A Few Remarks Concerning Makers of Singing Bird Boxes of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries

Name: A Few Remarks Concerning Makers of Singing Bird Boxes of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
Author: Georges Pélissier

by Georges Pélissier

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Concerning Pierre Jaquet-Droz, Henri Louis Jaquet-Droz, Charles Bruguier, Bruguier du Grand Pré, the Rochat family, Lami of Geneva and the Maillardet family.

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Project Gutenberg

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Richard Tonsing, deaurider, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

2020-12-07

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

Mechanical singing-bird boxes -- Switzerland Clock and watch makers -- Switzerland

About the author

Georges Pélissier

1865–1931

Best known for a meticulous study of mechanical singing-bird boxes, this early 20th-century writer explored a wonderfully specific corner of decorative arts and horology. His work still appeals to readers curious about craftsmanship, automata, and the history of Swiss luxury objects.

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