Gustav becker factory workers.
Gustav becker wall clock history.
Gustav becker serial numbers.
Becker s clocks bear his trademark and serial number on the dial and weights are usually marked with his initials.
Starting from fairly simple clocks the clocks became complex and very ornamental and sales rose to a peak in 1875 with over 300 000 clock orders.
1850 1860 1863 1865 1867 1872 1875 1880 1885 1890 1892 1900 1913 1923 1925 1926 1927 1935.
Until 1880 and the introduction of the spring driven mechanism almost all of gustav becker s clocks were weight driven regulator wall clocks.
History of clocks and clockmakers.
Gustav becker clocks are easy to identify.
Gustav becker clock history.
Mantel or wall clocks like yours.
Pre 1880 models were weight driven regulator wall clocks.
Becker clocks are not too difficult to identify.
A short history of clockmaking.
Gustav becker 1819 1885 was a dedicated and successful german clockmaker.
He won at clock fairs in london paris sydney melbourne berlin and amsterdam.
Any clocks that were powered by the spring driven mechanism were made after 1880.
In the 1860s he began to create the classical gustav becker clocks.
Gustav becker clocks are highly desirable to collectors and models that were produced during becker s lifespan are considerably more expensive.