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Откопалась замечательная книга: "Официальный отчет судейской комиссии по выставке 1876 года в Филадельфии".
Предлагаю сначала оригинал фрагмента о экспозиции немецких часов:
GERMAN CLOCKS.
The Black Forest region of South Germany has long been famous
as the place of manufacture of the cheap wooden clocks which are in
use in many countries. The movements of these clocks, it is well
known, are about as bad as can be constructed, but nevertheless the
ornamental cases of wood, carved with great ingenuity, and the at-
tachment of an artificial singing-bird, or some similar device, in con-
nection with the striking of the hour, has kept up the demand for
them as toys long after they ceased to be sought after for the purposes
of marking the hour. It must not, however, be supposed that a good
article of house clocks is not made in that country. Even the makers
of the cheap wooden clocks make also better grades, and the total
production of all kinds is the greatest of any country, excepting only
the United States. This industry has flourished in that part of Ger-
many for two centuries, and it bears the same relation to clock-making
for the purposes of commerce that Switzerland does to watch-making.
The annual production is stated to be about 1,800,000 clocks, of the
value of nearly 1^4,500,000. About 14,000 persons are engaged
directly or indirectly in the manufacture of clocks in the Schwarz-
wald, of which more than 1400 are established clock-makers or manu-
facturers. The system adopted is that of the minute division of labor,
with only a very limited use of labor-saving machines.
GusTAV Becker, Freiburg, Silesia.
His astronomical clock has already been mentioned. He also
exhibited a large collection of clocks of various grades, which were,
on the whole, the best of the German exhibits in this particular
department of horology. His clocks are made on the plan of the
interchangeability of the parts ; and in addition to finished clocks
he exhibited a large collection of parts of clocks and of well-finished
movements.
Conrad Felsing, Berlin.
A collection of clocks for the ordinary purposes of commerce,
some of which were very well mounted in imitation bronze cases.
It was understood, however, that the clock movements were manu-
factured in Baden.
The chief collection was exhibited by nine manufacturers, who put
their productions together as a single exhibit, under the title of
"KOLLEKTIV AUSTELLUNG SCHWARZWALDER UhRMACHER." These
were:
1. Aktien-Gesellschaft fur U.hrenfabrikation, Lenskirch.
2. Bened. Schwer, Jr., Triberg.
3. Ph. Haas & Sohne, St. Georgen.
4. Em. Wehrle & Co., Furtwangen.
5. Leo Kaltenbach, Furtwangen.
6. B. Ketterer Sohne, Furtwangen.
7. Lorenz Bob, Furtwangen.
8. Maurer & HoFLER, Eisenbach.
9. J. Baft. Beha & Sohne, Eisenbach.
The united collection gave a great variety of sizes and styles of
finish. The movements were well finished for the particular grades
of clocks exhibited, which were principally of the grade known as
" Schwarzwalder Uhren." Among them were regulators with well-
finished trains and escapements, but with wooden pendulums, made
respectively by L. Kaltenbach, L. Bob, and B. Ketterer & Sons ; also
regulator clocks, with well-finished movements and compensated pen-
dulums, by Maurer & Hofler, and the Aktien-Gesellschaft. The
exhibit contained, also, three trumpet clocks, by Em. Wehrle & Co.,
worthy of special mention. There was also a large number of what
are called cuckoo clocks, with elaborately carved cases. The reader
not familiar with these designations will understand that they refer to
the musical attachments connected with the striking parts, by which
a trumpeter performs on his instrument, or a cuckoo comes out and
sings, as the hours are struck. What is worthy of notice in respect
to these productions is their cheapness, when the labor necessarily
expended is taken into consideration.
Maurer & Hofler, Eisenbach.
A regulator clock, with brass and steel compensation, in an elab-
orately ornamented case. They exhibited, also, a watchman's clock,
of simple construction.
Carl & Ludwig Haas, St. Georgen.
Cottage and octagon clocks, with brass movements, constructed
upon the American plan.
А теперь коротенько самое главное. На выставке выставлялись крупнейшие немецкие часовые фабрикации под общей вывеской "Объединенный коллектив шварцвальдских часовщиков".
Представлены следующие фирмы:
1. Aktien-Gesellschaft fur U.hrenfabrikation, Lenskirch.
2. Bened. Schwer, Jr., Triberg.
3. Ph. Haas & Sohne, St. Georgen.
4. Em. Wehrle & Co., Furtwangen.
5. Leo Kaltenbach, Furtwangen.
6. B. Ketterer Sohne, Furtwangen.
7. Lorenz Bob, Furtwangen.
8. Maurer & HoFLER, Eisenbach.
9. J. Baft. Beha & Sohne, Eisenbach.
"Среди выставленных образцов были все виды часовой продукции, в основном представляющие собой часы с механизмами т.н. "шварцвальдского типа". Однако обращали на себя внимание и регуляторы с выполненными со всевозможной тщательностью колесами и спусками компаний L. Kaltenbach, L. Bob, and B. Ketterer & Sons. У этих регуляторов маятники имели деревянные штоки. Также были представлены и регуляторы с компенсационными маятниками компаний Maurer & Hofler и Lenzkirch.
Фирма Maurer & Hofler, из Эйсенбаха (Eisenbach) представила регулятор с наборным маятником из стальных и латунных стержней в очень красиво украшенном футляре."
Т.е. направление верное. И скромная фирма "Leo Kaltenbach" (ни разу не видел часов ее производства) и B. Ketterer & Sons выпускали классические жильные регуляторы с маятниками на деревянной палке. А Maurer & Hofler - и того круче, с компенсационным маятником.
C уважением,
Олег
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08.11.2017, 18:07
, эти стрелки Татьяна откопала как раз у поляков в теме братьев Юнг (Татьяна , ещё раз спасибо), а вот в картинках каталога Lorenz Bob я их что то не увидел , я как то тешу себя мыслью что мои часы всё таки от GEBRUDER JUNG ( из ранних - на колене , напильником ).
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