THE BOOK OF AMERICAN CLOCKS

byBrooks Palmer '25. Macmillan, 1950, 318pp., $10.00.

The Book of American Clocks is a valuable reference book beautifully illustrated with 312 pictures of clocks and watches made by the late Wallace Nutting and the author. The author whose real business is life insurance has for many years been considered an authority on clocks. He has contributed many articles to the New Collier's Encyclopedia and has been writing articles about clocks for Antiques and other magazines for many years. He is Vice-President of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors and is a member of the Historical Committee of the Horological Institute of America.

The introduction gives a short history of watches and clocks. This is followed by the illustrations, some of the most interesting of which are reproductions of old labels used by the early clock makers as Willard and Terry, names familiar to all collectors of old clocks. This is followed by a list of over 6,000 watch and clock makers—by far the largest such list ever compiled. This is accompanied by many details concerning the makers, their place of residence, time of making clocks, etc. This section comprises 181 pages and is a mine of information. Many, many hours in studying advertisements in old newspapers and in studying the clocks themselves must have been spent in compiling such a list.

For the collector of antiques and especially for the collector of old clocks this volume is an indispensable one. Reference librarians will also find it of value.