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TitleBell Playing Wall Clock ‘Glasglockenuhr’
Creatorunknown
PlaceBlack Forrest (Germany)
Year ca. 1780
Object number0906
Object categorymechanical instruments with bells, timepieces with musical movements
Object nametimepiece with bells, wall clock
DescriptionThe clock is powered by a weight, strikes every hour and would originally have indicated hours and minutes.
Accompanying textsThe clock has 8 bells and 8 hammers and plays 6 melodies.ax
In the Black Forest, clocks were made from materials readily available in the area, such as wood and glass. The very earliest musical clocks were therefore made from wooden wheels and glass bells. Metal was an expensive material and was only used sparingly, for example to make the pins of the music cylinder.
In the Black Forest, clocks were made from materials readily available in the area, such as wood and glass. The very earliest musical clocks were therefore made from wooden wheels and glass bells. Metal was an expensive material and was only used sparingly, for example to make the pins of the music cylinder.
Dimensions
geheel height: 30 cm
geheel width: 23 cm
geheel depth: 30 cm
geheel width: 23 cm
geheel depth: 30 cm
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