Abbott's American Watchmaker and Jeweler

How to true a balance, repair a chipped dial, temper a spring or test a stone — the working bench-book of the American watch trade, arranged A to Z.

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A

40 entries

B

55 entries

C

85 entries

D

28 entries

E

18 entries

F

18 entries

G

21 entries

H

13 entries

I

15 entries

J

14 entries

L

17 entries

M

30 entries

N

3 entries

O

7 entries

P

29 entries

R

20 entries

S

53 entries

T

58 entries

U

2 entries

V

7 entries

W

12 entries

Highlights

Boiling-Out Pan

A copper or brass pan, which is also known under the name of pickle pan. It is used for boiling steel pieces in alcohol to remove…

Screw Head Sink Cutter

This tool is not kept by material dealers, although a tool which somewhat resembles it, known as the countersinker, is. The…

Movement Holder

A metal frame, as shown in Fig. 241, having three adjustable arms for holding the movement by clamping on to the plate. It is…

Thread

LARGEST HOLE CLEAR THROUGH IN MM. SIZE OF LARGEST HOLE IN MM. Moseley, No. 1 .240 1.28 25 deg. Eng. 48 38 47 Moseley, 1 x 2 .3135…

Pocket Chronometer – Pillar Plate

A pocket watch with chronometer escapement. That portion of an escapement by means of which the escape wheel gives impulse to the…

Seconds

1 0 3 56 11 0 43 15 2 0 7 52 12 0 57 11 3 0 11 48 13 0 51 7 4 0 15 44 14 0 55 3 5 0 19 39 15 0 58 58 6 0 23 35 16 1 2 54 7 0 27…

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