I fonund one quite geneve pocket watch. This is a 1850-1870’s(?) pocket watch mechanism from Switzerland. The case was gold with an inner cuvette, but it was damaged and not preserved. This case was across 30mm. The clock signed by Geneve (Gen?ve).
The mechanism is a Swiss made cylinder escapement movement. It seems the mechanism is [...]
Once upon a time i found a traveling alarm clock. Such watches mass produced in the years 1950-1970 various firms, so the model was very popular. Indeed, this is a fold-up travel alarm clock with little case (it measures 3 1/4″ square). The metal covered case is leather like, likely vynil or something like that. [...]
For the first time on the wooden clock is mentioned in the press in preparation for gubernskoy exhibition of industrial and agricultural products in 1837. Zemskaya government invited artisans city, including the sixtieth iskusnomu turner Ivan Tihonovichu Bronnikovu and his son Semen, prepare exhibits. His father replied that “no condition to do anything,” and son [...]
April 19th saw a fast mail train known as No. 4 traveling east on the same track as an accomodation train was going West. Unfortunately the engineer’s watch on the accomodation train had stopped for 4 minutes, and then started up again. The two trains met their destiny at Kipton, Ohio, where [...]
Works by masters of past centuries hour, in the great set of the existing today in the antique market, exhibited for sale for various reasons - whether it be unnecessary to cover with dust in the attic dedushkinyh hours or need to make changes in the direction of developing the collection.But one way or [...]