Clock
Maker
Maker unknown
Date1840-1860
MediumGilt metal, glass
ClassificationsT&E FOR TIMEKEEPING
Credit LineProctor Collection, Thomas R. Proctor Watch Collection
Terms
Object numberPC. 286
DescriptionGilt metal Zappler clock in rococo caseOn View
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Label TextOriginally developed in eighteenth-century Southern Germany and Austria, miniature examples of this pendulette clock form became popular novelties. Commonly made in Austria, they were "zappler" clocks, a term referring to the fact that the pendulum, located in front of the dial, swings rapidly.
