The striking wall-clock. It was made in the late XIX - early XX century (from 1892 to 1917 period) in Germany. The clock was made at the factory «Hamburg Amerikanische Urenfabrik», as the stamp in the form of two crossed arrows on the dial and the stamp on the backside of the watch evidence. There are two openings for clock winding in the lower part of the dial. The top cover can be opened. In the lower part of the case there is a leaning back door on a metal loop with a hook, locking the lid. This door is an opening for the chains. Unfortunately, he chains and weights for the clock are lost. In the center of the round dial with Roman numerals there is the inscription «Le Roi a Paris» (which means in translation from French the "King of Paris").

At the bottom of the case cover there is a plate with the inscription "Schetinin and Lepsky. Elets. Zadonsk "(trading house).

The clock was bought by the Museum from Polbennikov Valentin Mstislavovich in 1995.

The wall clock with a pendulum. Most likely, the clock mechanism is of German production and the wooden case is of Russian one. It was produced in the second half of the XIX century. The walls of the case and the doors through which one can see the dial and the pendulum are glazed. There is an inscription in French «Le Roi and Paris» on the bottom of the dial. It means "The King of Paris." There is a monogram «R = A» amidst the engraved floral ornament on the pendulum.

These clocks were imported massively into the Russian Empire in the early twentieth century since wealthy Russians wanted to have clocks of the highest German quality with a beautiful French charm.

Our clock was purchased by the museum from Larisa Sergeevna Vlasova, a Bogoroditsk native.

The bronze mantelpiece clock. It was made in Paris at the beginning of the XIX century. It is a rare specimen of the clock, produced by the company, which was founded by the court watchmaker of Louis XV Julien Le Roy (1686-1759).

The clock was purchased by the Museum from muscovite N.I. Pavlyukova in 1983.

Mainly clock décor of the XIX century is very symbolic. Many of them symbolized the power of the monarch's power and generated public taste. Their décor was a propaganda tool of certain political views. On the top of our watch there is a bust of the commander and statesman Napoleon Bonaparte as an illustration of the era values. The clock is decorated with figures of sea Pegasus and the image of ancient myths character Medusa as a symbol of victory over evil.