Sheet «Clocks»

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The Museum of Ethnography and Arts and Crafts in Lviv is one of the oldest museums in Ukraine.  It has a unique collection of exhibits reflecting the traditional culture and folk art of Ukrainians. 

The institution was established in 1951 after the merger of two large museum centers in Lviv - the City Industrial Museum and the Museum of the Taras Shevchenko Scientific Society.

The highlight of the Museum of Ethnography in Lviv is the largest collection of antique clocks in Ukraine. It includes chronometers made since the fifteenth century and includes more than 500 clock mechanisms.

The sheet features stamps with images of some of the items in this collection, namely:

"Chimney clock of the beginning of the XIX century, France";

"Chimney clock of the second half of the XIX century, Russia";

"Mantelpiece clock of the beginning of the XIX century, France";

"Console clock of the end of the XVIII century, France";

"Console clock of the XVIII century, France";

"Console clock of the XVIII century, Germany";

"Cabinet clock of the XVIII century, England";

"A table clock of the XIX century, Austria";

"A fireplace clock of the mid-nineteenth century, France".

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