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GRANDFATHER'S CLOCK
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- Croatia, Varazdin,
- Marcus Gohm,
- first quarter of the 19th c.,
- wood, brass, enamel;
- height: 54 cm,
- Item N° KPO 1470.
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The clock mechanism's casing is made of brass. Spiral drive with a spindle-shaped stop and a short pendulum made of brass behind the mechanism. Sound signals for quarters of an hour and for full hours.
Clockmaker Marcus Gohm of German origin became the citizen of Varazdin in 1818. Several of his clocks are today kept at museums (The Museum of Arts & Crafts in Zagreb), as well as in private collections (Ivan Rabuzin in Kljuc).
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