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===In the United States=== Cuckoo clocks have been imported to the US by German immigrants for a long time, especially in the 19th century. There are two well-known cuckoo clock manufacturers in the USA: The New England Cuckoo Clock Company was founded in 1958 by W. Kenneth Sessions Jr. and operated in [[Bristol, Connecticut]]. The design of the models is clearly American. The clocks were made with Hubert Herr clockworks that were imported from [[Triberg]]. The printed and colored paper dials of the clocks are unmistakable, as is the early American design. The clocks were designed by Nils Magnus Tornquist. A kit watch was also offered. The second is the American Cuckoo Clock Company of [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], which originated in the 1890s and imported German clocks. Eventually, the company switched to importing clockworks only and building cuckoo clocks in the USA. <ref> {{Cite web |last=Boyett |first=David |url=https://pbase.com/daveb/image/84364618|title=American Cuckoo Clock Co PA—Knierman Family |publisher=PBase |language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-24}} </ref>
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