Cuckoo Clocks

The history of the cuckoo clock as we know it is actually German in descent, while the very first evidence we have of a cuckoo clock dates back to around 1629 when a German nobleman spoke of a cuckoo clock which belonged to a Prince. In 1669, a publication about clocks then described how the call of the cuckoo was used to indicate the time, leading to wood carvers refining the design and famously using wood from the Black Forest in Germany to create these focal points for the home.

Since then, the cuckoo clock has become an inherently intricate design feature as much as a practical way of telling the time, with the wooden structure decorated with hand carvings and detailed shape...