As well as presenting high quality, original, pre-1940s metronomes for sale, Antique-Metronomes.com is an excellent source of information on the leading manufacturers of vintage and antique metronomes.

Daniel Lucian specialises in antique jewellery boxes, watch boxes, dressing cases and vanity boxes of the finest quality and craftsmanship. The site is also a wonderful resource for information on the leading box manufacturers and locksmiths of the Georgian and Victorian eras.

Run by a retired mechanical engineer, the Analog Weather site is a valuable resource for catalogues from antique and vintage barometer manufacturers and retailers.  There are also downloads for barometric calculations and charts.

Based in the medieval market town of Ludlow (and therefore local to Vavasseur Antiques!), independent retailer Black Bough stocks items that are well-designed, well-made and well-priced.  In particular, having worked in the vintage watch market for two decades, including more than twelve years in Sotheby’s watch department, Alex Barter of Black Bough has a long-standing reputation for expertise in his field.