chimney clock - Schlenker - Art Deco Wood, Brass - 1930-1940, 1920-1930

Features of the clock

• Brand name: On the dial, in elegant cursive letters, is the name Schlenker (the early namesake of the later brand Kienzle).
• Style and materials: It is presumably a vintage wooden table clock, mantel clock, or wall clock (such as a bracket clock) from the early 20th century (often period ca. 1910–1930) with Roman numerals and brass hands.

The depicted logo on the back plate of the movement is the historic trademark of Franz Hermle & Sohn (often abbreviated as FHS), a renowned German clock factory founded in 1922 in Gosheim, Germany.

Schlenker & Kienzle: Germany's oldest clock factory was founded in 1822 by Johannes Schlenker in Schwenningen. After Jakob Kienzle married into the family, the name was changed to Schlenker & Kienzle. Although the company later continued simply under the name Kienzle Uhren, the family name Schlenker remained synonymous with German top quality.