wooden clock
- Made:
- 1688-1800 in Graubunden canton
- maker:
- Unknown
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Black Forest wall clock with alarm
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Black Forest wall clock with alarm
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Black Forest wall clock with alarm
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Black Forest wall clock with alarm
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Wooden clock with alarm made in Davos, Switzerland. Wooden movement with balance wheel and separate dials for hours and quarters
Wooden clocks such as this were made in Germany and Switzerland and are described as ''Black Forest clocks' due to the large number that were produced in that region. The movements (or mechanisms) of this kind of clock are made primarily from wood.
Details
- Category:
- Time Measurement
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- 1990-649
- Materials:
- oak (wood), pine (wood), wood (unidentified), iron, metal (unknown) and paint
- Measurements:
-
overall: 310 mm x 155 mm x 200 mm,
- type:
- wall clock
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust
