Bill Galinsky is nuts for cuckoo clocks
Bill Galinsky works on repairing a customer's German 1970 Hubert Herr cuckoo clock. Galinsky, a master cuckoo clock carver and maker, repairs about 200 cuckoo clocks each year. He estimates he makes another couple hundred clocks annually that he ...
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December 26, 2014
Inviting Black Forest is anything but bleak
Traditional half-timbered houses have gabled roofs and framed windows that form distinctive geometric patterns on the building facades. Triberg also boasts three claims to fame: cuckoo clocks, Black Forest cake and Germany's highest waterfalls. The ...
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May 10, 2015
Festival of Trees brings in thousands
ZANESVILLE – This year, the Festival of Trees brought in $3,000 more than last year. The Festival of Trees, an annual fundraiser for the Zanesville-Muskingum County Chamber of Commerce, took place Friday and more than 200 items were auctioned off....
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December 6, 2014
Festival of Trees auction slated for Friday
More than 200 decorated trees, wreaths, stockings and other entries and their incentives will be auctioned off from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday at the Muskingum County Welcome Center. Bids may be placed in person or by calling 740-450-1990. The auction ...
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December 3, 2014
Luxuries: Designer cuckoo clocks, red clothes, accessories
Go cuckoo for these clocks. As daylight saving time comes to a close, keep track of precious minutes with a traditional or unique cuckoo clock. These exquisite timepieces strike the right chord with music and magical sounds to help you stay on schedule ...
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October 26, 2014
Dark woods, mushrooms and the inspiration for Grimms fairytales
Traditional half-timbered houses — with gabled roofs and framed windows forming distinctive geometric patterns on the building facades — add to the fairytale look of the towns. Triberg also boasts three claims to fame: cuckoo clocks, Black Forest ...
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April 23, 2015
World Cup 2014 quiz: pit your wits against the computer
How to play. Choose a team (first round questions are geared towards that team) and then beat the computer - and the clock - to score goals, win bonus points and progress to the next round of the tournament....
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June 9, 2014
Gillette clock repairman keeps a timeless tradition alive
No one was hired from a field of a dozen initial applicants. CHICAGO (AP) — Kyle Hendricks threw 7 1-3 strong innings, Chris Coghlan added an RBI single and the Chicago Cubs earned a 2-0 win over the Mia… WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — Danny Lee ...
You'll Go Cuckoo For This Gigantic Clock Carved Out Of A Single Tree
A remarkable cuckoo clock forged from a single maple tree is being used to crow about Portland, Oregon. Designed by Nicolas Gros and carved by chainsaw sculptor J. Chester Armstrong, the 24-foot-high, 7,000-pound clock is being shown off around the ...
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November 26, 2014
Birds Clock Design
Haoshi Design has designed two very beautiful clocks staging birds : the Swallow Clock and the Cuckoo Clock. The Swallow Clock contains a dial where the numbers are replaced by 12 birds with their flights frozen at different times. The Cuckoo Clock ...
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October 5, 2014
New stage at Oktoberfest event is cuckoo by design
The Glockenspiel Stage making its debut this year at the Columbus Oktoberfest offers a cross between a cuckoo ... a large clock, an antlered deer head and two doors — from which dancers will emerge on the hour to perform to traditional German tunes.
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September 26, 2013
9 Super Cool Clocks That Make Great Design Gifts
No one can afford to "watch the clock" all day, but we do look look at our wall clocks often... These wall clocks will update a room's decor with a fresh modern look and give it new personality - one that matches your very cool giftee. Swiss designer ...
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January 22, 2013
Clocks and dolls
More: cobbandco.qm.qld.gov.au. This comprehensive collection of traditional German grandfather and cuckoo clocks is the first of my finds at Highfields, 20 minutes' drive northeast of Toowoomba. Established by German owners, it rivals specialist shops in ...
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June 8, 2013
The Past, Present, and Future of the Cuckoo Clock
The cuckoo clock.” In traditional cuckoo clocks, the “coo coo” sound is derived from a system of bellows pushing air through two wooden whistles to recreate the distinctive two-note call of the common cuckoo. The gears of these traditional cuckoo ...
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May 17, 2013