Ibelieve that this clock is German. As it is shown, it is 40 inches tall, 16 inches wide and 8 inches deep. There is a bird that goes on top but it is broken and not pictured here.
Posts: 353 | Location: Nichols, New York in the USA | Registered: April 04, 2010
You are right it is a german wall-clock. The type is called 'Freischwinger' 'cause the pendulum swings free (outside) of the case housing the movement. This type of clock was made from 1880 to 1940 ; the style went form a classic look via Jugendstil to a more simple design. The clock was made in the Freiburg/Schlesien region (today Poland). The 'reform' label was used by more than one clock-making company. Sölch & Jäckel, Regulator-Uhrenfabrik Urania or Albert Stange (Dresden). They were likely clock-case makers using the same movement(don't know who made it). The 42 on the plate is the effective pedulum length in cm.
I think the watch dates pre-1900.
Regards Gerald
Posts: 742 | Location: Wertheim in Germany | Registered: February 21, 2009
Thanks for the nice group of photos, Ken. It sure makes it easy to know what the case and movement look like without asking for more info! Glad you got an answer real quick.
Bill Carlson
Posts: 431 | Location: Billings, Montana USA | Registered: February 05, 2007