Camerer, Cuss & Co. : 2, Broad Street, London
Cuckoo clock 1949
Oak, gilt metal | 30.0 x 22.3 x 13.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 3128
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Cuckoo clock of oak in form of Tudor style building in two different stained woods with a gable roof with finial and wavy lines along gables. Chapter ring of gilt bronze with numbers cut into it. The 30 hour locking plate cuckoo striking mechanism has a circular pendulum and two cylindrical metal weights and an anchor recoil escapement.
Provenance
Marked '01' indicating the first of a special edition, presented by the makers to Prince Charles. Production of these clocks started in 1949 but due to the entirely hand-built production the costs were high and only about twenty were made of this type; about fifty cuckoo clocks were produced by the makers overall. Production ceased in 1951.
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Oak, gilt metal
Measurements
30.0 x 22.3 x 13.0 cm (whole object)
Place of Production
London [Greater London]
