It seems I've always had a fascination with cuckoo clocks. When I was in 8th grade, my parents bought this little clock for me. It doesn't actually "cuckoo", but the little bird moves back and forth.
It's hard to believe I've had this little clock for 45 years and the only damage it sustained happened when I was a teenager. If you look closely, some little flowers fell off.
Anyway, I've always wanted a real cuckoo clock - not one of those plastic quartz ones they have now - but a traditional one made in Germany. I couldn't justify paying for a new one, so I started looking on Ebay and just received my recent purchase.
If you look closely, it is missing a bird on the right, but it is really cute. Not only does it cuckoo, but the bird(s) at the bottom feed the baby bird on the hour and half hour. Now I just need to find a proper place for the clock where I can enjoy looking at it and hearing the gentle "cuckoo".
How cool! Glad you found one! And such a cute one at that! Too bad J couldn't get one for you when he was there...but SO glad you found one!
ReplyDeleteI suppose I should have bought a new one, but I got a good deal on this one & I mainly want to look at it. It does run well, though. Unfortunately it is only a one day - the eight day ones are more expensive.
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