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Clockwork Movement Builder

Also known as Schwarzwalduhr · Kuckucksuhr · Black Forest clock

Clockwork Movement Builder: photograph by Deutsches Uhrenmuseum Furtwangen
Photo: Deutsches Uhrenmuseum Furtwangen, CC BY-SA 4.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Connect gears, a pendulum and an escapement in the right order so the train drives the hands and pops a bird on the hour; fix mismatched gear ratios.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Modern Heritage (1800 to today), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Northern and Eastern Europe.

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