Book Description: From the dust jacket: Everyone who has felt the fascination of old timekeepers, from the novice collector of antiques to the most expert horologist, will take endless pleasure in this fine panorama of American clocks and watches. The more than 300 illustrations range from rare masterpieces of the early craftsmen through all the important types of timekeepers developed during more than two hundred and fifty years. All carefully arranged in chronological order and accompanied by explanatory captions, the pictures show not only the beautiful exteriors but also, in many cases, the movements and the makers' labels The descriptive text provides an informative history of clock-making in America and a list (the most complete so far compiled( of almost 6,000 American clock and watch makers.