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2 & 4 Celebesstraat, Den Hague, Netherlands in the 1930's
2 & 4 Celebesstraat, Den Hague, Netherlands in the 1930's
Carl Sens had a clock factory called Sens Klokken (Sens Clocks). There was two three-story buildings number 2 and number 4 Celebesstraat in Den Hague (The Hague) bottom story of the building was a retail outlet; above it on the second story was a manufacturing clock factory.
This included workshops and a dust free room for intrinsic repairs as well as an office. Carl's family home was at the top of one of the buildings, consisting of his wife and his fourteen children, including Caspar Carolus Sens, the founder of Sens Jewellers Bendigo.
Amongst his siblings Cas helped his father run the clock factory from a young age, working as a hand engraver and clock/watchmaker until he joined the Dutch army at the age of 16. Sens Klokken Facotry - 2 Celebesstraat, Den Hague
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Carl Sens, Magazine Article
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