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The Clown balances a crescent moon on the end of a stick and then tries to throw the moon up into night sky.
Clockwork Automaton by Vichy of Paris dating from 1885.
The 19th century catalogue drawing is reproduced from 'Automata The Golden Age' by Christian Bailly.
The moon stays exactly vertical as the Clown moves his arm up and down using a clever linkage hidden in the hollow stick. This mechanism is similar to that used for the vertical leaps of Phalibois Automaton Slack Rope Dancer whose mechanism is illustrated in detail in the book ' SECRETS OF AUTOMATA' by Michael Start.
thehouseofautomata.com
The Clown balances a crescent moon on the end of a stick and then tries to throw the moon up into night sky.
Clockwork Automaton by Vichy of Paris dating from 1885.
The 19th century catalogue drawing is reproduced from 'Automata The Golden Age' by Christian Bailly.
The moon stays exactly vertical as the Clown moves his arm up and down using a clever linkage hidden in the hollow stick. This mechanism is similar to that used for the vertical leaps of Phalibois Automaton Slack Rope Dancer whose mechanism is illustrated in detail in the book ' SECRETS OF AUTOMATA' by Michael Start.
