Cuckoo Clocks: A Complex History 

Do you know the history of how cuckoo clocks came to be? Few do, yet the lasting legacy of this unique clock makes understanding where it came an important lesson for the antique clock lover.

 

Cuckoo clocks have been popular since the middle of the eighteenth century when they exploded throughout the backwoods villages in Germany's Black Forest. Because of this, many people that the cuckoo clock was invented in the Black Woods. In fact, the early origins of this clock go back farther.