This original German Black Forest Farm Clock depicts an important part of Black Forest cuckoo clock history. Based on old public records, the Shneider family began making cuckoo clocks in their own farmhouse in 1848. Black Forest families carved cuckoo clocks during the hard and long winters when deep snow kept them inside. The clock pedlar then carried the clocks to far away countries and sold them during the summer.

This 8-day musical clock plays every full hour, alternating two melodies (Edelweiss and Happy Wanderer) by a Swiss made musical movement with 36 notes. As the music plays the dancers rotate, the waterwheel turns, and the saw moves back and forth. Schneider's Automatic Night-off Feature turns the music and cuckoo off for restful sleeping.

21 inches by 20 inches