Whimsical
and sometimes realistic animations such as this one were commonly
reproduced mechanically in the Black Forest since the early Nineteenth
Century. Here, a man in traditional Black Forest garb chops his firewood
for the long winter. Meanwhile the townspeople are above, on the
balcony, dancing to the music.
This
eight-day, musical cuckoo clock features a large 36-note music box with
an excellent sound. This eight-day musical cuckoo clock has a nighttime
shut-off lever so you can turn off the music and cuckoo and leave the
time-keeping function running.
The dial, hands, and numbers and bird are all of solid wood. The
shingles on the roof are individually laid, and all the carvings are
done by hand.
This "Woodchopper " cuckoo clock is by Rombach und Haas and is
exclusively available through North Coast Imports. It is an Original
Black Forest Clock, certified by the VDS.
The clock comes packaged in genuine recycled or renewable materials,
each clock made and packaged BY HAND by Black Forest craftsmen the same
way they have been for hundreds of years. The cuckoo bird, hands,
numbers, and dancers are all made of solid wood. The bird and dancers
move along with the mechanically produced music and cuckoo call.The sound
of the bird is produced by real wooden whistles and the music box
movement is hand made in Switzerland .
If you like this clock, be sure to also check out model
8286.
The price of this clock is $1,037.00 including standard ground shipping.