How and where to hang a Cuckoo Clock

Your new Cuckoo Clock is something you will cherish for many years so take care in choosing a location to display your new Clock. Keep in mind heat sources, moist or cold areas are not the best place to hang your Cuckoo Clock. Follow the manufactures instructions.

After you have picked the proper location, find a stud in the wall. (a stud finder would be the best tool for this).  Mark a spot about 72-78” off the floor, the bottom of the weights should be a minimum of 6” off the floor when fully extended.  Insert a #10 screw into the stud at a 45 degree angle leaving about an inch to 1 ¼  of the screw  exposed.  Check to be sure the screw is secure by tugging on it slightly, it should not move.

Hang your clock on the wall being sure the Cuckoo Clock is straight and level.  If clock is not hung evenly it will cause the uneven ticking, which offsets the pendulum. Now start the clock.

For other care and use instructions for a River City Cuckoo Clock go the www.theclocksshop.com, or River City Cuckoo Clock product manual

How to Hang a Wall Clock

When you hang a light weight wooden wall clock it can easily be hung by using a common nail or screw. Test the strength the screw by grabbing it and trying to wiggle it to be sure it will support the weight of the clock.

If the clock is an antique or a heavy wall clock it is best to attach the hanger to something solid in the wall such as a stud. Use a stud finder to locate the stud, mark this location. Then, use a hammer or a screwdriver to place a long, thick nail, or, a long, heavy screw at that spot.  Leave an inch of the screw or nail sticking out of the wall. Test the strength of the nail or screw by yanking on it. If it holds up, carefully hang the heavy clock onto the nail or screw, then carefully hang the Wall Clock.

Thinking about a Cuckoo Clock for the Holidays?

How about this 16” Hunters Cuckoo Clock with live animals by River City Clocks featuring a carved deer with antlers  and  live animals.  This Cuckoo Clock is hand made in the black forest of Germany from Linden, Pine and spruce woods.  Its German mechanical movement is driven by two small weights which must be rewound every day.  It is truly one of River City’s finest collection of Cuckoo Clocks available from the Black Forest of Germany.

If you are interested in Mechanical Clocks you may enjoy this article.  I found this at Wikipedia.org.

Early mechanical clocks

None of the first clocks survived from 13th century Europe, but various mentions in church records reveal some of the early history of the clock.^[10]

Medieval religious institutions required clocks to measure and indicate the passing of time because, for many centuries, daily prayer and work schedules had to be strictly regulated. This was done by various types of time-telling and recording devices, such as water clocks, sundials and marked candles, probably used in combination. Important times and durations were broadcast by bells, rung either by hand or by some mechanical device such as a falling weight or rotating beater.

The word horologia (from the Greek ὡρα, hour, and λεγειν, to tell) was used to describe all these devices, but the use of this word (still used in several romance languages) for all timekeepers conceals from us the true nature of the mechanisms. For example, there is a record that in 1176 Sens Cathedral installed a ‘horologe’ but the mechanism used is unknown. According to Jocelin of Brakelond, in 1198 during a fire at the abbey of St Edmundsbury (now Bury St Edmunds), the monks ‘ran to the clock’ to fetch water, indicating that their water clock had a reservoir large enough to help extinguish the occasional fire ^[11].

These early clocks may not have used hands or dials, but “told” the time with audible signal, such as ringing a bell.

Types of Clocks by Loricron

Analog Clock

Traditional look of time told by the angular positioning of hands on a dial.

Bow Top

Decorative feature found in certain mantel and wood case wall clocks. Characterized by a curved top section

Loricron’s Wood Case Wall Clock features a bow top case (See featured Wall Clock)

Bracket Clock

Term used by the British to indicate a table or shelf clock. Characterized by a square case with a handle on top, as it was designed to be carried from room to room.

Balloon Clock

Mantel Clock or Tabletop Clocks shaped like hot-air balloons of the late 18th Century.

Anniversary Clock

The name comes from the fact that when it was first invented, it needed winding just once a year on its anniversary (approximately 400 days). Characterized by a glass dome and a rotating pendulum. Also known as a “400 Day Clock”.