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The Black Forest ("Der Schwarzwald") in southwestern Germany will be the dwelling of the Cuckoo Clock (Kuckucksuhr), invented in the region in the 17th century. The long, harsh winters within the Schwarzwald during that time meant people today spent long hours inside their homes, when they required both some thing to do to pass the time and an further source of income to supplement their function in the local mines. The largely forested area surrounding them inspired them to begin making wooden crafts. Among the goods they developed had been nutcrackers ("Nussknackers"), incense burners ("Smoking Men" or R?ucherm?nner), and clocks that mimicked the cry of the cuckoo bird.
Cuckoo Clocks: A Brief History; Until the early 1600's, time telling devises in Germany consisted of sundials and hourglasses. All of that changed in 1630, when a man named Franz Kettler from Triberg, Germany went to what is now the Czech Republic, and brought back the idea of a clock. It was a straightforward style, referred to as a wooden beam clock, and had wooden gears and stones as weights. Soon, clock generating became a source of pride, and provided occupation throughout winter months. A special group known as the Hauslers developed. These men had been the younger sons of land owners, and utilised clock creating as an additional source of income.
What is this Antique Wall Clock?
I've been digging through my old stuff and have found this old white ceramic german wall clock. The numbers are written right on the front with no cover. The numbers are brown. It seems to be from the 60's.
On the back, bottom left hand side there is the number 11
On the back, bottom right hand side there is the letter H inside a circle an just below that there seems to be the number 499.
Also on the back on the little metal casing holding in the mechanicals there is a number scratched on or stamped on saying: E265J or it might be T.
It is about 20 cm x20 cm with curved edges. It is wider at the top than at the bottom.
Does anyone know what the name of this clock? And where i can find out some information about it?
Thankyou
In May of 1714 representations from Her Majesty's Fleet, Merchants and Merchant-Men demanded the Government encourage the solution of the Longitude problem and in July of that year the Longitude Act was passed offering up to £20,000 for a method of determining Longitude at Sea.
In the mid 1720's Yorkshire born John Harrison started work on what would be the first of his clocks, H1 that would work on board ships and so solve the Longitude problem. In 1772 after a lifetimes work, culminating in the watch H4, John Harrison was paid the final balance of the £20,000 reward.
In 1999 Sinclair Harding started work on a clock in homage to John Harrison. Nearly 5 years in the making the Sinclair Harding H1 is a wonderful combination of art and fascinating mechanics, all finished to an exquisite standard.
Approximately 3/4 (24" wide x 18" deep x 18" high) of the original size, this still impressive piece puts on show Harrison's inventions, from the simple yet significant roller mounting of the Spring barrel arbor through the elegance of the Grasshopper escapement to the to the mind-boggling complexity of the Grid Iron compensation mechanism.
i think youre clock may be one of the replicas of this one worth very much...
Most familiar to quite a few is the design that is conventionally carved from wood and made to hang from the wall. These are usually decorated with leaves and animals and have an automated bird that appears through a modest trap door even though the clock is striking the hour. Some other familiar attributes of cuckoo clocks are some could be musical, some have sounds of chimes, they are able to be pendulum or quartz driven and feature a novelty and have elaborate carvings. Regardless of what kind of life style, buying a wall mounted cuckoo clock can be a quite special moment in ones life. These clocks appear to fill your residence with love and laughter. They bring a gift of charm and sophistication with their melodies and motion.
In 1738, Anton Ketterer added a cuckoo bird to his clocks, and concept rapidly spread. Cuckoo clock creating became a extremely specialized craft with unique artisans creating distinctive parts of the clock. A pendulum was now used as an alternative to the old method, and new innovations were always taking place. Styles of Cuckoo Clocks Each and every clock had its own special design, but particular fundamental styles emerged. By the mid 1800's, two styles predominated: the framed clock along with the railway home. The framed clock consisted of a wooden frame and painted inner section where the clock face could be attached. It was normally painted with Black Forest scenes and had the cuckoo situated inside the upper section of the clock. The railway home style was shaped like a house and was generally decorated with grape vines, ivy, flowers, or animals.