Since 1988 River City Cuckoo Clocks has offered the finest collection of Cuckoo Clocks available from the Black Forest of Germany.  River City Cuckoo Clocks come from the world famous Black Forest region in German where craftsmen spent the long, harsh winter months making clocks with beautiful hand-carved decorations of various woods. In 1750 Franz Anton Ketterer of the Black Forest village of Schonwald managed to reproduce the cuckoo bird’s song with the clever use of bellows producing two different notes.

They were so successful that today when the Black Forest is mentioned, people automatically associate Cuckoo Clocks with the region. The production process still involves folks working at home producing the cases, carvings and various other elements that all get sent to a “factory” for final assembly and shipping. The clock cases are made of select linden, pine and spruce woods from the Black Forest. The woods are dried for several years before experienced master carvers handcraft the cases and frames. Each clock is tested for several days before shipment to ensure customers only receive products that are the “Best of the Black Forest.”

Today River City imports over 170 different models of quality timepieces from Europe and Asia under the branding of River City Cuckoo Clocks and River City Clocks. They offer five different types of Cuckoo Clocks:

One Day: Time and cuckoo driven by two weights-clock needs to be wound once per day

One Day Musical:  Time, Cuckoo and music driven by three weights-clock needs to wound once
per day.

Eight Day:  Time and Cuckoo driven by tow weights-clock needs to wound once per week

Eight Day Musical: Time, Cuckoo and Music driven by three weights-clock needs to per wound
once per week.

Quartz: Time and Cuckoo are battery powered, some models also play music.

River City Cuckoo Clocks is the largest importer and distributor of German Cuckoo Clocks in North America. Their goal is to offer the finest collection of Cuckoo Clocks available from the Black Forest of Germany.

River City Cuckoo Clocks are handmade. Therefore every Cuckoo clock is unique and the exact coloration and carving may vary slightly which is considered to be special part of this unique clock. See Our large selection of River City Clocks at theclockshop.com.

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