_TIME TELLING THROUGH THE AGES_ [Illustration: THE SPIRIT OF TIME _Back of History, back of Civilization, back of the visible Universe itself, we sense the unending sequence of all development which we know as TIME._ ] TIME TELLING _through the Ages_ BY _Harry C. Brearley_ [Illustration] _Published by_ DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & CO. _for_ ROBERT H. INGERSOLL & BRO. NEW YORK, 1919 PREPARED _under the direction of_ The Brearley Service Organization [Illustration: BSO NY] _Copyright 1919_ ROBT. H. INGERSOLL & BRO. NEW YORK _PREFACE_ _In the midst of the world war, when ordinary forms of celebration seemed unsuitable, this book was conceived by_ ROBT. H. INGERSOLL _&_ BRO., _as a fitting memento of the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of their entrance into the watch industry, and is offered as a contribution to horological art and science. Its publication was deferred until after the signing of the peace covenant._ _The research work for fact material was performed with devoted fidelity and discrimination by Mrs._ KATHERINE MORRISSEY DODGE, _who consulted libraries, trade publications, horological schools and authorities in leading watch companies. The following were helpfully kind to her: New York Public Library, New York City; The Congressional Library, Washington, D. C.; Newark Public Library, Newark, New Jersey; The Jewelers' Circular, New York City; Keystone Publishing Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Mr._ JOHN J. BOWMAN, _Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Major_ PAUL M. CHAMBERLAIN, _Chicago, Illinois; Hamilton Watch Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Mr._ HENRY G. ABBOTT, _of the Calculagraph Company, New York City, and others_. _Credit is also due to Mr._ WALTER D. TEAGUE, _the well-known artist of New York City, who acted as art editor and supervised the preparation of illustrations, typography and other art and mechanical features_. _The photographic compositions are the result of the enthusiasm, the understanding and the art of Mr. LEJAREN A' HILLER, of New York City. In this connection the courtesy of Mr. HENRY W. KENT, Secretary of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, in permitting the use of collections of the museum in the preparation of illustrations, is appreciated._ HARRY C. BREARLEY CONTENTS PAGE Foreword 11 Chapter I, _The Man Animal and Nature's Time Pieces_ 15 Chapter II, _The Land Between the Rivers_ 21 Chapter III, _How Man Began to Model After Nature_ 36 Chapter IV, _Telling Time by the "Water Thief"_ 49 Chapter V, _How Father Time Got his Hour Glass_ 59 Chapter VI, _The Clocks Which Named Themselves_ 66 Chapter VII, _The Modern Clock and Its Creators_ 77 Chapter VIII, _The Watch That Was Hatched From The Nuremburg Egg_ 94