Mechanical Cuckoo Clock
Mechanical Clock

 

Close-up: Mechanical Clock
This cuckoo clock is a modern version of one of the first types of mechanical clocks.  These clocks used weights that would slowly drop, turning a gear inside the clock that would move the hands to display the time.  Most of these clocks were found in large towers.  Some people believed that it was just a trick and that someone was really just sitting up in the clock and turning the hand.

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