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Antique Black Forest Cuckoo Clocks
Clockmakers in the Black Forest area of Germany started producing cuckoo clocks around 1740 and they haven't stopped. While the clockmakers of the Black Forest region can't be given credit for creating the cuckoo clock, they can be given credit for creating the cuckoo clock industry.
The most common cuckoo clock from about 1750 to 1850 was the Schilduhr clock that featured a flat square painted face topped off by a half circle of decorated wood on which the cuckoo door was located. The sides of the Schilduhr were left open exposing the clock components. It wasn't until after 1850 that the cuckoo clocks fully evolved to the widely popular style with a case enclosing the clock mechanism.
By improving case designs and clock movements and maintaining high standards clockmakers from the Black Forest developed a reputation for exceptional timepieces that still lives on today. Antique Black Forest cuckoo clocks can be purchased for as little as a few hundred dollars going all the way up to a few million depending on the style, condition and rarity of the piece.
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