The Old Clockmakers of Yorkshire

Download or read book The Old Clockmakers of Yorkshire written by N. V. Dinsdale and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2016-09-06 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This early collection is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of all horologists. Extensively illustrated with text and full page photographs, its chapters include discussions of: Clockmaking in Wensleydale; Clockmaking in Craven; Clockmaking in Halifax; Clockmaking in York; John Harrison; The Passing of a Craft; A List of Former Yorkshire Makers... among other topics. Many old works such as this are increasingly hard-to-come-by and expensive, and it is with this in mind that this book is being republished now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the subject.