Porcelain clocks
In the early 19th century, a few families of manufacturers began to develop alternatives to the lacquer plate clock. In particular, small, very small clocks with porcelain shields became known.
Examples:
Sorg clock: Named after the clockmaker family Sorg, who manufactured the first clocks of this kind in Neustadt (Black Forest) around 1820 - miniature wall clocks with extremely small clockwork and a shield height of approx. 7 cm.
Black Forest Jockele: Named after Jacob (Jockele) Herbstreith from Hinterzarten, who made such clocks around 1790.
Black Forest Schotten Clock: Slightly larger clocks with a porcelain plate. The name comes from a 'Schottenhof' near Neustadt. (Schotten = Scots?)
Black Forest Schotten clock
The Black Forest porcelain shield clock with wooden plates, pillar work, alarm clock, hook escapement and brass wheels has a brightly painted shield and an enamel dial with Roman numerals and black steel hands.
Production: 2nd half of the 19th century
Black Forest Jockele
The small Black Forest alarm clock has a porcelain case painted with roses, gold borders and blue decorative rings. The enamel dial has Roman numerals. The alarm clock is set by a brass disc on a central dial with Arabic numerals. The alarm clock has a Black Forest wooden frame with weight and metal wheels and a striking mechanism. The bell is missing.
Production: 3rd third of the 19th century
Black Forest Sorg clock
Miniature shield clock in the shape of a Black Forest clock with an eight-day movement, floral decoration painted on enamel, black Arabic numbers, black heart-shaped hands, small chains with imitation weights.
Production: around 1900
Black Forest Sorg clock
The small porcelain shield clock is hand-painted with floral motifs, Roman numerals and dots for the minute division. The movement is in a brass case with a folding adjustable foot.
Manufacture: 1920s
