pwygant Posted June 14, 2007 Report Share Posted June 14, 2007 Greetings, I am a swede but I have been living here in the U.S for many years. My wife's grandfather gave us a very nice mechanical (weight) grandfather clock he indicated they bought in Germany many years ago. I have tried to determine the age of this thing for many years but I am not really sure of what to look for. According to her grandfather the piece can be anywhere from the late 1800's or early 1900's or even after the 1950's. I am not sure. I am enclosing some pictures of the piece itself but also of the tag inside the front door. I think it starts with the name of the watchmaker and then perhaps the city where it originated? Any other ideas? //Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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chubbchubb Posted June 14, 2007 Report Share Posted June 14, 2007 Well, this is the tag of the Watchmaker who sold or build the watch. His Name was Rob(ert?) Zumkeller, he was a watchmaker (Uhrmacher) by profession, and his shop was located in Chemnitz (a city in the Eastern part of Germany), Am Markt 12 (Street Address). I've done a quick Google but did not find anything. In the absence of any experience in this type of clocks... that's all I can help you with. Good luck Sherlock... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 Chemnitz was renamed to Karl-Marx-Stadt from 1953 to 1990. The style of the watch case is typical for the 30s/40s. I would say sometime between 1930 and 1953. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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