Return to the cuckoo It can live on your wall. It tells you the time. Every hour, a little bird comes and sings to you. Did you know that the history of this little bird goes back several centuries? To understand this, you may need to travel a long way in the past. Imagine that your cuckoo clock is actually a time machine. Mentally between small doors. You can see yourself back in time.
Your first stop is about 800. You see that you're in the presence of some important people. The Caliph of Baghdad presents the Emperor Charlemagne with gifts. One is an elephant. Pay attention to the other gift. Do you see a strange looking mechanical device? Every hour, a mechanical bird announces the time. Who is the inventor, is still a mystery. However, it is the beginning of an amazing journey.
Deadline for the next stop. You are in the year 1350 in France. You will notice that the clocks are not considered normal. time telling devices are very large and public. You can see them in churches. They have no hands and faces you can recognize. They do you know, when every hour arrives. You see this great cathedral. Opposite is a way to tell the time. Every hour, a mechanical rooster flaps its wings. He sings and lets you know he is at the top of the hour. It's quite a ways among the elements of modern times that can hang on the wall. Yet, they are changing.
It is time for another stop. Welcome to the 1600s. Europe is seeing so mechanical cuckoo. They are made in time telling devices. Before too long, they become known. At this stage, all artisans must know them.
They are becoming increasingly popular in the 1700s. In the middle of the century, they found their way into the Black Forest part of Germany. This region is famous for them. Many people think they have started here. This is not the case. It is possible that traders brought to the Black Forest. Soon, this area became famous for cuckoo clocks with. Many are made now.
Even if the devices do not start here, there are many stories about it. Many of them are interesting and fantasy. Of course, there is no evidence, that invents.
Soon you will see them become well-known elements in today's homes. They appear as small houses. They have a distinctive face and hands. The door of the bird is just above the hands. Every hour, you will see, and hear her sing. If it is noon, he will sing a dozen times. The Black Forest still makes this amazing thing today. They have lots of experience. They continue to improve, too. Today, there are battery powered units, you have no wind. There are quartz movements, too.
Closing
The cuckoo has come a long way to get your house. It is more than a thousand years in development. It starts early and large. Today is a beautiful wall decoration. When your little bird tells you the time, remember how long it has traveled.
Posted on June 16, 2010.
