Title: Antique Watchmaker Red Glass Cover Cup Hand Etched Tool
Shipping: $29.00
Artist: N/A
Period: 19th Century
History: N/A
Origin: N/A
Condition: Museum Quality
Item Date: N/A
Item ID: 3500
Antique watchmaker tool collector, it's job is to keep it's objects together in a red glass cover. Antique Victorian period American brilliant period cut red glass bowl. Deep clear brilliant ruff cuts on heavy glass. No cracks, repairs, or major chips. An excellent piece for its age. Vintage Cut Glass red Bowl Beauty! A gorgeous cut red cup bowl with hand designs.
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchmaker
A watchmaker, as the name implies, works primarily on watches, not clocks; the latter is called a clockmaker. Some watchmakers work on clocks, but the skills and tools needed to work on a watch are not always applicable when working on a clock.
A watchmaker is an artisan who makes and repairs watches. Since virtually all watches are now factory made, most modern watchmakers just repair watches. However, originally they were master craftsmen who built watches, including all their parts, by hand. Since modern watchmakers are required to repair older watches for which replacement parts may not be available, they must have some fabrication ability. A skilled watchmaker can typically manufacture replacements for many of the parts found in a watch.
