Coo Coo for Cuckoo Clocks

In the home I grew up in there was this closet. Ever since I can remember two things made up this closet; the awful smell from the sump pump nestled in the back and wonderful treasures that could be found inside. One of those treasures was my mothers cuckoo clock. Unfortunately it no longer cuckooed or kept the time. But my mom loved cuckoo clocks and couldn't throw it away. Now that I think about it why didn't she just get it fixed? Or more importantly why didn't I? She would have loved that
So here it goes, Ode to the Cuckoo Clock:
DISCLAIMER- FEEL FREE TO JUST LOOK AT THE PICTURES AND NOT READ MY RAMBLINGS, I DO.
Our story begins in The Black Forest of Germany circa 1630- see green area in the map to the right. Story has it that a glass peddler traveled to Czechoslovakia and brought back with him a "wood beam clock." I guess it was pretty crude with wooden gears and common stones as weights, but heck, it was better than an hour glass. Welp, this clock evolved over the next 100 years until in 1783 Mr. Anton Ketterer. And since then the cuckoo clock has evolved into many different styles and themes. Here are some I found online.

A little something for everyone I think. Also, I tried to link most of the pictures, but some I could not find where they came from.