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"Giselle" automaton and music box c.1900

The dancer turns one way or the other, sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly or even coming to a halt, making dainty dance steps before spinning again. Unusually, the clockwork mechanism when fully wound will run for about 20 minutes, whereas most clockwork automat run for just a few minutes.

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Uploaded on March 7, 2021