DutchSt. JamesWestminster, Franz Hermle, 8 day, table/bracket clock, Moonphase

Dutch, table / bracket / mantle clock, with westminster chiming and Moonphase. This clock is in good running and chiming condition with a full working rolling moonphase. It has a beautiful case, red/brown wood. Decorated with beautiful brass ornaments. The clock is signed on dial with St.

The movement is signed Franz Hermle, numbered 340 020 2 jewels. The 8 day movement works fine and chimes every 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 and, on the number of hours with a lovely Westminster BIG BEN tune. Silence the chimes at night if desired. Measures:about 29,52316 cm. 11.69.16.3 inches.

Movement, numbered Franz Hermle 340. BEAUTIFULL WESTMINSTER DUTCH TABLE CLOCK, WITH MOONPHASE, IN EXCELLENT WORKING ORDER. The Dial is beautiful engraved and signed St. Clock comes with the Key.

This Original Dutch Clock is in used Condition and Therefore Not New. The Hermle clock company, like many of the well-known American clock companies , such as Seth Thomas and Ingraham , owes its existence to one clockmaker who had the desire to build quality clocks, Franz Hermle. While the major American clock companies trace their roots to the early 1800s, the Hermle company is a twentieth century success story. The company was started in 1922, shortly after.

Began recovering from World War I, as the Franz Hermle Clock Company in the town of. Amazingly, at a time when the world economy was plummeting into the Great Depression and American clock companies were struggling to avoid bankruptcy, the new German company prospered. By the early 1930s, the Hermle clock company was a world leader in the manufacture of quality clock movements. While other clock companies were using nineteenth century methods, Franz Hermle had an eye for efficiency and used the latest modern techniques for producing clock movements. Like other master clockmakers, Franz Hermle passed on his clockmaking expertise to his four sons: Gebhard, Alfred, Hans and Heinrich, changing the name of the company to Franz Hermle and Sohn.

Continuing the success story, Franz Hermle and his sons prospered after the devastation of. From World War II, at a time when many of the major American companies could not recapture their former status as world leaders in clockmaking and were soon to disappear from the scene.

In addition to the manufacture of clock movements, Franz Hermle and Sohn expanded into the manufacture of clocks and clock accessories. Franz Hermle died in 1953, leaving the company to his sons. At the current time, Franz Hermle and Sohn remains in the hands of the third generation of Hermle clockmakers. The company continues to specialize in mechanical and quartz movements and other clock parts that are manufactured in a computerized and automated precision manufacturing environment. The manufacturing is done in four locations in. Plus an American subsidiary called Hermle Black Forest Clocks. This American facility is located in Amherst, Virginia.

Franz Hermle and Sohn is a major worldwide supplier of clock movements, exporting to over 100 countries. Their advertising points out the fact that You may not recognize our name, but we are the source who keeps the clock industry ticking. The company manufactures clock movements that are used in clocks worldwide producing, according to their claim, the largest selection of mechanical and quartz movements available anywhere. The company also produces a line of grandfather clocks under the title of floor clocks.

The clock cases are wooden with designs that range from elaborate to modern unembellished styles. There are approximately 20 models of floor clocks to choose from and all are made in. JamesWestminster, Franz Hermle, 8 day, table/bracket clock, Moonphase" is in sale since Tuesday, September 17, 2019.

This item is in the category "Antiques\Antique Clocks\Mantel/Carriage Clocks\Post-1900". The seller is "gerrit6125" and is located in Brummen. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Featured Refinements: Mantle Clock
• Age: Vintage
• Material: Wood/Brass
• Type: Mantel/ Carriage Clock
• Features: Carriage/Mantel Clock
• Sub-Type: Carriage Clock
• Brand: Franz Hermle
• Clock Type: Bracket Clock
• Style/ Origin/ Theme: Dutch
• Clock Sub-Type: Mantel Clock