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10 Facts to Remember about Cuckoo Clocks
10 Facts to Remember about Cuckoo Clocks
With over 200 years of experience and craftsmanship, the history of Black Forest cuckoo clocks is extensive. For those who are just learning to enjoy these German masterpieces, here are a few fun facts:
Hekas, Hubert Herr, and Rombach & Haas are well known and respected manufacturers of authentic German Cuckoo Clocks. Hekas is the youngest, founded in 1938, while the other two are from the 19th century. All three are legends in cuckoo clock making and are in the third, fourth, and even fifth generation of ownership.
Smallest mechanical cuckoo clock in the world is from Hubert Herr. It's only 5.25 inches tall and can fit in one hand.
The widest c HYPERLINK "http://www.house-of-black-forest-clocks.com/attractions.asp?UID=25789745147"uckoo clock in the world is the Hornberger Uhrenspiele. It's in the 1997 Guinness Book of World Records. It's approximately 11.5 m (37.7ft) wide and 10.8m (35.4ft) high, with a chimney sweep, musicians, mechanical waterwheel and more.
The world's largest clock is in Triberg, the Black Forest Region. It took half a decade to build and has a total weight of six tons. The cuckoo is 4.5m (14.76ft) long and weighs 150kg (330 lb.). Visitors can take a tour of the clock and see the inner workings at Uhren-Park.
Most expensive cuckoo clock is the world-time-clock built in 1787, which is located in the Furtwangen Clock Museum
The musical movements in all Black Forest cuckoo clocks are from Switzerland based brands, Reuge or Jobin.
The mechanical movements are manufactured by SBS under the brand name Regula.
All cuckoo clocks come with a night shut-off. You can have the manual switch or you can set the automated shutoff that has a default shut off time of 10pm – 7am. Just check the instructions that come with your clock.
All authentic Black Forest clocks come with a warranty that means if anything goes wrong, you will have convenient access to a specialist in Black Forest clocks. After the warranty is up, the company that sells you the clock may provide replacement parts at special prices or you can find a Black Forest clock specialist in your area for a fee.
Cuckoo clocks do need assembly out of the box but the instructions are very easy to follow.
With over 200 years of experience and craftsmanship, the history of Black Forest cuckoo clocks is extensive. For those who are just learning to enjoy these German masterpieces, here are a few fun facts:
Smallest mechanical cuckoo clock in the world is from Hubert Herr. It's only 5.25 inches tall and can fit in one hand.
The widest c HYPERLINK "http://www.house-of-black-forest-clocks.com/attractions.asp?UID=25789745147"uckoo clock in the world is the Hornberger Uhrenspiele. It's in the 1997 Guinness Book of World Records. It's approximately 11.5 m (37.7ft) wide and 10.8m (35.4ft) high, with a chimney sweep, musicians, mechanical waterwheel and more.
The world's largest clock is in Triberg, the Black Forest Region. It took half a decade to build and has a total weight of six tons. The cuckoo is 4.5m (14.76ft) long and weighs 150kg (330 lb.). Visitors can take a tour of the clock and see the inner workings at Uhren-Park.
Most expensive cuckoo clock is the world-time-clock built in 1787, which is located in the Furtwangen Clock Museum
The musical movements in all Black Forest cuckoo clocks are from Switzerland based brands, Reuge or Jobin.
The mechanical movements are manufactured by SBS under the brand name Regula.
All cuckoo clocks come with a night shut-off. You can have the manual switch or you can set the automated shutoff that has a default shut off time of 10pm – 7am. Just check the instructions that come with your clock.
All authentic Black Forest clocks come with a warranty that means if anything goes wrong, you will have convenient access to a specialist in Black Forest clocks. After the warranty is up, the company that sells you the clock may provide replacement parts at special prices or you can find a Black Forest clock specialist in your area for a fee.
Cuckoo clocks do need assembly out of the box but the instructions are very easy to follow.
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