In this guide lawrence seymour brings together the fascinating history of morbier clocks with identification parameters and repair information.
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Often an entire village would be involved in some way with the making of the clock.
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Comtoise clocks were built on iron strip frames in the manner of gothic clocks.
Out of this perfect storm rose the morbier clock an interesting contrast to the finely crafted often elaborate clocks for which france is known.
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The clock making industry in the morbier area had started with the mayet family of ironworkers who successfully repaired actually replaced the clock at the capucine convent in st claude.
Often a heavy elongated highly ornamented pendulum bob extends up the case see photo.
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Unlike most mass produced clocks the morbier was not made in a factory.
The morbier was in fact the product of many families working together from various villages scattered throughout the remote franche comte region of eastern france.
The clock was named after the village of morbier located about 30 miles north to north west of geneva on a trade route la route nationale 5 between paris and geneva.
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Features distinguishing this style are a curving potbellied case and a greater use of curved lines.