| Unidentified photographer/creator Watchmaker at Work n.d. Ambrotype, 1/6 plate, detail Christopher Wahren Fine Photographs Skylight Gallery (Auction #26) LL/28224 Cuttings-patent style ambrotype of a watchmaker at work, with several watches, a clock, tools, and disassembled watch parts, including a small gear that he holds carefully in one hand. Housed in a full case with split spine
The photographer's aim was obviously to give us clear view of the mechanical intricacies of watch making, and he does an excellent job.
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