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2. Black Forest clockmakers - Wikipedia

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   Towards the end of the 18th century, plate clocks for the wall were produced. They had wooden panels which were painted in lacquer (Lack-Schilderuhr). At the end of the 18th century, Jacob Herbstreith manufactured small wall clocks with plates in porcelain or brass (Jockele-Uhr). At the beginning of the 19th century, the Sorgs, a clockmaker ...

3. Seth Thomas Clock Company - Wikipedia

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   The Seth Thomas Clock Company was founded by Seth Thomas in Plymouth Hollow, Connecticut, and began producing clocks in 1813. [1] It was incorporated as the "Seth Thomas Clock Company" in 1853. [ citation needed ] Plymouth Hollow, a part of the town of Plymouth, was incorporated in 1875 as the town of Thomaston , named for Seth Thomas.

4. Adamantine (veneer) - Wikipedia

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   American clock manufacturers produced similar looking cases made of iron or wood, known as "Black Mantel Clocks", which were popular from 1880 to 1931. [1] Seth Thomas Clock Company purchased the right to use the adamantine veneer in 1881, which they called Marbaline. [1] Their "Adamantine" black mantel clocks were made starting in 1882. [1]

5. Particle board - Wikipedia

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   Particleboard with veneer. Particle board, also known as particleboard or chipboard, is an engineered wood product, belonging to the wood-based panels, manufactured from wood chips and a synthetic, mostly formaldehyde based resin or other suitable binder, which is pressed under a hot press, batch- or continuous- type, and produced. [1]

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7. Cuckoo clock - Wikipedia

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   Cuckoo clock, a so-called Jagdstück ("hunt piece"), Black Forest, c. 1900, Deutsches Uhrenmuseum, Inv. 2006-013. A cuckoo clock is a type of clock, typically pendulum driven, that strikes the hours with a sound like a common cuckoo call and has an automated cuckoo bird that moves with each note. Some move their wings and open and close their ...