Companies

Philipp Haas & Söhne (PHS) was a clock manufacturer between 1831 and 1935 located in St. Georgen of the Black Forest in Germany.  St. Georgen, the highest point on the famous Black Forest Railway, lies at an altitude of 3,000 feet and has over 14,000 inhabitants.2   PHS was known for manufacturing high quality cuckoo clocks…

Gordian Hettich Sohn was a highly-esteemed clock manufacturer between 1836 and 1919 located in Furtwangen of the Black Forest in Germany. The company received many awards, and specialized in high quality cuckoo, cuckoo-quail, trumpeter clocks and automatons, including the well-known “Knödelfresser” (dumpling eater), and also sold some weather devices like weather houses, barometers and thermometers….

Johann Baptist Beha & Söhne was a clock manufacturer between 1845 and 1956 located in Eisenbach, Germany.  Founded by Johann Baptist Beha (1815–1898), they produced beautifully carved Black Forest cuckoo clocks which command a premium price due to their quality, and are one of the most recognized names historically in the cuckoo clock industry.

Franz Josef Wehrle was a clockmaker based in Emmendingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany from roughly 1860-1903 or later.  He was born July, 1st 1840 in Niederwinden. His father had the same name (Franz Josef Wehrle) and was a farmer in Niederwinden (nearby Emmendingen). His mother was Anna Wölfle.  Franz Josef Wehrle married 25th of August 1864 Louise…

American Cuckoo Clock Co. manufactured cuckoo clocks in Philadelphia, PA from 1894 until at least 1968. Lewis Breitinger and Gustav Kuntz founded the firm with the goal of manufacturing cuckoo clock cases locally in the United States, and assembling them using movements and parts imported from Germany. They established their factory at 5th and Fairmount…

Geo. Kuehl & Company, based in Chicago, Illinois, was a major importer of clocks from Germany into the United States. Their offerings included mantel, wall clocks, 400-Day clocks1 and novelty clocks from makers such as Gustav Becker, Junghans, HAC,2 and others. However, they are best known for their cuckoo clocks, which they initially imported but…

Eduard Herr Söhne (and Sons) was founded in 1879 by Eduard Herr. Eduard was a traditional Black Forest clockmaker and a member of the renowned Herr family of Schonach, a lineage deeply rooted in the development and export of cuckoo clocks from the Triberg region of the Black Forest, Germany. He is considered part of…

Company Overview Wilhelm Gerland Uhrenfabrik (Clock Factory) was a German clock manufacturer based in Triberg, a town in the Black Forest region renowned for its long-standing clockmaking tradition. The company was founded in 1903 and remained active until 1953, as documented in the Mikrolisk horological trademark database2. Operating during a time when Black Forest clocks…