With Bronze Mounts. German Movement By Franz Hermle. 

Maker: Franz Hermle

Period: 19th Century

Dimensions: 79 inch H, 16 inch W, 9.5 inch D

Condition: Working Unknown

The Hermle clock company, like many of the well-known American clock companies, such as Durfee, E. Howard, Seth Thomas, Ingraham, Kroeber, and E.N. Welch owed its existence to one clockmaker who had the desire to build quality clocks, Franz Hermle. While the major American clock companies trace their roots to the early 1800’s, the Hermle Company is a twentieth century success story. The company was started in 1922, shortly after Germany began recovering from World War I, as the Franz Hermle Clock Company in the town of Gosheim near Wuerttemberg, Germany.

In addition to being a world leader in the manufacture of clocks and movements, Franz Hermle and Sohn is a leading supplier of clock dials and pendulums. The company also produces decorative weight shells for modern weight-driven clocks, especially grandfather clocks.