Abbott's American Watchmaker An Encyclopedia for the Horologist, Jeweler, Gold and Silversmith

Name: Abbott's American Watchmaker An Encyclopedia for the Horologist, Jeweler, Gold and Silversmith
Price: 10.86 USD
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ISBN: 9781616085322

ISBN-10: 1616085320

ISBN-13: 9781616085322

Edition: 2012

Authors: Henry G. Abbott

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Back in all its original prestige Abbott's American Watchmaker and Jeweler remains the ultimate resource for watchmaking and jewelry craftsmanship. No aspect of the trade goes uncovered in this distinctly American approach to these ancient processes, organized to be the perfect introduction to learning the tools, parts, and their uses, handed down for many generations.Here you'll find hundreds of drawings, descriptions, and diagrams of many kinds of escapements, complete directions for making staffs, techniques for cleansing, pickling, and polishing all kinds of metals, a full list of necessary terms, and much more.For years Abbott revised this unmatched work, consulting the best…

Book details

List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/4/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.814
Language: English

Henry G. Abbott was an expert craftsman and author of the nineteenth century who wrote several books on watchmaking and repair.