The Historic Preservationist

The story of the war between Richard of York and Henry Tudor, creating King Henry the VII.

Listen to how a trusted servant became critical component in the beginning of the formation of the Tudor Dynasty.

We will analyze the origins of all the types of Delftware, ingredients, manufacture and firing methods and the types of decoration applied.

This episode contains, clock domestic records and inventories, and analysis of brass tall clocks of 8 day and 30 hour duration.

This episode walks us through the first recorded Turret clock circa 1277 to some of the last built in the 18th century by blacksmiths.

Describing from A-Z, case, movement, regional and dial characteristics of how to identify Scottish Longcase Clocks.

By the third quarter of the 19th century sundial production and usage was all but finished. In the early 20th century a few manufacturers were producing low quality toy sundials for children. In addition many scientific minded individuals began to build collections of ancient Sundials, these would eventually find themselves being donated to major museums.

Through the 19 century watches slowly replaced sundials as accuracy demanded, first as an assistant and then almost entirely by the end of the century.

An analysis of equinoctial and inclined sundials are examined. Also, magnetic and Islamic inclining dials are discussed.

An explanation of table sundials which include the equinoctial and the inclining. Islamic and magnetic sundials are also discussed.

The instrument makers Butterfield, a Brit found fame and fortune producing sundials for the rest of his life in Paris.

Detailed explanations are set forth on the Tortoiseshell dials and the Augsburg Makers with a particular focusing on dial maker , Johann Martin.

An explanation of the differences between the German sundials and those from Continental Europe, particularly France with an in-depth discussion on the Dieppe Magnetic Azimuth sundial which could produce time-telling at night.

A timeline is laid out with Scottish horology beginning around 1540, farther explanations of the Scottish apprenticeships are examined.

A light treatise on; recoil escapements, Graham dead-beat escapements, pin-pallet escapements and Brocot escapements. Also, clocks out of beat and remontoire escapements.

In the last 20 years the type of client I used to deal with was of; quality, discernment, historically and artistic awareness, today those individuals have passed leaving me cheap, unaware, disrespectful, disposable type social-media warped personalities.

Energy is sometimes robbed from a pendulum assembly, by the shape of the bob and the lack of air cutting ability of the pendulum assembly in its general shape.

Barometric error and suspension spring designing will be analyzed.

Analysis of a strong pendulum support, regulation of time, regulation by weights, wooden rods.

Descriptions of pendulum theory are explored and finishing with theory of the complete pendulum assembly; the bob, rod , block, tongue, cock and suspension.

We explore time the measurement of seconds, minutes, hours and days relating the solar system’s rotation. We also examine sidereal, solar , the equation of time and the time zones.

We will explore amateur quadrants, William Oughtred and his designs and a dial by Elias Allen.

After Cole, the flood gates opened and entrepreneurship flourished in instrument manufacturing for the aristocracy and the commoner while simultaneously mathematics education was on the cusp booming.

Londons wealthy merchant class and bankers promoted scientific instrument making helping it to obtain world dominance in science and navigation.

Explore extraordinary sundials by Hans Tucker, The Augsburg Makers, and the Schissler Compendium.