Hanging clock

A very novel clock advertising the Suchard company. The front wall of the clock case is decorated with a lavender motif and and the inscription CHOCOLAT SUCHARD. In the wall, there are two openings; the upper one shows the white enamel clock dial with black Roman numerals. Below is an oval opening that shows the pendulum. It is believed that the clockwork was made by the German company Junghans on the order of Suchard. In 1826, Philippe Suchard began the production of Suchard chocolate in his native neighbourhood of Serrières, in Switzerland. In 1901, the imperial patent office in Berlin registered the name 'Milka'. The name is derived from the combination of the words denoting the two main ingredients: milk and cocoa. The factory used the hydropower of a nearby river to run the mills. Suchard used a mill consisting of a heated granite plate and several granite rollers moving forwards and backwards. This design is still used for grinding cocoa paste. At that time, chocolate was not cheap, nor was it a product available to everyone. At the beginning of his career as a chocolate maker, Suchard had struggled financially. His success only arrived in 1842, due to a large order from the king of Prussia, Frederick William IV. Soon, the chocolates won awards at the London Great Exhibition in 1851 and at the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1855. Towards the end of the 19th century, Suchard became the largest chocolate manufacturer.