This traditionally styled German cuckoo clock features wooden hands, a wood dial with Roman numerals, and a warm light yellow hand-painted and hand-carved cuckoo bird. The cuckoo clock case is surrounded by many carved oak leaves with a hand-carved deer head with antlers at the top of the clock. There is also a hand-carved rabbit and bird on each side of the clock dial. Two cast iron pine cone weights are suspended beneath the clock case by two separate brass chains.
The hand-carved painted oak leaf pendulum continuously swings back and forth which controls the timing of the clock. If your cuckoo clock's timing should ever need adjustment, you can control the speed of your clock by sliding the oak leaf up or down the pendulum stick. Sliding the oak leaf down causes the cuckoo clock to run slightly slower, while sliding the oak leaf up makes the cuckoo clock run slightly faster.
On every hour the cuckoo bird emerges from a swinging door above the clock dial and counts the hour by cuckooing once per hour. (Example: At one o'clock the bird will cuckoo once. At eight o'clock the bird will cuckoo eight times) The half hour is announced with one cuckoo call.
The eight day mechanical movement, which is produced in the Black Forest of Germany, is wound once per week by raising the two pine cone weights. One weight powers the time and the other weight powers the cuckoo and cuckoo call.
Product Details
- 8-day movement
- Made in Germany
- Overall dimensions: 20.0" H x 12.5" W x 6.5" D
- Item Weight: 11.0 pounds
- Hand-carved by master craftsman in the Black Forest of Germany
- All brass mechanical movement
- Cuckoo bird cuckoos the hour at the top of every hour
- Clock case features hand-carved oak leaves, animals, rifles, and a buck
- Covered by a two year limited warranty
Great effort has been made to portray each cuckoo clock as accurately as possible. As with many handmade items, the exact coloration and carving may vary slightly from clock to clock. We consider this to be a special part of their character.
About River City Cuckoo Clocks
Since 1988, River City Cuckoo Clocks has been the largest importer and distributor of German cuckoo clocks in North America. Each clock is a unique work of art, hand-carved from Black Forest linden wood by master craftsmen.
Throughout the years River City has searched the globe and expanded their product line to include the highest quality most unique clocks, weather instruments, thermometers, and hourglasses. So, if you are looking for a family heirloom, or if you are a clock connoisseur looking for the best of the black forest, look no further than River City Cuckoo Clocks.
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