The American watchmaker and jeweler; an encyclopedia for the horologist, jeweler, gold and silversmith .. . Fig. 279. For easing the cap or the back case of a watch when it opens toohard, rest the end A^ of the tool, down on the inside of the dome, withthe handle inclining backward at an angle of about 45°, and with one ofthe sharp edges extending from A to C, brought to bear against the snapedge that requires to be eased, in such a way that it will give a shaving(not a scraping) cut; carefully shave off the edge, thus, to the extentrequired. In this way even the most delicate case may be ease
The American watchmaker and jeweler; an encyclopedia for the horologist, jeweler, gold and silversmith .. . Fig. 279. For easing the cap or the back case of a watch when it opens toohard, rest the end A^ of the tool, down on the inside of the dome, withthe handle inclining backward at an angle of about 45°, and with one ofthe sharp edges extending from A to C, brought to bear against the snapedge that requires to be eased, in such a way that it will give a shaving(not a scraping) cut; carefully shave off the edge, thus, to the extentrequired. In this way even the most delicate case may be easedwithout the slightest marring or injury to it. In case of roughness ofthe snap edge, burnish it carefully with the back of the tool; or rubbinga bit of beeswax around the edge will often be found of service in casesof this kind. WATCH HAND PLIERS. Fig. 280 shows Hortons combinationwatch hand pliers for removing watch hands, second, hour and also takes the place of the 9-hole hand sliding Fig. PAPERS. These were circular pieces of paper, silk, vel-vet, or muslin, placed in the outer cases of the old watches, and weredecorated with verses or devices; some of them were very elaboratespecimens of scroll work, and had a miniature painted in the center, othersmerely bore verses. Later this same device was used by repairers as ameans of placing a business card in the watch. Many old watches invarious collections contain over a dozen of these cards, of repairers inwhose hands the watch has been. 833 Watchmakers. WATCHMAKERS. Sometimes the watchmaker and jeweler isdesirous of telling how old a certain movement inay be and the follow-ing alphabetical list of watch and clock makers may aid him in fixingthe age approximately. The date after the name gives approximatelythe year in which the watchmaker was in business. The date is onlyapproximate and is based on the year in which he became a member ofthe Clockmakers Company, if an Englishman, and in the case of
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