This sale is for a vintage Black Forest Musical Cuckoo Clock made in West GermanyIt stands 15\" high, 11.25\" wide and is 7.25\" thickUses a REGULA weight driven movement and has a music box movement and bell.Has the pictured two brass weights but it should have three of these weights.Marked MADE W GERMANY on the face of the clock.The two men (trumpeters) on the sides are both missing their arms that held horns. One of them is also missing the internal connecting rod that raised the arm up and down. It is missing the pendulum.Case is in good condition with no damage.
It is a handcrafted replica of the famous and magnificent Nuremberg, Germany \"Church of our Lady\" Clock. The Emperor Karl IV had the church built between 1352 - 1362. The Mechanical and Musical Clock was added in 1506 and still operates today. From wikipedia: \" One of the most notable features of the church is the Männleinlaufen, a mechanical clock that commemorates the Golden Bull of 1356 . The clock was installed in the church in 1506. The Holy Roman Emperor is shown seated with the prince-electors surrounding him. The clock mechanism is activated at midday, a bell is rung to start the sequence followed by the trumpeters and drummer. Then there is a procession of the electors around the figure of the Holy Roman Emperor.\"Like the original Clock on the Church, when operational this wall clock sounds off One Bell Ring on the Half Hour and Rings the number of times for each Hour of the Day (for example, at 3:00, the bell rings 3 times, 10:00 = ten times and so forth). After the bell rings the music box plays a delightful tune and the 6 \"Electors\" move in a circular pattern one complete revolution around the King.
Please message with any questions. It weighs nearly 6 lbs unboxed. Sold as a restoration project and U.S. Untested. If you have done some work on the simple movements used in cuckoo clocks, this should be a fairly easy restoration. If you have no experience and bring this to a clock shop for restoration you might be surprised at the cost.Buyer will pay actual priority or parcel postal shipping charge.
