The Moosmatt clock

The clock was made for the Moos­matt pri­ma­ry school in Lucer­ne which was built in 1912 as a neigh­bour­hood school. The clock is the­r­e­fo­re a school clock which was fit­ted into the tower of the school building.

The Moos­matt clock was pro­du­ced by the clock manu­fac­tu­r­ers Moser-Baer in Sumis­wald BE in 1914 accor­ding to high indus­tri­al qua­li­ty stan­dards. It has a clock-work and a striking work. The chi­me remin­ded the peo­p­le of the neigh­bour­hood of the past hour.

In 1976 the mecha­ni­cal clock was repla­ced by a quartz one and so fol­lo­wed the faith of many other school and clock-tower clocks: it was shut down.