Antique Trader Clocks Price Guide: Including All Types of Clocks-17th Through 20th Century (Antique Trader's Clocks Price Guide) [Paperback]

Kyle Husfloen (Editor), Mark F. Moran (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2003 | Series: Antique Trader's Clocks Price Guide

Clocks are among the most popular and useful antiques and this all new price guide provides a comprehensive reference to timepieces from the 17th century through the 20th. Over 300 crisp photographs highlight detailed descriptions of varied clocks produced over the centuries. Each clock listing includes accurate pricing information. Features a special 16-page colour section, as well as an informative introductory report on clock collecting basics, a glossary of terms, and a bibliography. With more than 1,400 entries, this compact guide is an invaluable aid to all collectors, dealers, and appraisers.

Product Details

• Paperback: 273 pages
• Publisher: Krause Publications (April 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873494504
• ISBN-13: 978-0873494502
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,142,716 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I am the former senior editor for antiques and collectibles books with Krause Publications in Iola, Wis. I conduct community events that involve appraisal of antiques, collectibles and decorative arts in the upper Midwest.

Since launching my Antique Appraisal Events in the summer of 2011, the response has been very gratifying. Libraries and historical societies from around the Midwest have embraced the concept and scheduled events, and institutions in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Upper Michigan have also expressed interest.

I have been a contributing editor for Antique Trader magazine. I also served as editor of Antique Review East magazine; as producer of Atlantique City, an antique show held twice a year at the Atlantic City, N.J., Convention Center; and as editorial director of F+W Publications' Antiques Group.

I am the author or co-author of more than 25 books on antiques and collectibles, including the 800-page annual Warman's Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide 2012, the 45th edition.

The 45th edition of Warman's Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide is better than ever, and brings a fresh, 21st-century perspective to the collecting world.

The list of auction houses features more than 70 businesses from coast to coast, covering hundreds of collecting categories. The number of consulting experts in various fields has also grown, and I've included new sections on both established and emerging collecting areas.

An important returning feature is a focus on the "Future of the Markets," advising collectors on where the experts are putting their money and why.

Other titles include:

Antique Trader Guide to Oriental Antiques
Antique Trader Furniture Price Guide
Antique Trader Clock Guide
Antique Trader Guide to Metalware
Warman's Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide, 43rd Edition, 2010
Warman's Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide, 44rd Edition, 2011
Warman's Antiques & Collectibles, 45th Edition, 2012
Warman's Fenton Glass: Identification and Price Guide
Warman's Fenton Glass, Vol. 2: Identification and Price Guide
Warman's Guide to Majolica Pottery
Warman's Arts and Crafts Furniture: Identification and Price Guide
Warman's Country Antiques: Identification and Price Guide
Warman's Fiesta Ware: Identification and Price Guide
Warman's Gas Station Collectibles: Identification and Price Guide
Warman's McCoy Pottery: Identification and Price Guide
Warman's Companion, McCoy Pottery: Identification and Price Guide
Warman's McCoy Pottery, Vol. 2: Identification and Price Guide
Warman's Red Wing Pottery: Identification and Price Guide
Warman's Roseville Pottery: Identification and Price Guide
Warman's Guide to Vintage Cookie Jars
Warman's Guide to Lalique Glass
Warman's Guide to Tobacco Antiques and Collectibles
Warman's Guide to Sterling Flatware
Warman's Guide to Dolls, Vintage to Modern
Warman's Vintage Salt & Peppershakers

Formerly an antique dealer, I bought and sold antiques for more than 30 years, specializing in vintage folk art, Americana and fine art. I was also a newspaper editor and reporter for three decades.

I have been active as an appraiser of antiques and fine art for more than 20 years, and am currently associated with Landmarks Gallery and Restoration Studio in Milwaukee.

