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February 24, 2015 at 7:53 pm #49472
Can anyone ID this clock for me please. It was given to the owner from his Father who bought it out to Australia from England just before the 2nd war. It was common I believe in England but because the eagle on the top was represented by the Nazies there was a recall to have all the eagles removed . This clock missed out due to being in transite to Australia, is there anyone who can ID it for me as well as a value.
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February 24, 2015 at 8:30 pm #61872This is a Haller clock from Germany. There were several firms with the name “Haller.” In this case the firm was Haller AG, also known as Th. E. Haller and Thomas Ernst Haller. The firm existed from 1902 until 1928 when it was taken over by Kienzle. The DRGM was a German patent — a “utility-model” patent (not a design patent) first available as of 1891.
I worked on a couple of these clock identical to yours over the last 30 yrs and their are several different case styles with the same movement in them. Pretty nice clock and see them selling for $250 to $325. I had never heard of the eagles being removed because of the Nazi’s.
February 24, 2015 at 9:22 pm #61873Thanks Bernie very helpfull. I will let the owner know. I will get more information of removing the eagle.
February 25, 2015 at 7:01 am #61874Your welcome. I have worked on quite a few of these Haller clocks. They had all kinds of different cases. I own two that have those movements.
Will be interested in hearing about the eagle being removed. Like I said I have been doing and studying clocks over 30 yrs now and have never heard that. I always love learning new things.
February 25, 2015 at 11:30 am #61875I know I have read that sometimes the eagles were removed and replaced with something else due to a nazi link but it apparently depended on which way the head was facing. This doesn’t make sense as the nazi eagle is seen to have its head facing left, right and straight ahead.
I am sure it would have offended some people after the war, the same as my grandfather being held in a Japanese prisoner of war camp for a short time and then refusing to buy anything Japanese when he got home.
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