Posted 10 years ago
swampwitch
(3 items)
I got this clock today and for some reason this little clock spoke to me I just had to have it but the bummer is I couldn't find anything out about it
I cant find another one anywhere online there is no date anywhere and I don't think im qualified to take it apart ,, the closest I came to this clock is one almost like it but it had a handle on top and was dated circa 1900's , this clock is 4 3/4 inches high , 2 3/4 inches deep and 2 3/4 wide ,,it is a wind up clock and works great ,its made of metal with a brown enamel / paint ,,not sure, it has the name wurttemberg all the way on the bottom of the clock face and then above the clock hands it has 2 crossed arrows , there is no second hand , the bottom of the clock is gold with 4 balls for feet also it has 2 rows of holes underneath on the bottom of the clock ,,so if anyone could help me with it I would really appreciate it, im dying to find out about it .
Thanks :o)
German clock company. The cross arrow logo is the Hamburg-American clock company. During the first years of the 1900s the German clock companies were struggling to stay competitive in the world market. The Hamburg- American adopted many cost cutting ways of an attempt to compete, which proved to keep this company competitive until World War One forced this and many other companies to make bomb fuses and many other military equipment. The cross-arrow company logo was used until about 1930. There are many wall clocks as well as shelf clocks extent here in America.
Forgot to add...general design and # configuration suggest around 1920's to me.
wow ,, that was fast thanks so much Kerry10456 ,, I really appreciate this !!!
You're welcome...here's a touch more info.....on company
In 1926 the company went into a cooperative with Junghans and in 1930 they finally merged with Junghans.
The dial marked with Wurttemberg would be in conjunction with Junghans, so 1926-1930