The Book of American Clocks
Author : Brooks Palmer
Publisher : New York : Macmillan
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 47,71 MB
Release : 1950
Category : Clock and watch makers
ISBN :
Author : Brooks Palmer
Publisher : New York : Macmillan
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 47,71 MB
Release : 1950
Category : Clock and watch makers
ISBN :
Author : Chris H. Bailey
Publisher :
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 20,51 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN :
Traces the art of clockmaking from the era of handcrafting to present-day automation.
Author : Alexis McCrossen
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 13,69 MB
Release : 2013-05
Category : History
ISBN : 022601486X
In Marking Modern Times, Alexis McCrossen relates how the American preoccupation with time led people from across social classes to acquire watches and clocks, and expands our understanding of the ways we have standardized time and have made timekeepers serve as political, social, and cultural tools in a society that not merely values time, but regards access to it as a natural-born right.
Author : Philip E. Morris (Jr.)
Publisher :
Page : 511 pages
File Size : 10,62 MB
Release : 2011-05-09
Category : Clock and watch makers
ISBN : 9780615445687
Author : Wallace Nutting
Publisher :
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 14,60 MB
Release : 1924
Category : Clock and watch makers
ISBN :
Contains 250 black and white photographs of clocks, followed by a List of American Clockmakers and a List of Foreign Clockmakers. Indexed. Note publication date of 1924.
Author : Tran Duy Ly
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 31,48 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Clocks and watches
ISBN : 9780930163914
Author : Chauncey Jerome
Publisher :
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 20,88 MB
Release : 1860
Category : Businesspeople
ISBN :
Author : Wallace Nutting
Publisher :
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 42,23 MB
Release : 2020-02-20
Category :
ISBN :
There's always time for a great clock in your life. Famed collector and clock enthusiast Wallace Nutting originally released The Clock Book in 1924, a celebration of the decorative properties of more than 250 clocks pictured with detailed descriptions of their functions and makers. Antique clock enthusiasts should find immense enjoyment pouring through the images and intricacies of this fascinating collection of clocks that span the ages, in addition to historic clock dates and lists of artist and craftspeople. This special edition reprint of The Clock Book enlarges the page sizes, includes a spectacular new cover design, and retains the original retro period font for a most enjoyable contemporary reading experience. In addition to photographs, illustrations, and historical perspective, more than 100 pages are devoted to classic American clockmakers and period manufacturers, as well as lists of European and foreign clockmakers from around the world. Includes: Notable Clock Dates More than 250 photographs and Illustrations An Introduction by Mr. Wallace List of Former Foreign Clockmakers List of American Clockmakers Description of Illustrations and more
Author : Emily Guendelsberger
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 16,55 MB
Release : 2019-07-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0316508993
"Nickel and Dimed for the Amazon age," (Salon) the bitingly funny, eye-opening story of finding work in the automated and time-starved world of hourly low-wage labor After the local newspaper where she worked as a reporter closed, Emily Guendelsberger took a pre-Christmas job at an Amazon fulfillment center outside Louisville, Kentucky. There, the vending machines were stocked with painkillers, and the staff turnover was dizzying. In the new year, she travelled to North Carolina to work at a call center, a place where even bathroom breaks were timed to the second. And finally, Guendelsberger was hired at a San Francisco McDonald's, narrowly escaping revenge-seeking customers who pelted her with condiments. Across three jobs, and in three different parts of the country, Guendelsberger directly took part in the revolution changing the U.S. workplace. Offering an up-close portrait of America's actual "essential workers," On the Clock examines the broken social safety net as well as an economy that has purposely had all the slack drained out and converted to profit. Until robots pack boxes, resolve billing issues, and make fast food, human beings supervised by AI will continue to get the job done. Guendelsberger shows us how workers went from being the most expensive element of production to the cheapest - and how low wage jobs have been remade to serve the ideals of efficiency, at the cost of humanity. On the Clock explores the lengths that half of Americans will go to in order to make a living, offering not only a better understanding of the modern workplace, but also surprising solutions to make work more humane for millions of Americans.
Author : Robert W. Swedberg
Publisher : Krause Publications Incorporated
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 38,51 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780873497077
This guide offers detailed photographs and current pricing information for grandfather, wall, classic, shelf and novelty clocks. It also features an overview of American clock types and a brief history of clock making.