Uploaded August 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
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Tortoise Automaton by Roullet & Decamps, Paris, c.1890.
The papier-mache and wood body is quite small at 15 cm long and very realistically painted. The legs are made of wood and the slow methodical gait of the tortoise throws the body side to side at each step. There is also a pronounced lazy swing of the head at each step which replicates the action of the reptile precisely.
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Tortoise Automaton by Roullet & Decamps, Paris, c.1890.
The papier-mache and wood body is quite small at 15 cm long and very realistically painted. The legs are made of wood and the slow methodical gait of the tortoise throws the body side to side at each step. There is also a pronounced lazy swing of the head at each step which replicates the action of the reptile precisely.
