The American Watchmaker and Jeweler - A Full and Comprehensive Exposition of all the Latest and most Approved Secrets of the Trade Embracing Watch and ... Tools, Compounding Metals, Soldering, P - Softcover

Stelle, J. Parish

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1473328381 ISBN 13: 9781473328389

Verlag: White Press, 2016

Inhaltsangabe

This vintage book contains a complete guide to watchmaking, with information on watch and clock cleaning and repairing, tempering in all its grades, making tools, compounding metals, soldering, plating, and more. Written in simple, plain language and full of clear instructions, this volume is perfect for the beginner with an interest in DIY watch repair. Contents include: "Character of American Watchmakers", "Necessary Qualifications", "History of American Horology", "National Watch Company", "To Clean", "The Chemical Process", "To Prepare Chalk for Cleaning", "Pith for Cleaning", "On Watch Repairing", "To Pivot", "To Drill into Hardened Steel", "To Tell you When the Lever is of Proper Length", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of clocks and watches.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: White Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1473328381
• ISBN 13: 9781473328389
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 66
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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