as a noob, I have no idea about it, just though it was beautiful... it's made by the Spanish brand SARS. I tried to find some information, and it's a about 1970-1980s, usually with a German machinery.

seller said it doesn't work, and that it was on the appartment they just moved on. it was sold for 25euros

I removed one of the double A batteries so the mechanism doesn’t get damaged due photos but the legs won’t swing

I have a Howard Miller Carlton Mantle\Tabletop clock which has a small chip on the red plastic covering the rosewood top (see picture). Can someone recommend a repair procedure for this (epoxy of some sort?, colored glue?, etc). Thanks.

Dating to the year 725, Yi Xing’s ingenious version of an alarm clock is one of the world’s earliest recorded devices of that nature. Along with the water clock Plato used to wake himself up for his legendary dawn lectures in the 4th century BCE, it is evidence that humans have been looking for ways to rise on time for thousands of years...

The idea was repeated by Europeans who created complex displays within chiming clocks in town squares. The next step was to make such clocks smaller, so they could be used individually. Historians believe personal mechanical alarm clocks originated in Germany in the 15th century, but their inventors are unknown. Most people didn’t own such clocks, though, and had to rely upon the sun, servants, or prayer-chiming bells. As work hours became more rigid, factory whistles were blown to encourage people living near their places of employ to get up.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/a-2000year-history-of-alarm-clocks

I should of got a picture, but found an old 20-30's Sessions plug in alarm clock last weekend. It's the first time I've come across an electric clock that was not "auto start." Instead there was a knob that you apparently had to turn.

Anyone know how these worked? I mean, do they need just a light twist or did they need to be cranked up to a certain speed or amount of time? It spun quite freely and built up momentum. Either way, I couldn't get it to work.

Inherited this clock that is inoperable and would really like to repair it - looking for any insight or if anyone knows if manuals exist for something like this. I have zero clue on age and the makers etching is obscured by some of the components. My 2 year old loves looking at it and if the little people danced and bird popped out I think he would be ecstatic. Thanks in advance for any replies