Editing Clockmaker (section)

==Origins and specialities==
The earliest use of the term ''clokkemaker'' is said to date from 1390, about a century after the first mechanical clocks appeared.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | title=Clock |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Antiques | publisher=Old and Sold Antique Marketplace | url=http://www.oldandsold.com/articles02/clocks-c.shtml | access-date=2008-04-20}}</ref>   From the beginning in the 15th century through the 17th century, clockmaking was considered the "leading edge", most [[Technology|technically advanced]] trade existing. Historically, the best clockmakers often also built [[scientific instruments]], as for a long time they were the only craftsmen around trained in designing precision mechanical apparatus. In one example, the [[harmonica]] was invented by a young [[Germanic peoples|German]] clockmaker, which was then mass-produced by another clockmaker, Matthias [[Hohner]].

Prior to 1800 clocks were entirely handmade, including all their parts, in a single shop under a master clockmaker.  Examples of these complex movements can be seen in the many [[longcase clocks]] constructed in the 16th and 17th centuries. By the 19th century, clock parts were beginning to be made in small factories, but the skilled work of designing, assembling, and adjusting the clock was still done by clockmaking shops.  By the 20th century, [[interchangeable parts]] and [[standardized]] designs allowed the entire clock to be assembled in factories, and clockmakers specialized in repair of clocks.

In Germany, [[Nuremberg]] and [[Augsburg]] were the early clockmaking centers, and the [[Black Forest]] came to specialize in wooden [[cuckoo clocks]].{{sfn|Shull|1963|p=65}}