2169 - Watch Case Makers of England

A history and register of gold & silver watch case makers of England:1720-1920. NAWCC - bulletin supplement 20 - rare.

Table of Contents :
List of Figures
Acknowledgments
Preface
Chap. I DEVELOPMENT OF THE WATCH CASE
Chap. II BOW SHAPES AND TYPES
Chap. III CASE MAKING PROCESS
Chap. IV GOLD, SILVER & HALLMARKS
Chap. V LOCATION OF THE TRADE & WORKING CONDITIONS
- General
- London
- Liverpool & Prescot
- Chester
- Coventry
- Birmingham
- Other Provincial Towns
Chap. VI WATCH CASE MAKERS OF LONDON
- Phillip Woodman & Sons
- Oliver & Edwards
- George Thickbroom, Hirst Bros, Fred Thoms & Joseph Walton
- James W. Benson
Chap. VII CASE MAKERS OF LIVERPOOL AND PRESCOT
- Thomas Helsby & Company
- Samuel & Rogers (Benson Brothers)
- Stuart & Russell, Thomas Russell & Son
- Lancashire Watch Company
Chap. VIII CASE MAKERS OF COVENTRY
- James Walker & Sons
- Wickes & Trahern
- Errington/Williamson Watch Company
- Rotherham & Sons Watch Company
Chap. IX BIRMINGHAM CASE MAKERS
- Dennison Watch Case Company
- English Watch Case Manufacturing Company
- English (Anglo/American) Watch Company
- William Ehrhardt Watch Company
Chap. X USING HALLMARKS TO IDENTIFY THE CASE MAKER, STANDARD AND YEAR
Appendix A Case Makers' Marks Registered at London
Appendix B Case Makers' Marks Registered at Birmingham
Appendix C Case Makers' Marks Registered at Chester
Appendix D List of Seen Watch Movements and Cases
Appendix E Watch Case Sizes
Appendix F Gold Alloys and Their Colors
Subject Index

216 pages

Edition : 1994