17 3 / 2012

yamino:

A late 19th century stage automaton, designed to be driven by a hand crank from under the stage. She is larger than life. Made of Papier Mache, she moves her eyes, eyelids, head turn and nod, heaving chest, bend at waist, cross legs, both arms and right wrist. Nancy is sewing!
I have photos of Nancy’s restoration on the House of Automata website

Oh wow I looked up “Automaton” on Youtube and there is some creepy/amazing stuff on there.  I can’t believe this is from the 18th century… it looks more real than some modern animatronics.

I LOVE IT….:O

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    I LOVE IT….:O
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    It’s what EDI would look like in 19th century.
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