• -----."United States Clock and Watch Patents 1790-1890". Appleton, Parsons and Co. Inc. [John Weight (JWeight@CASMAIL.CALACADEMY.ORG)]
• Baier, Joseph G., et al. "Questions and Answers of and for the Clockmaking Profession". 1981. American Watchmakers Institute, Cincinnati. 229 pp. [Very practical "how to" book. A great deal at $15. -Ron]
• Balcomb, Philip E. "The Clock Repair First Reader". [Lee Werling (lwerling@AOL.COM)]
• Balcomb, Philip E. "The Clock Repair Primer". Tempus Press, Tell City, Indiana. [I found the book helpful in getting a basic understanding of 30-hour and 8-day clocks with striking movements. Richard428@AOL.COM]
• Beckett, Sir Edmund (Lord Grimthorp). "A Rudimentary Treatise on Clocks and Watches and Bells" (7th), 1883. [Watches & Clocks (History): Interesting but the stuff on watches a bit superficial.] Richard Watkins richard@calvados.apana.org.au)] [I like this book. It's interesting and conversational, by the designer of Big Ben, one of the many military figures who became proficient in Horology. Good coverage also of the gravity escapement. One of the very few technical books about bells Reprinted in the 1970's. -Ron]
• Conover, Steven. "Chime Clock Repair". [This book is broken into 20 chapters each of which deals with a separate movement in detail. He covers disassembly, reassembly, chime and strike adjustments and offers specific tips of what to watch out for on these 20 movements. A very helpful resource if you encounter one of the movements in his book. Jerry in San Antonio (linda@espsun.space.swri.edu)]
• de Carle, Donald . "Practical Clock Repairing". 1968. N.A.G. Press, London. 244 pp. [Lee Werling (lwerling@AOL.COM)]
• Garrard, F. J. "Clock Repairing and Making". 1950 (tenth impression), Technical Press, LTD) [A fine introductory book, very unintimidating but with a good deal of technical information. Has neither the detail nor the good illustrations of DeCarle's book, but still well worth having. Don Holly <HOLLY@psl.wisc.edu>
• Goodrich, Ward L. "The Modern Clock". 1905. Reprinted many times. 502 pp. [... has a wonderful chapter ... with very specific and helpful information and theory concerning electrical/mechanical clocks, especially Self Winding Clocks. Jerry in San Antonio (linda@espsun.space.swri.edu)] [One of the first books I got on clock repair. Among the best works on theory and repair, it's contemporary with the golden age of American clockmaking and includes specific descriptions of models available at that time. Particularly good chapter on three-train cuckoos. -Ron]
• Hagans, Orville. "The Best of J. E. Coleman: Clockmaker".AWI Press. [My favorite repair book. Jerry in San Antonio (linda@espsun.space.swri.edu)] [Mine too! Includes most of Coleman's articles from American Horologist and Jeweler. Very clear and unthreatening, it's one of the first books I look at for help on general and specific model repair, and history. Some of his historical information conflicts with later data. If you only have one book on clocks, this should be it. -Ron]
• Hermle technical manuals There are 3 manuals. A pictorial of all the movements, a parts list (exploded) of movements and a Hermle service manual. The service manual is $14.95 and the other two are $7.50 each. [I obtained the publication from Black Forest Imports, 19121 Valley Drive, Villa Park , CA 92667 (1-800-824- 0900. Orders only number or 1-714-637-4307 or Fax 1-714-282-9115) Bill Bauer BauerClock@AOL.COM>] [Although Bill didn't suggest these books for the list, I am including them because book technical and repair literature on current techniques is so scarce. -Ron]
• Hope-Jones, Frank. "Electric Clocks and How to Make Them". 1949 (1977 reprint of 1949 book). Argus. [This is not about quartz clocks or synchronous-motor clocks (well, there is a brief chapter about the latter), but mainly deals with how to construct clocks such as the Hipp clock, Synchronome, etc. The emphasis is on how to make your own. Don Holly <HOLLY@psl.wisc.edu>] [This is considered a classic on electrical horology-Ron]
• Jendritzki, H. and Mathey, J.P. "Repairing Antique Pendulum Clocks". Scriptar S.A., 1003 Lausanne, Switzerland. [One of my favourite reference books. Contains a wealth of detailed descriptions and very clear line drawings and diagrams on how to set about some of the more complex tasks that we sometimes have to tackle. Excellent section on escapements from the ordinary anchor to the rather more exotic, like Harrison's Grasshopper. 96 Pages. Cost approx. 34 pounds sterling but worth every penny. Tony Gray (Tony@godwin.demon.co.uk]
• Jendritzki H. "Moderne Uhrmacher". 1962. Scriptar,Lausanne.
• Krug, G. "Elektrische und Elektronische Uhren". 1980. Veb Verlag Technik., Berlin,  [Electrical]
• Lehotzky, L. "Elektrische Uhren Und Signaleinrichtungen". 1951. Bohmann, Wien.  [Electrical]
• Plewes, John. "Repairing and Restoring Pendulum Clocks". 1984. Sterling, New York. 224 pp. [Lee Werling (lwerling@AOL.COM)]
• Sperry Gyroscope Company. "Study of Methods for Synchronizing Remotely-Located Clocks". 1967. N.A.S.A., Washington.
• Swan, Dick [from NAWCC Headquarters the entire set of drawings by Dick Swan. Dick has taken the time to produce exploded mechanical drawings of 20 weight driven movements and 142 spring driven movements. This is a wonderful resource if you are working on one of the pieces he's done. By the way they are all American movements. I was excited to purchase this, but I must admit I haven't use it much. The few times I did however I was a life saver; like finding the one or two spots on a particular movement that require a washer, even though one was not present on the movement you received from your customer. Jerry in San Antonio linda@ESPSUN.SPACE.SWRI.EDU)] [I haven't seen this in the MART offerings for several years. I believe it was for sale at around $135. I'd guess it's available from the NAWCC library -Ron]
• Terwilliger, Charles. "Horolovar 400 Day Clock Repair Guide". 10th ed. 1991. The Horolovar Company, New York. 227 pp. [who can live with out it. Jerry in San Antonio (linda@espsun.space.swri.edu)] [Indispensable for repairing these clocks. Chapters on escapements and question/answers useful for general repair. -Ron]
• Wild, J. Malcolm "Clock Wheel and Pinion Cutting" (1988, Arlington Press) [Geared toward amateur clockmaker. Only 46 pages, but has good practical detail. Don Holly <HOLLY@psl.wisc.edu> ]
• Wilding, John. ... [Don't forget the series by John Wilding on clock construction Ken Toews (ar367@freenet.carleton.ca)]

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