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GHR-KE-1993-00002 Registered

Black Forest cuckoo clock

Uhrmacherei Löffler, Schonach · 1895 · Made in Germany

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Identification

Reference
GHR-KE-1993-00002
Object
Black Forest cuckoo clockVerified
Category
Clock, watch or chronometer
Maker
Uhrmacherei Löffler, SchonachVerified
Serial number
Recorded by the registry · not shown publicly
Date
1895Documented (invoice, certificate or archive record)Verified
Made in
Germany
Current location
Kenya (precise location withheld)
Registered
11 Jan 1993

Physical description

Verified

Black Forest cuckoo clock by Uhrmacherei Löffler, with pine-cone weights. Used in Thika for much of its working life.

Height
571 mm
Width
426 mm
Depth
200 mm
Weight
3.18 kg

Method: Measured at inspection

Materials
Carved lime wood, brass movement, bone hands
Condition
Fair — Some damage, losses or later repairs.Verified
Condition notes
Some later repairs and replaced fittings.

Marks and inscriptions

“UHRMACHEREI LÖFFLER · No. ••••”

Provenance and custody history

Applicant-submitted

Baraka Ndungu, 1969: Inherited by the current custodian.

  1. 1895
    Uhrmacherei Löffler Manufacture · Germany
    Made and numbered ••••.
    VerifiedSource: Maker’s records
  2. 1969
    Baraka Ndungu Inheritance · Thika
    Inherited by the current custodian.
    Applicant-submittedSource: Will
  3. 1993
    Baraka Ndungu Registration · Thika
    Entered on the Global Heritage Registry.
    VerifiedSource: Registry decision
Acquired by current custodian
Inherited, 1969Verified

Inspections and verification

No physical inspection has been carried out. Facts marked Verified were confirmed from documentary evidence.