Baby alarm clock with monkey barber, Union Clock Company, Furtwangen, c. 1900, Union Clock Company, 1900
Also known as: Babywecker mit Affenbarbier, Union Clock Company, Furtwangen, um 1900, Union Clock Company, 1900
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1900
Baby alarm clock with monkey barber, Union Clock Company, Furtwangen, c. 1900, Union Clock Company, 1900 is held by German Clock Museum, dated 1900. Museum description: Baby alarm clock with moving figure "monkey barber", Union Clock Company, Furtwangen, c.
1900. The paper dial shows a man being shaved by a "monkey barber". The back-and-forth swinging of the arm is linked to the movement of the anchor. (Deutsches Uhrenmuseum Furtwangen) The museum record gives measurements height: 17.00 cm, width: 10.50 cm, depth: 6.50 cm; maker recorded: Union Clock Company. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Höhe: 17.00 cm, Breite: 10.50 cm, Tiefe: 6.50 cm
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Union Clock Company
Identification
- Europeana id
- /1406/Museu_ProvidedCHO_museum_digital_19531__technical_number_
- Museum attribution
- Union Clock Company
- Museum object name
- Babywecker mit Affenbarbier, Union Clock Company, Furtwangen, um 1900
- Holding institution
- German Clock Museum
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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