Expert: Kenneth Saunders - 10/18/2009

Question
my clock is a longcase 2 door round face pendulum on pumpkin bun feet brass face  2torpedo weights. on the back is a set of wings with a clockface in the center, set it looks like at 11:35 it also has 6 digits stamped on it Do you have a clue who made this . My Dad shipped it from  Stuttgart Germany in 1975 was supossed to be 100 years old then.we would never sell it i have already promised to my son my dad gave it to me.but would love to know a little history to share with my family

Answer
not yet 100 years old more like between 1922-1940 date --from my friends on the internet;

Ken, the logo with the hands at 11:35 is for Kienzle AG, which succeeded Schlenker & Kienzle in 1922. I don't have a photo of this one but it can be found on page 415 of Kochmann's European Clock and Watch Trademark Index 1994 edition. This logo appears to have been used for quite some time after that. When these are stamped on the movement it is usually just the wings and dial, when on the clock dial they many times had the word "KIENZLE" in an arc above the dial.

There isn't any published data yet about Schlenker & Kienzle / Kienzle AG serial number dating.

check here: http://www.usmbooks.com/kienzle.html

and here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kienzle_Uhren

and here: http://www.kienzle-ag.de/