tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-130107742009-11-25T14:32:35.136-05:00Watch this space for current and upcoming news of all things horological and mechanically interesting, as well as helpful support information for all your fine clocks. NCI is your source for the finest timepieces since 1953.dolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07451364526769649378noreply@blogger.comBlogger159125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13010774.post-70833898854081584372009-11-18T11:48:00.006-05:002009-11-18T12:08:02.157-05:00

Meet Christophe from Robert H. Uhrenmanufaktur.He's a very special clockmaker in the Black Forest in Germany. He produces our very special models #8365 and #8366. There are very few of these clocks made and each is made by hand - one at a time.Here is a pictorial on the process of carving the special Long Bahnhäusle and Gothic style cuckoo clocks.

dolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07451364526769649378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13010774.post-86369407899406805222009-11-17T17:54:00.007-05:002009-11-17T18:21:42.900-05:00

I was glad to see that someone uploaded this documentary to YouTube. Fast Forward to 5:39:Most of the shots are from our very own Rombach und Haas!!...of course, the carvings aren't done from "pine or plywood." Black Forest cuckoo clocks are carved from Linden wood.Here are more pictures from one of our specialty Black Forest cuckoo clock makers:This was for a custom made clock for the Prince

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Images via DesignboomWe found these great new concepts for cuckoo clocks online which were created as part of a contest for forest conservation.Designer Naoto Fukawasa created a beautiful cuckoo clock using timber removedfrom over-planted forests. The project was done in conjunction with Isetan, a Japanese department store, and More Trees, an organization that works with forest conservation in

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Fall is here, and as the weather cools we start to spend more time indoors. During the cold months we really pick up steam focusing on our collection of Black Forest clocks.Today as I was doing some "house keeping" dusting the collection... I thought of sharing this wonderful clock we have with you.This fantastic clock has been in our care for many years.Made C. 1874 this Singing Bird Clock (

Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18132850179025357193madeinfurtwangen@yahoo.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13010774.post-25230606397961534982009-11-01T00:04:00.004-04:002009-11-01T00:18:26.049-04:00

I found some great pictures of a handmade Ferguson's Orrery from MakezineDesigned circa 1750, the core of the mechanism depends on gears of differing ratios to illustrate the movement of the moon's nodes and apogee as the earth revolves around the sun. It can be used to illustrate many things, including eclipses." Jim further states he was inspired by Ian Coote, see Ian's page about the orrery

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>Alas, there are no more producers of European mechanical Anniversary Clocks. So many of these fine arts no longer exist. BUT, you can see a woman making a mechanical alarm clock that looks very similar to our very popular Sternreiter Alarm Clock! Quality mechanical items like these are very rare these days. We are very pleased to still be able to offer them. Contact your local clock dealer

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A few weeks ago I did a post on "Orchestrion Hall" and all the goodies found therein. It occurred to me that the word Orchestrion may not be so readily understood these days, so here's some pics and movies with Orchestrions.An Orchestrion is a mechanical musical instrument that starts with a large "player pipe organ." Just as there have always been player pianos or pianolas, there were pipe

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Here's an interesting article from the Long Now Blog.John Goodman is an engineer that admires intuition, a reluctant artist who enjoys elegant approximations. His best known creation, The Annosphere, was recently showcased at the Cambridge Science Festival in Massachusetts, where he lives and works.The Annosphere is emblematic of what Mr. Goodman calls an intuitive grasp of time – time that is

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Here's an interesting piece. It's another Vienna Regulator with a very lovely carved case. The case is carved is a rare hardwood, possibly mahogany.The weight doesn't match. It's got a Jugendstil-style weight and the pattern doesn't quite match the bob and case. I've been reading about diy chemical etching and will one day try to make a weight shell that matches.If you like this clock, be sure

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One of the things that really interests us (besides beautiful new clock designs) are really old clocks.This is a piece that was saved from an old estate in the suburbs of Washington D.C. We found parts of the clock laying around the house and in the front yard, and we are going to take some time to clean it and restore it to working order.Here are some hasty snapshots:As you can see, it has a

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A few months ago, I did a post on an antique French gallery clock.We have turned up some new research on the clock. Our contact in France (that goes by the handle laprade) was able to contact the president of the association The Friends of Old Issoudun. Apparently, the president has a Comptoise clock with the Fremion name as well. They found old postcards at least as old as 1910 where you can

