Clocks


Mantel clock c.1800 or 1900 Made from varnished pine. Upright rectangular case with hinged glass front secured by hook and eye. Non-striking spring drive moment with adjustable compensating pendulum mounted in upper part of case; dial has roman numerals. Extension to front boom to keep clock stable. Surmounted by cornice, semi-circular moulded panel, and three urn-shaped finials. The semi-circular panel and clock front frame are painted with leaf scrolls to imitate inlay. Two of the finials are detachable. Made at Schramberg in the Black forest by Hamburg American lock Company. Inner back of case lined with dark green paper. Stamped in gold in lining on the case is an eagle standing on a shield bearing two crossed arrows with two flags, a caduceus and an olive branch. Inscribed "made in Wurtemberg” on back. The company that made this piece originally came from the much better known factory of Junghans in 1871. At the age of 22 Paul Landerberger managed the Junghans factories and in 1875 he left to manage a new clock factory with his partner Philip Lang. The name eventually changed from Landerberger and Lang to the Hamburg-American Clock factory. They continued to produce mainly cheap clocks until 1930 and then merged with the larger Junghans organisation.