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The History of the Cuckoo Clock
In the year 1750 the Cuckoo Clock was first invented, designed and made in a small snow-covered village called Schonwald. This took place in the depths of the Black Forest in Germany. They produced the Cuckoo-Song from the Forest, which also means good luck for the person who hears it, by the clever use of whistles producing two different notes.
The first Clock made in the Black Forest dates back as far as anno 1640. The clocks were sold in summer all over Europe by Clock Peddlars wearing their traditional smocks, carrying the Clocks in large racks on their back. Today the woodcarvings are still handmade by skilled Masters of the trade as they were almost 300 years ago.
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