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Our friends at blackforestclocks.org have put together this unique look into an 8 horn trumpeter clock made by Emilian Wehrle C. 1880Emilian Wehrle made some fantastic musical clocks in Furtwangen, Germany in the mid to late 19th C.We hope you will enjoy this opportunity to take a peek into a seldom seen clock, and leave with a better appreciation of Black Forest Horology.Best,Justin

Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18132850179025357193madeinfurtwangen@yahoo.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13010774.post-13455670361861805842009-10-04T13:47:00.004-04:002009-10-04T13:53:33.529-04:00

Here's another creative approach to clock displays.[via core77]

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Justin just contributed a great post on his new antique clock peddler figurine. I particularly like the porcelain dial on his piece, and the fact that the man is carrying extra pendulums.The clock peddler is a character that has all but disappeared from our lexicon of memories. Clock peddlers in the Black Forest used to carry their wares on a large backpack. After toiling the winter months

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There are still a few master clockmakers in the USA. This fine piece with gravity escapement was made for the collector at Orchestrion Hall (mentioned in my last post) by the Balzer Family Clockworks in Freeport, Maine.Take a look at their website... there is a dizzying display of one-of-a-kind restoration and craftsmanship.

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We just recently added this early Black Forest clock to our collection. This is a Period piece made C. 1850. The peddler has become a symbol for the Black Forest and these clock have been made from 1850 up until present day (with major differences).Our peddler is made from tin on a fantastic burl wood base and stands 15" tall.The paint on the figure is original and untouched, with very minor

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A few days ago, my Twitter followers may be been slightly mystified by my Tweets about finding hidden treasures in Baltimore.I had the inestimable pleasure of seeing a private collection of clocks, mechanical musical instruments, old fans, lamps, and more... all very rare and very interesting.The tower clock collection was particularly impressive. The house was fitted with several tower clock

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Here's something I found. I don't quite understand how to read this clock, but it has something to do with the speed that grass grows. If you grow Wheat Grass you can even eat the clippings! Read more at the DesignCrave Blog.Based on the notion of the inherent benefits of growing grass, the Hour///Gras Living Wall Clock designed by J Yu puts a spin on the typical potted plant using a

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Here's a great video of the moving platform escapement on a carriage clock - the same one used in our Sternreiter carriage clocks!

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Here's something one of our bloggers found on the interwebs..."Black Forest automaton, cuckoo, trumpet player, cylinder music player, circa 1890. Each quarter the cuckoo sings the quarters, every hour the trumpet player tells the time and a melody is played. HxWxD 83x64x37.50 cm / circa 33x25x15 inches." Be sure to check out our castle-style cuckoos:

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We just finished the restoration of a unique musical clock By Emilian Wehrle. We do not use the word Unique lightly. This is truly a Unique clock.

Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18132850179025357193madeinfurtwangen@yahoo.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13010774.post-41009275824781633352009-09-18T12:13:00.001-04:002009-11-14T21:10:28.854-05:00

This is an antique cuckoo bird with moving wings... See our Gothic cuckoo and Long Bahnhäusle for new collectible clocks with this feature.

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We finally got the time to bring this Wehrle back to life. After a complete musical restoration it plays as it should.This is the sixth musical Wehrle clock in our collection, and the second that plays the "William Tell" but with this case we have no complaints.We have one last Wehrle musical clock that needs restoration, we hope to have it done in the next week and will post the finished

Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18132850179025357193madeinfurtwangen@yahoo.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13010774.post-73169567027249406962009-09-15T16:34:00.004-04:002009-11-14T21:10:28.856-05:00

We have been busy searching the world for the most interesting and fantastic new cuckoo clocks. We are pleased to announce these new models this fall. Ask your favorite clock store or curiosities shop for more information...A new creation from Rombach und Haas, the BAUHAUS distills the classic Bahnhäusle lines down to its essential qualities. This is an inexpensive piece that boasts simplicity

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We made an earlier post on this fascinating story of the Boy With the Cuckoo Clock Heart.Here is a blog post with more info:Edinburgh, 1874. On the coldest night the world has ever seen, Little Jack is born with a frozen heart and immediately undergoes a life-saving operation. But Dr Madeleine is no conventional medic and surgically implants a cuckoo-clock into his chest. Little Jack grows up

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