This elephant is swinging the clock, but there doesn’t seem to be anything making it move. That is why it is known as a swinger or mystery clock. It is 11 inches tall.
You probably have seen a “swinger” clock but never guessed how it worked. Most are small metal statues standing on a base while holding a long baseball bat, pendulum or other long, thin rod that is topped by a clock or a globe.
It keeps time and the pendulum keeps swinging, but there is no sign of an electric plug or other power source.
The first “mystery clock” was made by a French magician, Jean R…
