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abz-j-harding:elodieunderglass:halfahundredcats: timberwolf-manstab: soundssimpleright: claygoblin: The Silver Swan, built by John Joseph Merlin and James Cox, 1773. Source: Mechanical Marvels, Clockwork Dreams (BBC) oh wow, the “water” is an illusion created by spinning glass rods. wooooooooooah I will reblog this automaton every single time I see it because I adore it and you cannot stop me. @elodieunderglass Something i’m pondering at the moment is the idea of mechanism with motion, first set in motion 250-ish years ago, that can still move. I saw this mechanical wonder at the Bowes Museum, UK a few years back.it’s a thing of beauty, art and genius. The footage here doesn’t do it justice. because when I saw it sitting in the middle of the room. It’s sparkled and glittered. -- source link