chipman P. Ela, autographed by the author, 1978; American Banjo Clocks, by Steven P. Petrucelli & Kenneth A. Sposato, autographed by both authors to Tom, 1995; Willard's Patent Time Pieces, A History of the Weight Driven Banjo Clock 1800-1900, by Paul J. Foley, autographed twice by the author to Tom, 2002; Two Hundred Years of American Clocks & Watches, by Chris H. Bailey, 1975; A Study of Simon Willard's Clocks, by Richard W. Husher & Walter W. Welch, autographed by the 1st author to Tom, 1980; The Willard House and Clock Museum and The Willard Family Clockmakers, by Dr. Roger W. Robinson & Herschel B. Burt, edited by Robert S. Edwards, autographed by all three, 1996; The American Clock, A Comprehensive Pictorial Survey 1723-1900 with a Listing of 6153 Clockmakers, by Wm. H. Distin & Robert Bishop, 1976; Stretch America's First Family of Clockmakers, by Donald L. Fennimore & Frank L. Hohmann III, 2013. 100 200 Most nearly new, others very good.
259 Seven Books on Clocks & Watches Seven Books on Clocks & Watches Titles include the following: The Old Clock Book, by Hudson Moore, 1911; Sam Slick The Clockmakers, His Sayings and Doings, by T.C. Hailburton, n.d.; Time & Timekeepers Including the History, Construction, Care and Accuracy of Clocks and Watches, by Willis I. Milham, 1942; It's About Time, by Paul M. Chamberlain, 1941; The Old Clock Book, by Wallace Nutting, 1935; The Book of American Clocks, by Brooks Palmer, 1959; Survey of American Clocks: Calendar Clocks, by Andrew H. Miller & Dalia M. Miller, 1976. 100 200 All Very Good
260 Ten Books on Clocks & Watches Ten Books on Clocks & Watches Titles include the following: Old Scottish Clockmaker from 1453 to 1850…, by John Smith, 1921; Dorset Clocks and Clockmakers with a supplement on the Channel Islands, by Tom Tribe & Philip Whatmoor, 1981; The Clockmakers of Llanrwst Pre-Industrial Clockmaking in a Welsh Market Town, by Colin & Mary Brown, 1993; The Quaker Clockmakers of Norh Oxfordshire, by Tim Marshall, 1993; Thomas Tompion His Life and Work, by R.W. Symonds, 1969; Britten's Old Clocks and Watches and Their Makers..., by G.H. Baillie and others, 1956; English 30 Hour Clocks Origin & Development, 1600-1800, by Jeff Darken & John Hooper, 1997; Painted Dial Clocks, by Brian Loomes, autographed by the author, 1994; Brass Dial Clocks, by Brian Loones, 1998; F. Kroeber Clocks, American & Imported, by Tran Duy Ly, autographed to Tom by the author, 2006, with price update 100 200 Most nearly new, others very good.
261 Eleven Books on Clocks & Watches Eleven Books on Clocks & Watches Titles include the following: Clock & Watchmakers and Allied Workers in Canada: 1700 to 1900, by John E. Langdon, 1976; Longcase Painted Dials Their History and Restoration, by M.F. Tennant, 1995; Metamec The Clockmaker Dereham, by Clifford Bird, 2003; Restoring Musical Boxes & Musical Clocks, by Arthur W.J.G. Ord-Hume, 1993; Ormskirk Clockmakers & Watchmakers, by Anthony Daly2006; Railway Clocks, by Ian P. Lyman, 2004; Keeping Time A Histoy of Clocks, Watches and Barometers in a Provincial Town from 1700 until 1900...in the town of Grantham in Lincolnshire, by Hugg F. Watson, 2008; Weight Driven Dutch Clocks & Their Japanese Connections, by Ernest L. Edwardes, 1996; Canadian Clocks and Clockmakers, by G. Edmond Burrows, autographed by the author, 1973; Early Canadian Timekeepers, by Jane Varkaris & James E. Connell, autographed by both authors to Tom, 1993; Collectable Clocks 1840-1940 Reference and Price Guide, by Alan & Rita Shenton, 1994. 100 200 Most nearly new, others very good.
