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Vintage pre-owned condition with normal age-related cosmetic wear. The mechanical movement has been cleaned and oiled and the clock has been continuously run and tested for more than one week. It keeps accurate time and properly strikes at the half-hour and hour. Please review all photographs closely as they are part of the condition description.
DESCRIPTION
Beautiful vintage Linden German mechanical mantel clock, dating to 1968.
This is a substantial traditional tambour/Napoleon-hat style mantel clock featuring a warm wood case, brass-tone chapter ring and trim, stylized hands, wood-grain dial center and the classic Linden script logo.
The dial is marked “MADE IN GERMANY.”
The German mechanical movement is marked:
* Cuckoo Clock Mfg. Co., Inc.
* No. (0) Jewels
* Unadjusted
* Germany
* Date 1968
* 151-010
* 11 cm / 200.8
The clock was distributed by Cuckoo Clock Mfg. Co., Inc., 40 West 25th Street, New York, under the Linden name.
TESTED OPERATION
This clock has been cleaned and oiled and then continuously operated for more than one week to verify its performance.
During testing:
* Keeps accurate time
* Runs continuously
* Strikes correctly at the half-hour
* Strikes correctly on the hour
* Mechanical wind-up movement operates properly
This was not simply started briefly for the listing—it has been run continuously for more than a week.
ORIGINAL DOCUMENTATION & ACCESSORIES
An especially nice feature of this example is the surviving original material.
Included are:
* Original winding key
* Original pendulum
* Original Cuckoo Clock Mfg. Co. operating/instruction label
* Original Cuckoo Clock Mfg. Co. guarantee paperwork
The original guarantee sheet identifies the company’s New York service department at 40 West 25th Street, New York, NY 10010.
SIZE
Approximately:
16½” wide
8¼” tall
4¾” deep
Packed shipping weight is approximately 10 pounds.
CONDITION
The wood case presents very nicely for its age and retains an attractive warm finish. Brass-tone components show normal age-related patina and minor surface wear.
As expected with a vintage clock approximately six decades old, minor marks, scratches and other signs of previous ownership may be present.
Please enlarge and examine all photographs for the best representation of cosmetic condition.
SHIPPING
The pendulum and winding key will be removed and individually secured for shipment. The movement and case will be carefully protected and the clock will be securely packed to minimize movement during transportation.
Approximate packed shipping weight: 10 lb.
A beautiful and increasingly difficult-to-find example of a 1960s German-made Linden mechanical mantel clock, particularly desirable with its original paperwork and documented extended operational test.
Vintage mechanical clocks may require minor beat/time adjustment after shipping and setup in their new location.
