Antique Stamp Clock "Humberg & Co" USA

Antique Stamp Clock "Humberg & Co" USA

Jam ini adalah produksi Amerika dari Perusahaan "Humberg & Co" sesuai tanda lambang pada Jam yaitu Panah Silang, dimana untuk stempelnya sendiri kemungkinan diproduksi tahun 1927, karena pada stempel terdapat cap tahun 1927 s/d 1931(stempel dapat digunakan sampai 5 tahun), disamping terdapat Tanggal dan Bulan, terdapat juga Jam dan Menit pada Stempel tersebut. Jarum dibawah Stempel bergerak seiring jarum penunjuk pada Jam yang terdapat pada bagian depan Stempel, terdapat juga cap tulisan dengan kalimat berbahasa Belanda yaitu Geboek dan Ontvangen. (lihat tanda panah pada gambar No.7)

Saya sangat menyukai Jam ini karena kondisi Jam masih orisinil, komponen masih lengkap, keadaan fisik masih tergolong mulus dan mesin Jam masih berfungsi normal, Jam memiliki Tinggi 17,5 dan Diameter 6cm. Pada body Jam terdapat No.Registrasi 18899 seperti tambak pada gambar No.3, Jam ini tergolong sangat langka karena sangat jarang ditemui, antik, unik dan menarik untuk dikoleksi.

Berikut sekilas tentang sejarah Hamburg & Co (HAC) :

Hamburg American Company HAC

The movement has the crossed arrows trademark of the Hamburg American Clock Company or HAC. HAC was formed in Germany in 1873 by Paul Landenberger and Phillipp Lang. The initial company was known as Landenberger & Lang Uhrenfabrik and had a trademark, a steamship with the words 'In God We Trust'. Paul Landenberger, son in law of Erhard Junghans, worked at Junghans for several years before starting up this new company. The company was involved in the production of clock movements, clock parts, dials, and cases for all types of clocks. Most of these products were sold to the trade as they were not in the business of selling finished clocks, it seems. The company changed their name to Hamburg Amerikanische Uhrenfabrik and Hamburg American Clock Company (HAC) in 1883. The famous crossed arrows became their trademark in 1892, at which time the company had aspirations toward the sale of finished clocks to the export market, particularly to Great Britain and North America. They were involved in the production of mantel, Longcase, wall, ship, and specialized industrial clocks, and they were still supplying components such as decorative parts dials cases, parts, and hardware for the clock industry. The company was a major producer of clocks in Germany, with 1300 employees in 1910. They produced many types of clocks from alarm clocks to ‘Ticket clocks' to wall and mantel striking and chiming clocks. In 1926 the company went into a cooperative with Junghans and in 1930 they finally merged with Junghans.

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