Articles – I
Articles – I
This is the first series of four educational articles Antiques Video- Gallery is providing for our readers. We sincerely hope that you find them interesting and informative. Please tell your friends and fellow antique enthusiasts and collectors about these articles and ask them to join us. Our goal is to provide many more of them about various topics.
Article One
Antique Clocks in America owe their existence to centuries of development in Asia, the Middle East, and Europe that terminated in the clock making regions of Germany and Great Britain. These, of course, are the geographical areas that provided the greatest numbers of early immigrants to America.
- Regionalization of clocks in America
- Innovations in America.
Article Two
A Brief History of Antique Clockscovers the development of time keeping from sundials and water clocks. In today’s general usage, a clock is a device for measuring, computing and displaying the accurate time. Unlike a watch, a clock is not intended to be worn on or about the person. /p>
- Clocks measure, compute and display time
- Accuracy is a critical factor
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