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How to Build Your Own Cuckoo Clock

Friday, August 18th, 2006

Of all the various kits available from hobby stores and websites across the Internet, cuckoo clock kits are very rare indeed. Why is this? Two reasons: one is that as simple the cuckoo clocks design may seem (after all, it was invented in 1730), it is actually very complicated and can only be replicated by [...]

A Look at Cuckoo Clock Movement

Sunday, August 6th, 2006

The inside mechanics of cuckoo clocks maintain virtually the same design since the day they were first created in the Black Forest of Germany. While the parts are now sometimes made out of metal and plastic instead of the all wood versions that started it all, the weights and counterbalance mechanisms that help them perform [...]

The Value of Antique Cuckoo Clocks

Friday, August 4th, 2006

As cuckoo clocks have been around since 1730 and have always been manufactured by gifted artists and skilled craftsmen, many of the older pieces that have been even minimally cared for are still in existence today. A well-preserved cuckoo clock from the 18th or 19th century can bring a king’s ransom at any of the [...]

The History of Cuckoo Clocks

Monday, July 31st, 2006

Although the exact date remains a mystery, it is commonly thought that cuckoo clocks first made their appearance around 1730 in the Black Forest area of Germany. To this day, even with all that has come along with modern experience, skill and technology, no other clock or timepiece has made the lasting impression that the [...]