Death of Altötting Antique Clock with Grim Reaper Automaton, Photo Postcard, c. Early to Mid 20th Century
Info- Tod Von Altötting (Death of Altötting)- automaton in the collegiate parish church of St. Philipp and Jakob in Altötting. The 50 cm high skeleton figure made of silver-plated wood stands on the approximately seven-meter-high cabinet clock from the 17th century, (with plague season, around 1634). It is a representation of the Grim Reaper mowing to the beat of the clock. Legend has it that with every swing of his scythe, a person should die somewhere.
Size- 3.4 inches x 5.4 inches
Date- Early to Mid 20th Century
Condition-Very Good+
Info- Tod Von Altötting (Death of Altötting)- automaton in the collegiate parish church of St. Philipp and Jakob in Altötting. The 50 cm high skeleton figure made of silver-plated wood stands on the approximately seven-meter-high cabinet clock from the 17th century, (with plague season, around 1634). It is a representation of the Grim Reaper mowing to the beat of the clock. Legend has it that with every swing of his scythe, a person should die somewhere.
Size- 3.4 inches x 5.4 inches
Date- Early to Mid 20th Century
Condition-Very Good+
Info- Tod Von Altötting (Death of Altötting)- automaton in the collegiate parish church of St. Philipp and Jakob in Altötting. The 50 cm high skeleton figure made of silver-plated wood stands on the approximately seven-meter-high cabinet clock from the 17th century, (with plague season, around 1634). It is a representation of the Grim Reaper mowing to the beat of the clock. Legend has it that with every swing of his scythe, a person should die somewhere.
Size- 3.4 inches x 5.4 inches
Date- Early to Mid 20th Century
Condition-Very Good+