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Comic Character Timepieces: Seven Decades of Memories
Hy Brown
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Description for Comic Character Timepieces: Seven Decades of Memories
Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 786 color photos. BIC Classification: TDPB1; WCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 314 x 238 x 28. Weight in Grams: 2040.
In 1933, the Ingersoll-Waterbury Company produced a round Mickey Mouse wristwatch that is considered to be the first comic character watch. It started a movement that has continued for ninety years and shows little sign of letting up. This new and delightful book covers the history of character timepieces from the earliest clocks to the present day quartz wristwatches. With hundreds of beautiful color photographs it is a celebration of American imagination and artistry. Nearly every character watch from 1933 to 1972 is included, with some that have never before been reproduced in print. From 1972 to the present a ... Read more
In 1933, the Ingersoll-Waterbury Company produced a round Mickey Mouse wristwatch that is considered to be the first comic character watch. It started a movement that has continued for ninety years and shows little sign of letting up. This new and delightful book covers the history of character timepieces from the earliest clocks to the present day quartz wristwatches. With hundreds of beautiful color photographs it is a celebration of American imagination and artistry. Nearly every character watch from 1933 to 1972 is included, with some that have never before been reproduced in print. From 1972 to the present a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
Weight
2040g
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780887404269
SKU
V9780887404269
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-50
About Hy Brown
Nancy Thomas is a Therapeutic Parenting Specialist. She and her husband, Jerry, have shared their life and home for over thirty years with severely emotionally disturbed children, children with RAD, ADD, ADHD, Bipolar and Asperger's. Nancy specialises in bonding and conscience development. She has a very high success rate in working with these high-risk children. She is renowned, internationally, as ... Read more
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