Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Diorama of a London Dockside with two Sailors dancing the Hornpipe. A musical automaton by Gustave Vichy of Paris made in 1880. The mechanism features several innovative features, including added lead weight to the back of the feet to improve lower leg kick action.
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