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Cuckoo Clock 2.0

This article appeared in Make: Vol 94. Subscribe for more great projects. Cuckoo clocks had their heyday in the second half of the 19th century. In the 1850s, the Black Forest area of Germany produced 600,000 clocks each year, increasing to approximately 1.6 million units in 1880. The cuckoo clock became known and appreciated not only in Europe, but worldwide. Its reputation as a symbol of German craftsmanship and tradition was cemented during this time, and continues...