Cuckoo Clock Rathaus Alsfeld by Anton Schneider – front view

8TMT 1220/9 Town Hall Alsfeld

€3.040,00
€3.040,00
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Cuckoo Clock Rathaus Alsfeld by Anton Schneider – front view
  • Cuckoo Clock Rathaus Alsfeld by Anton Schneider – front view
  • Cuckoo Clock Rathaus Alsfeld by Anton Schneider – on a living room wall
  • Cuckoo Clock Rathaus Alsfeld by Anton Schneider – detail view 1
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  • Cuckoo Clock Rathaus Alsfeld by Anton Schneider – pendulum and pinecone weights
8TMT 1220/9 Town Hall Alsfeld

8TMT 1220/9 Town Hall Alsfeld

€3.040,00
€3.040,00
Taxes included. Shipping calculated at checkout.
Article number50122009GTIN04262579890154Movement typeMechanicalDimensionsH 54 × W 30 × D 20 cm

Delivery time: 5 to 8 working days

Listen to the cuckoo

Original recording from our workshop in Gütenbach.

VdS-certified original – authentic Black Forest clockmaking.
CARE & MAINTENANCE

Black Forest cuckoo clocks are robust, long-lasting timepieces. Occasionally wipe the case with a dry, soft cloth. The movement should be cleaned and oiled by a specialist every 5 years. Keep the clock away from direct sunlight and extreme temperature fluctuations to protect the natural wood.
SHIPPING & RETURNS

We ship every clock carefully packed and fully insured with DHL, usually within 3 to 5 working days. Delivery is free within Germany, across the entire EU and to the United States. For deliveries to the United States all import duties are included in the price as well, there is nothing to pay on delivery. For all other countries the shipping cost is shown during checkout and any customs duties are paid by the recipient. If you are not completely satisfied with your clock, you may return it within 14 days free of charge. A short message to info@schneider-clocks.com is all it takes.

German Half-Timbering, Rebuilt in the Black Forest

Below, people stroll across the marketplace, above, the figures dance on the balcony, and the cuckoo calls, just as the tower clock once did. A piece of German cultural heritage, handcrafted and built to last.
Cuckoo Clock Rathaus Alsfeld by Anton Schneider – detail view 3
Cuckoo Clock Rathaus Alsfeld by Anton Schneider – detail view 6

Closing Time on the Marketplace

Life plays out in front of the ground floor's Gothic arched windows: at the standing table, a merchant offers his wares, his counterpart skeptically strokes his chin as he inspects them, a dachshund watches patiently. Two children stroll past hand in hand – and from the archway steps the night watchman with lantern and floppy hat, beginning his round. As soon as the clock strikes, he sets off, as if making his way through the lanes at dusk.

At the edge, a small wooden signpost points to Frankfurt, Heidelberg and Freiburg, chained bollards line the sand-strewn square. The longer you look, the more you discover – just like a real marketplace shortly before nightfall.

Dancing Up Above

One floor up, on the finely fretworked balcony above the dial, four figures in traditional dress turn their rounds. On every full and half hour, they come to life, accompanied by a 36-note mechanical music box that alternates between playing “Edelweiss” and “The Happy Wanderer” – entirely without electronics, driven solely by the power of the weights.

Above it all, behind the shutter in the gable, lives the cuckoo, announcing the hours. At night, calm returns on its own: the automatic night shut-off pauses the music and call, with nothing for you to think about.
Cuckoo Clock Rathaus Alsfeld by Anton Schneider – detail view 5
Cuckoo Clock Rathaus Alsfeld by Anton Schneider – pendulum and pinecone weights

A Coat of Arms From the Black Forest

On its pendulum, the Rathaus Alsfeld carries its origin like a seal: the faceted, carved pendulum disc bears a raised fir tree – the emblem of the Black Forest, where this clock comes from. It swings back and forth beneath the case in a steady rhythm, flanked by the three pinecone weights on their chains.

So in this clock, two traditions meet: the Hessian half-timbering in the case, and the Black Forest clockmaking craft that brings it to life.

The Mechanical 8-Day Movement

Inside works a mechanical 8-day movement – the top class among cuckoo clock movements. Wound once, the clock runs for a full week, driving everything at once: the pendulum, the cuckoo's call, the music box, and the wandering night watchman. Three pinecone weights of 1,260 grams each supply the energy.

This design with pendulum and pinecone weights has its roots in the 18th-century Black Forest, where farmhouse clockmaking grew into a world-famous craft tradition. To this day, this principle continues almost unchanged: the descending weights drive the movement, the pendulum sets the tempo. It's wound once a week by pulling the weights back up via their chains – a small ritual that has been part of living with a genuine Black Forest clock for generations.