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At the same time there were large artist's clocks with a calling rooster in towns like Prague, Heilbronn, Berne and Strasbourg. So the famous bird with the original sound “cuckoo cuckoo” was born.
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In 1738 Franz Ketterer from the village of Schönwald was the first to build a cuckoo for his clocks.
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Others concentrated on new details like moving figures. So people in the Black Forest began to specialize in certain aspects of clock making like carvers - making the cases -, painters and manufacturers of chains and toothed wheels. In the 17th century Friedrich Dilger from the small village of Urach went to France and brought back new ideas and tools in building clocks. Clock-peddlers travelling to different regions heard about new technologies which were developed in other regions. When time went by people in the Black Forest continued to improve their techniques to produce clocks. Around 1690 a whole industry of clock making had developed in the high Black Forest. So they were forced to look out for new ways to earn their living. In the Black Forest area, usually the oldest son of a farmer inherited the farm – the younger ones only got a small piece of land. They were not rich farmers, but clock making was a welcome way for them to earn a little money. The so-called "Häuslers" where the people who made clocks at that time. Instead of a pendulum, they used a piece of wood called a "Waag" that moved forward and back above the clock dial, to make the clock keep time. They used toothed wheels made of wood and simple stones as weights. Thus the first clocks were rather primitive, the cuckoo clock was at that time really a piece of art – detailed crafted and featured by a hand carved cuckoo bird which was animated by various weights and pendulums. In 1850 the Herzog (Duke) of Baden founded a School for clock-making in Furtwangen, where students learned math and drawing as well as making cases and movements for the clocks. That is the season when they would show off their hard work and sell their cuckoos to admirers. When Spring came around again they would take their cuckoo clocks to town and display them. It is known for example that in 1808 in Triberg, and the surrounding villages, 790 of 9013 inhabitants were involved in the clock-making. In 1808 there were already 688 clockmakers and 582 clock peddlars in the districts of Triberg and Neustadt. With cleverness and dexterity, the clock makers were making cuckoo clocks with richly hand-carved decorations from various woods. Each of them would try to create a more unique and detailed cuckoo clock than their neighbor’s clock. People there had always crafted and carved using the local wood that was one of the few natural resources in the area. The citizens even compete against each other for the best clock. During those long winter months, the farms were snowed-in and the people had time to create finely hand-crafted cuckoo clocks of many styles with rich and varied carvings. It did not take long for the Cuckoo Clock to gain incredible popularity within certain parts of Germany – even some major cities nearby. So, this person built his own clock, and started the tradition of clock making.
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Kettler, must have been fascinated by this idea, that kept time much better than the hourglass, that were used at that time. So the technique and the idea was born somewhere different – but the Cuckoo Clock as we know it today comes form the Black Forest. It must have happened around 1630 that a peddler who sold glass from the Black Forest to foreign countries, returned with a clock, perhaps from the land of Böhmen (today's Czech Republic). But the story of the clock reaches even more back than this. Even if some sources say something different but most times Mr Franz Kettler was the person, who is brought directly into connection with the birth of the clock. The first so called “Black Forest Cuckoo Clock” was created over 280 years ago - around 1630 - in the village of Triberg, the Black Forest Region in Germany. To help you out here, we sum up a short summary for you about the history and the tradition of this well-known clock. (by Citizen) The most fun enjoyable time about this clock is when the bird sounds and move in and out from the clock Cuckoo Clock History If you ask most of the people, who own a Cuckoo Clock hanging in one of their rooms about its history, chances are high that you will get “I don’t know” or maybe a few statements where they bought it. 14th Aug 2010:Sold to Mr Ahmed from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia This cuckoo clock is made in Japan.