timberwolf-manstab: soundssimpleright: claygoblin: The Silver Swan, built by John Joseph Merlin and

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.