262 Seven Books on Clocks & Watches Seven Books on Clocks & Watches Titles include the following: The Watch & Clockmakers Handbook, Dictionary & Guide, by F.J. Britten, 1892; Modern Methods in Horology, by Grant Wood, 1913; The Modern Clock…, by Ward L. Goodrich, 1950; Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World, by G.H. Baille, 1974; American Clocks & Clockmakers, by Carl W. Drepperd, 1947; United States Clock and Watch Patents 1790-1890, by Geo. H. Eckhardt, 1960; Old Clocks, by H.A. Lloyd, 1958. 100 200 1st with broken spine, others with minor use wear.
263 Six Books on Clocks & Watches Six Books on Clocks & Watches Titled include the following: Chester County Clocks and Their Makers, by Arthur E. James, autographed by the author1976; Pennsylvania Clockmakers, Watchmakers, and Allied Crafts, by James B. Whisker, 1990; Clockmakers of Lancaster County and Their Clocks 1750-1850, by Stacy B.C. Wood, Jr. & Stephen E. Krammer, III, 1977; Pennsylvania Clocks and Clockmakers..., by Geo. H. Eckhardt, 1955; Pennsylvania Clocks and Watches Antique Timepieces and Their Makers, by Jame W. Gibbs, 1984; Clockmakers of Montgomery County 1740-1850, by Bruce Ross Forman, 2000. 100 200 Most nearly new, others very good.
264 Eight Books on Clocks Eight Books on Clocks Titles include the following: The American Clock 1725-1865, The Mabel Brady Garvan and Other Collections at Yale University, by Edwin A. Battison, et al, 1973; The Longcase Clock, by Eric Bruton, 1976; The Longcase Clock, by Tom Robinson, 1995; The Longcase Clock Reference Book, by John Robey, 2001, two vols in slip case; The Longcase Clock Reference Book, by John Robey, 2013, two vols; The American Wooden Movement Tall Clocks 1712-1835, by Philip E. Morris, Jr., 2011. 100 200 All nearly new.
265 Nine Books on Clocks & Watches Nine Books on Clocks & Watches Titles include the following: The Carriage Clock A Repair and Restoration Manual, by Laurie Penman, 2005; English Lantern Clocks, by George White, 1989; The Georgian Bracket Clock 1714-1830, by Richard C.R. Barder, 1993; Lantern Clocks & Their Makers, by Brian Loomes, 2008; A Century of Fine Carriage Clocks, by Joseph Fanelli, 1987; Carriage Clocks Their History and Development, by Charles Allix, 1974; Skeleton Clocks Britain 1800-1914, by Derek Roberts, 1988; Skeleton Clocks, by F.B. Royer-Collard, 1969, two copies.  100 200 All nearly new.
266 Eight Books on Watches & Clocks Eight Books on Watches & Clocks Titles include the following: Watch Repair, Cleaning and Adjusting…, by Richard J. Garrard, 1950; American Watchmaking A Technical History of the American Watch Industry 1850-1930, by Michael C. Harrold, 1981; Rees's Clocks Watches and Chronometers 1819-20, by Abraham Rees, 1970; The History of the Self Winding Watch 1770-1931, by Alfred Chapuis & Eugene Jaquet, 1956; Britten's Old Clocks & Watches and Their Makers, edited by Cecil Clutton, G.H. Baillie & C.A. Ilbert, 1982; Paul Philip Barraud...1750-1929, by Cedric Jagger, 1968; Watches, by Cecil Clutton & Geo. Daniels, 1965; Watches, by Cecil Clutton & Geo. Daniels, 1979. 100 200 Most nearly new, others very good.
267 Eight Books on Watches & Clocks Eight Books on Watches & Clocks Titles include the following: Wales Clocks & Clockmakers, by Wm. Linnard, 2003; Potts of Leeds Five Generations of Clockmakers, by Michael S. Pott, 2006; Time in Rutland A History and Gazetteer of the Bells, Scratch Dials, Sundials, and Clocks of Rutland, by Robert Oven & Sheila Sleath, 2002; Samuel Roberts Clock Maker: An Eighteenth Century Craftsman in a Welsh Rural Community, by W.T.R. Pryce & T.A. Davies, 1985; Suffolk Clocks & Clockmakers, by A.L. Haggar & L.F. Miller, 1974; Schwarzalduhren, by Berthold Schaaf, autographed by the author to Tom, 2008; The Clockmakers of Bristol 1650-1900, by A.J. Moore, 1999; The Clockmakers of Somerset 1650-1900, by A.J. Moore, 1998 100 200 Most nearly new, others very good.
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