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John Grayson's marvellous mechanical take on how the Georgians might have used social media! A brass and enamel automaton made for a museum specialising in the Georgian period.
In the staffroom at work today.
Taken with Panasonic 20mm f1.7 lens on Panasonic GX7.
A whimsical steampunk robot with a rounded teal and brass body, decorated with intricate golden gears, rivets, and vintage clockwork details. Its head sprouts lush green leaves like a living plant, blending nature with machinery. The robot’s expressive round eyes and subtle smile give it a friendly, curious demeanor. One hand delicately holds a glass terrarium containing tiny ferns, symbolizing its role as a guardian of life. The color palette features soft turquoise, worn brass, and pastel pink highlights, giving it a weathered yet charming antique look. The background is softly muted to enhance focus on the character, evoking a surreal fusion of nature, technology, and gentle fantasy.
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The completed tail in place - note that this shows an earlier version of the mechanism for moving the tail which proved unsatisfactory and was discarded. In the course of building the dragon it was quite common to need to move back and forth between the final build and the test rig, making changes and refining the details, usually because of differences in performance between the prototype materials and the "proper" version.
Not done yet, but coming along nicely!
He will eventually be set up with real work mechanics called an Automaton (kind of non-electrical robot). He will jump up & down by turning a crank on a box!!
This is the piece up for auction that I really wanted. Didn't even come close. But still, I sleep better knowing that somewhere out there is a turn of the century automaton monkey-ape thing in a purple turban, and that in undoubtedly comes to life at night to do the bidding of its owner. From the American Dime Museum in Baltimore.
An elaborate and famous medieval galleon automaton at the British Museum. It was designed to trundle along a grand table to announce a banquet. It was made by Hans Schlottheim of Augsburg (1545-1625).
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British Museum, Bloomsbury area of the London Borough of Camden, London, England, UK
Milkmaid and cow automaton clock, about 1600
Unknown maker, Poland
Spring-driven with fusee, verge escapement, balance, hour-striker
Octavious Morgan Bequest, 1888
P&E 1888, 1201.122
"The standing farmer on the top of this rare clock indicates the time with his staff. The cow's eyes move back and forth, and when a switch is set, the milkmaid 'milks' the cow. Liquid held in a reservoir inside it comes out of the udder as she moves her arms up and down. Clockmaking in Poland was influenced by the south German makers who settled there." (exhibit text)
Maelzel's Automaton ChessPlayer. Edgar Allan Poe. A new movie with Luca Canonici (Mr Grey) and Angelo Campus (Maelzel) Directed by Domiziano Cristopharo. Luca Canonici is a famous Italian Tenor, and also acted in the movie LA BHOEME
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A mechanical detail on one of the fairground organs on display as part of the Thursford Collection, Norfolk, UK
The completed automaton with the top removed to show the mechanism. Because there were quite a few small modifications required during construction, the overall effect is a bit rough.
Clockwork Automatons were often used as table centrepieces for grand dinners - they had many moving parts.
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