041-C-0592

SCHATZ CUCKOO CLOCK
INDEX # : 041-C-0592

circa: 1930-1950

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CLOCK STYLE Cuckoo

CLOCK NAME Unknown

MANUFACTURE Schatz, (Aug Schatz & Sohne) Triburg, West Germany

CASE MODEL # N/A

MOVEMENT TYPE Brass, 8-day, weight driven, hour and half-hour strike w/cuckoo and gong.

CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION Base = 9 ¼", Height = 16 ½", Depth = 5 ½"

LABEL INFORMATION Stamped on back of case: "Made in Germany"

DIAL INFORMATION 3 ¾" chapter ring, black with white roman numerals.

MISC. FEATURES All wood case construction, including cuckoo bird, door, and dial.

ACQUIRED FROM Antique auction at "Conestoga Auction House", Manheim, PA.

CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED Not running, case in fair condition, antlers on deer head missing, bellows for cuckoo not working.

RESTORATION April 1993 - Cleaned and oiled movement, fabricated new antlers and door from walnut, and replaced bellows with reproductions from Merritt's Antiques.

HISTORICAL DATA Company was founded in 1881 in Triburg, Germany as Schatz & Wintermantel. They went through several reorganizations throughout their history including; 1884-Jahresuhrenfabrik A.G., 1897-Jahresuhrenfabrik GmbH, 1923-Jahresuhrenfabrik Aug. Schatz & Sohne. The company went out of business in 1985 due to competitive pressures from firms manufacturing inexpensive quartz timepieces. Schatz & Sohne manufactured 400 day clocks, cuckoo clocks, small desk timepieces, barometers, electric clocks, and quartz clocks.

REFERENCES 1. "NAWCC Bulletin 187", April 1977, trademarks.

NOTES N/A

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CLOCK STYLE	Cuckoo
CLOCK NAME	Unknown
MANUFACTURE	Schatz, (Aug Schatz & Sohne) Triburg, West Germany
CASE MODEL #	N/A
MOVEMENT TYPE	Brass, 8-day, weight driven, hour and half-hour strike w/cuckoo and gong.
CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION	Base = 9 ¼", Height = 16 ½", Depth = 5 ½"
LABEL INFORMATION	Stamped on back of case: "Made in Germany"
DIAL INFORMATION	3 ¾" chapter ring, black with white roman numerals.
MISC. FEATURES	All wood case construction, including cuckoo bird, door, and dial.
ACQUIRED FROM	Antique auction at "Conestoga Auction House", Manheim, PA.
CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED	Not running, case in fair condition, antlers on deer head missing, bellows for cuckoo not working.
RESTORATION	April 1993 - Cleaned and oiled movement, fabricated new antlers and door from walnut, and replaced bellows with reproductions from Merritt's Antiques.
HISTORICAL DATA	Company was founded in 1881 in Triburg, Germany as Schatz & Wintermantel. They went through several reorganizations throughout their history including; 1884-Jahresuhrenfabrik A.G., 1897-Jahresuhrenfabrik GmbH, 1923-Jahresuhrenfabrik Aug. Schatz & Sohne. The company went out of business in 1985 due to competitive pressures from firms manufacturing inexpensive quartz timepieces. Schatz & Sohne manufactured 400 day clocks, cuckoo clocks, small desk timepieces, barometers, electric clocks, and quartz clocks.
REFERENCES	1. "NAWCC Bulletin 187", April 1977, trademarks.
NOTES	N/A