brucesterling: soundssimpleright: claygoblin: The Silver Swan,…
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
*Spinning glass rods for the swan robot of 1773AD
Reposted from http://lies.tumblr.com/post/171201942522.