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Leaving Greece behind we flew to the Black forest in Germany. Other than being known for its dense, mysterious and breathtaking forests, it is also known for making clocks. Not just any clocks while we are at it, but everyones favorite Cuckoo clocks. The history of the Cuckoo clocks has a surprising amount of twists and turns, at least for their makers. Like many other things, we do not know exactly who invented the cuckoo clock, but it is thought that most of the development and popularization of these intricate clocks was in the Black Forest area in southwestern Germany. These magical devices were exported to the rest of the world from the mid 1850's to today. In the late 19th century clockmakers were replaced by machines that made many more clocks faster. The clockmakers then became musicians and they turned to making music boxes. Once again with the invention of the record player, the music boxes were no longer of use to people. This time they switched to making huge music boxes to perform at street fairs and carnivals. Sadly once again they were put out of business , because of powerful speakers, but this time they turned back to something a bit more close to home. These ex-musicmen turned back to their roots to continue to make cuckoo clocks for the myriad of tourists that keep streaming through The Black Forest.
Now that my friends is the end of our tale!
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Liv the Cuckoo Clock Expert
Leaving Greece behind we flew to the Black forest in Germany. Other than being known for its dense, mysterious and breathtaking forests, it is also known for making clocks. Not just any clocks while we are at it, but everyones favorite Cuckoo clocks. The history of the Cuckoo clocks has a surprising amount of twists and turns, at least for their makers. Like many other things, we do not know exactly who invented the cuckoo clock, but it is thought that most of the development and popularization of these intricate clocks was in the Black Forest area in southwestern Germany. These magical devices were exported to the rest of the world from the mid 1850's to today. In the late 19th century clockmakers were replaced by machines that made many more clocks faster. The clockmakers then became musicians and they turned to making music boxes. Once again with the invention of the record player, the music boxes were no longer of use to people. This time they switched to making huge music boxes to perform at street fairs and carnivals. Sadly once again they were put out of business , because of powerful speakers, but this time they turned back to something a bit more close to home. These ex-musicmen turned back to their roots to continue to make cuckoo clocks for the myriad of tourists that keep streaming through The Black Forest.
Now that my friends is the end of our tale!
More Very Soon!
Liv the Cuckoo Clock Expert