Whistling Clock Peddler
Whistling Clock Peddler.This mechanical-musical piece is truly fascinating. Housed inside the body of the figure is a tiny mechanical mechanism with bellows and a multi-pitch whistle that plays a tune on demand.
- Hand carved and hand-painted
- Mechanism is made by hand in Germany and is completely mechanical without any use of speakers or electricity
- Head turns back and forth as the man whistles
- Clock has a spring-wound eight-day movement with pendulum escapement
- Melody is very intricate, complete with vibrato and precise articulation
