German Cuckoo Clock

Since the middle of the 18th Century, the classic cuckoo clock, with a cuckoo bird that appears to sound the hour, has remained basically the same.

Imagine having this time-tested timepiece as your own novelty, or giving it as a holiday gift to someone who loves to be punctual. This cuckoo will keep anybody knowing what time it is, and with a great show of gusto. Whoever is keeping track of time with this clock will be assured of not missing any important event or activity.

"Cuckoo!" it warbles. "Cuckoo! Cuckoo!"

The admiral throws his newspaper down and asserts himself toward the front door. He has a ship to command and a mission to accomplish. No watery obstacle will stand or float in his way, and he is going to be where he needs to be in plenty of time, for his German Cuckoo Clock keeps him in disciplined form.

Time to go to work. Time to get to school. Time to get your car keys and head off to the hair stylist. Whatever the case may be, this imported cuckoo clock from Germany will alert you, or your gift recipient, to the time and there won't be any debate about it.

"Cuckoo! Cuckoo!"

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According to Wikipedia:

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Since antiquity there have been timepieces with an automaton bird. The first one is credited to the Greek mathematician, Ctesibius of Alexandria (ca.285-222 BC), who in the 2nd century BC "used water to sound a whistle and make a model owl move. He had invented the world's first "cuckoo" clock".[1] Ctesibius may indeed lay claim to the first known "singing" clock which might beconsidered the ancestor of the modern cuckoo clocks.[2]

Later, in the Middle Ages, in 797 (or possibly 801), the caliph of Baghdad, Harun al-Rashid, presented Charlemagne with an Asian elephant named Abul-Abbas and a clock, out of which came a mechanical bird to announce the hours.[3] The maker of this clock remains unknown.

On the other hand, the elephant clock, invented by the Arab inventor Al-Jazari, featured a humanoid automaton in the form of a mahout striking a cymbal and a mechanical bird chirping after every hour or half-hour.[citation needed]

Finally, in Europe during the Late Middle Ages and later, roosters were used to crow the hours in certain clocks, like the first astronomical clock in Strasbourg Cathedral.

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