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Cuckoo clocks: kitsch, colourful and cheerful

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Photo: Deutsches Uhrenmuseum/ German Clock Museum, Furtwangen
Photo: Deutsches Uhrenmuseum/ German Clock Museum, Furtwangen
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Photo: Kate Hairsine
Photo: Kate Hairsine
Photo: Rombach and Haas
Photo: Rombach and Haas
Photo: Rombach and Haas
Photo: Deutsches Uhrenmuseum/ German Clock Museum, Furtwangen
Photo: Kate Hairsine
Photo: Kate Hairsine
Photo: Rombach and Haas
Photo: Kate Hairsine
Photo: Rombach and Haas


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