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The Silver Swan automaton, crafted in London around 1773 by clockmaker James Cox and inventor John Joseph Merlin to mimic a real swan's movements and feeding.
It has over 2,000 moving parts and is the main attraction at Bowes Museum, England.
@Rainmaker1973 #globalmuseum #automaton #museums
@globalmuseum i remember seeing this as a kid, in very sorry condition, in the science museum in London. i'm so glad it's been restored.
@globalmuseum Only an hour or so away from me in Leeds. This and the V.Westwood exhibition make it a definite trip for this summer.
Thanks for tooting this. Such a cool object!
One of the things I love about Mastodon. I just shared the web link to this with a friend. No one ever needs an app to view what I send from here.
@globalmuseum I rarely envy people for their job, but.
@globalmuseum It is an amazing piece to see in action!
@globalmuseum rather fun. We dropped in on a drive north.
@globalmuseum Klüger als jedes LLM. Wir können 253 Jahre später immer noch verstehen, wieder in Ordnung und zum Laufen bringen.
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