At Mount Congreve, Mr. Curran checked on the most valuable clock in the collection, an elaborate five-foot-tall cuckoo that he had unwrapped earlier and was sitting on the floor.

The cuckoo is a life-sized bird made from wood. [BBC] Edinburgh's floral clock is the oldest of its kind in the world and was first planted in 1903 with the cuckoo being added in 1952.

Two cuckoo clocks similar to this one were accidentally donated to the Salvation Army, and may have been sold through a Salvation Army thrift store in Saanich. SUBMITTED Emma Weatherley is hoping ...