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18 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Antique Trader Clocks Price Guide: Including All Types of Clocks - 17th through 20th Century (Antique Trade Clocks Price Guide), August 11, 2005

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This review is from: Antique Trader Clocks Price Guide: Including All Types of Clocks-17th Through 20th Century (Antique Trader's Clocks Price Guide) (Paperback)

A brave title with "ALL Types of Clocks" and it disappointed as it did not include many (if any) small Boudoir Clocks. Few 20th Century clocks only 1 electric clock. Few mentions of swiss clocks of note. NO INDEX - what sort of book dose not have an index.

Like many American authors - if it does not happen in the USA it does not happen.

I would not recommend this book to those who collect clocks from "the world" as the world is greater than the USA.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, February 18, 2011

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Dilly Dally Dan (BELDING, MI, US) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Antique Trader Clocks Price Guide: Including All Types of Clocks-17th Through 20th Century (Antique Trader's Clocks Price Guide) (Paperback)

The Antique Trader's Clocks Price Guide, includes listings for all types of clocks from the 17th through the 20th century. It does not address any STYLES however. So if you happened to want to get an approximate value for a favorite, say, Art Deco clock, you would not be able to find it in this book - although it would be difficult to immediately determine whether your clock was listed or not because, incredibly, this book has neither a table of contents nor an appendix.

To locate a specific manufacturer of a specific type of clock, you must flip through the pages while scanning the header titles on each page. After locating the section covering your "type" of clock, you must then scan through the listings, which are organized by sub-type, within which the manufacturers are listed in alphabetical order. It is rather like looking through a yellow pages advertising section for a service with a particular address. I found it to be cumbersome.

Once you have located a specific clock type listing, the information provided is less than useful. The editors state that the information provided in the book comes from a variety of sources, and it looks that way. The scope and detail of each listing varies a great deal, an in my opinion does not even address information that strongly affects price.

For example - I looked up my "Black Forest Cuckoo Clock" in the guide. The listing for this clock did not identify it as a "Hunter Style" - they called it simply a "Black Forest" cuckoo clock. That's like identifying all Ford cars as a "Ford". They did not identify whether the clock had a 30 hour or 8 day movement, nor the manufacturer of the movement (or whether the movement had a maker's mark or not). They guessed the clock was "post WWII", but did not say why they thought so. There were no listings for Black Forest Cuckoo Clocks that contained music, or dancers - nor did they include any reference to other styles of cuckoo clock, such as the "Train Station" (or Bahnhäusle) style, which is more expensive than the clock pictured.

The listing descriptions really did not provide much more information than you got by looking at the picture alone (if you had an image of a clock with two finials on top, does it add value to state in the description that the clock has two finials on top?). The description should include information beyond the obvious physical features. The prices shown were apparently the sales or asking price of the specific clock pictured. You will have to guess (style, movement, age, condition, etc) how similar your clock actually is to the one pictured. I know for a fact that cuckoo clocks of the "Black Forest Cuckoo Clock" type listed in this book at a value of $200-$250 regularly sell on eBay for $125.00 or less.

Finally, there are 16 pages of color plates on high gloss paper depicting some fabulous museum quality clocks. The rest of the book has reasonably good black and white images printed on standard paperback book quality paper.

So if you have a clock, or are thinking of purchasing a clock, I think you can do better than this book; it will not likely be of much help in determining the value of the clock you are interested in. If you like pictures of clocks and are interested in what some specific clocks are valued at, then you might like this book.

3.0 out of 5 stars A Cheap Intro for a Beginning Collector, December 28, 2008

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Mark Waldman "Adj. Faculty, Exec MBA Program,... (Coaching, Research, Training: Malibu/Los Angeles California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Antique Trader Clocks Price Guide: Including All Types of Clocks-17th Through 20th Century (Antique Trader's Clocks Price Guide) (Paperback)

As one of the other reviewers wrote, this is NOT a catalog of all clocks. But it does serve a beginner well, with many fine pictures. However, the estimated values have nothing to do with reality. Although this book is many years old, the values are 3-10 times more than you'll pay on ebay, which, by the way, is the best place to buy an antique clock (as long as the dealer has a 98% or better rating). Prices are about one-fifth the price of antique stores.