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225 years of timepieces a Lancaster County legacy

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo168
Date of Publication
1979
Call Number
681.1 T974
Place of Publication
Columbia, Pa
Publisher
National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors
Date of Publication
1979
Physical Description
84 p. ill. 22 cm.
Notes
Catalogue of first annual exhibit, May 1, 1979-Oct. 31, 1979
Subjects
Clock and watch makers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
681.1 T974
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American clocks and clockmakers

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16622
Author
Drepperd, Carl William,
Edition
[1st ed.].
Date of Publication
1947.
Call Number
681 D772
Author
Drepperd, Carl William,
Edition
[1st ed.].
Place of Publication
Garden City, N.Y
Publisher
Doubleday,
Date of Publication
1947.
Physical Description
312 p. illus. 22 cm.
Notes
A list of American clockmakers: p. 196-293.
Bibliography: p. 312.
Subjects
Clocks and watches
Clock and watch makers - United States.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
681 D772
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Collection
John Hoff Records
Title
John Hoff Records
Object ID
MG0572
Date Range
1797-1817
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Collection
John Hoff Records
Title
John Hoff Records
Description
This collection contains records from John Hoff's clockmaking business. The account book, 1800-1816, shows the new clocks made in Lancaster and his clients. There is also a treasurer's account for Trinity Lutheran Church, 1816-1817. The flute book, 1797-1799, contains the music for Hoff's musical clocks.
Date Range
1797-1817
Creation Date
1797-1817
Year Range From
1797
Year Range To
1817
Creator
Hoff, John
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 12
People
Hoff, John
Keller, Kate Van Winkle
Wood, Stacy B. C.
Subjects
Business records
Clock and watch makers
Clock chime music
Search Terms
Business records
Clocks
Correspondence
Letters
Clock and watch makers
Clock chime music
Music
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Extent
1 box, 2 folders, .2 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English, German
Object ID
MG0572
Related Item Notes
Images of New Instructions for the German Flute are in the Photograph Collections: John Hoff Flute Album, A-49-01-01 to A-49-01-143
John Hoff Flute Album, A-49-01-01 to A-49-01-143
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-572
Classification
MG0572
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Organized and finding aid prepared by HST, March 2013
Images
Documents
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Berks County tall-case clocks, 1750-1850

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo177
Date of Publication
1995
Call Number
681 B513
Responsibility
Richard S. and Rosemarie B. Machmer, originators and coordinators
ISBN
1887762019
Place of Publication
Reading, Pa
Publisher
The Historical Society Press of Berks County
Date of Publication
1995
Physical Description
104 p. ill. 29 cm.
Notes
This is an exhibition catalog for an exhibit on Berks County tall-case clocks held from Sept. 1995 through March 1996.
Subjects
Clock and watch makers - Pennsylvania - Berks County.
Longcase clocks - Pennsylvania - Berks County
Additional Author
Machmer, Richard S.
Machmer, Rosemarie B.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
681 B513
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Chester County clocks and their makers

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo5873
Author
James, Arthur Edwin,
Edition
2d, enl. and rev. ed.
Date of Publication
c1976.
Call Number
974.813 J28
Responsibility
by Arthur E. James.
ISBN
0916838048
Author
James, Arthur Edwin,
Edition
2d, enl. and rev. ed.
Place of Publication
Exton, Pa
Publisher
Schiffer Pub.,
Date of Publication
c1976.
Physical Description
222 p. : ill., map (on lining papers) ; 23 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. 217-219.
Subjects
Clock and watch making - Pennsylvania - Chester County.
Clock and watch makers - Pennsylvania - Chester County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.813 J28
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Chester County clocks and their makers

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo5874
Author
James, Arthur Edwin,
Edition
[1st ed.]
Date of Publication
1947.
Call Number
974.813 J28
Author
James, Arthur Edwin,
Edition
[1st ed.]
Place of Publication
[West Chester, Pa.]
Publisher
Pub. under the auspices of the Chester County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1947.
Physical Description
205 p. illus., fold. map. 24 cm.
Notes
LCHS has no. 47 of 1000 numbered copies.
Bibliography: p. 204-205.
Subjects
Clock and watch making - Pennsylvania - Chester County.
Clock and watch makers - Pennsylvania - Chester County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.813 J28
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Author
Nutting, Wallace,
Date of Publication
[c1935]
Call Number
681 N986
Responsibility
by Wallace Nutting; being a description of foreign and American antique clocks, and a list of their makers. Profusely illustrated.
Author
Nutting, Wallace,
Place of Publication
Garden City, N.Y
Publisher
Pub. in coöperation with Old America Company by the Garden City Publishing Co., inc.
Date of Publication
[c1935]
Physical Description
312 p. incl. illus., plates, port., facsims. 26 cm.
Notes
Plates printed on both sides.
"List of American clockmakers": p. 201-239.
"List of foreign clockmakers": p. 240-307.
Subjects
Clocks and watches.
Clock and watch makers.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
681 N986
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Clockmakers and watchmakers of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo5485
Author
Wood, Stacy B. C.
Date of Publication
1995.
Call Number
681 W879c
Responsibility
Stacy B.C. Wood, Jr.
ISBN
1883294290
Author
Wood, Stacy B. C.
Place of Publication
Elverson, PA, U.S.A
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1995.
Physical Description
75 p. : ill., map ; 29 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 72-74).
Subjects
Clock and watch makers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Clock and watch making - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
681 W879c
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Clock makers - Information file

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21595
Call Number
Information file - Clock makers
Notes
Information files are created for specific subjects that are associated with Lancaster County, e.g. "Rebman's scrap pile", "Ten-hour house". The files contain newspaper and magazine articles about the subject.
Subjects
Clock and watch makers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Information File
Call Number
Information file - Clock makers
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Clockmakers of Lancaster County and their clocks, 1750-1850

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4004
Author
Wood, Stacy B. C.
Date of Publication
1977.
Call Number
681 W879
Responsibility
Stacy B. C. Wood, Jr., Stephen E. Kramer, III ; with a study of Lancaster County clock cases by John J. Snyder, Jr.
ISBN
0442295316
Author
Wood, Stacy B. C.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Van Nostrand Reinhold,
Date of Publication
1977.
Physical Description
224 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Subjects
Clock and watch makers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Clock and watch making - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Additional Author
Kramer, Stephen E.
Snyder, John J.,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
681 W879
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