EditorialTable automaton in the form of Diana on a stag, Table automaton in the form of Diana on a deer, Diana, seated on a deer. Automatic silver, partly gold-plated. The deer, which has a removable head and wears a crown, is surrounded by openwork band orname...
EditorialAutomaton table clock with lion. By Jeremias Pfaff, Augsburg. 3rd quarter of the 17th century. Case: gilt brass and wood. Movement: brass and steel. National Museum. Warsaw. Poland.
EditorialAutomaton table clock with lion. By Jeremias Pfaff, Augsburg. 3rd quarter of the 17th century. Case: gilt brass and wood. Movement: brass and steel. National Museum. Warsaw. Poland.
EditorialMaskelyne & Cooke's entertainment at the Egyptian Hall in 1879. England's home of mystery.. Maskelyne and Cooke in their unique entertainment including labial, fanfare, Zoe & Psycho. Mr. Maskelyne's marvellous automatons. Also an amusing extravaganza e...
EditorialMaskelyne & Cooke's entertainment at the Egyptian Hall, 1878 ? Egyptian Hall. Daily at 3 & 8. 'Maskelyne and Cooke in their world-famed entertainment. Zoe. Mr. Maskelyne's new sketching automaton, is now the greatest attraction in London. Psycho is mor...
EditorialRoyal Polytechnic Institution, Westminster, c. 1870. Polytechnic. Blondin. The automaton. . A collection of pamphlets, handbills, and miscellaneous printed matter relating to Victorian entertainment and everyday life. C. J. Culliford, Del. et Lith. Fu...
EditorialAli, the Electrical Automaton. Middlesex Music Hall, Enormous attraction, the sensation of 1886. A collection of pamphlets, handbills, and miscella. London, 1887. Source: EVAN.1879,. Language: English.
Editorial'Kharrad Recognizes the 'Princess' as being an Automaton', Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), A.H. 741/A.D. 1341, Made in Iran, Shiraz, Ink, watercolor, and gold on paper, Image 9 1/2 in x 11 3/8 in., Codices.
EditorialAutomaton in the form of a chariot pushed by a Chinese attendant and set with a clock, James Cox (British, ca. 1723?1800), 1766, British, London, Case: gold with diamonds and paste jewels set in silver, pearls; Dial: while enamel; Movement: partly gild...
EditorialOil lamps, including the hydro-pneumatic lamp designed by R. W. King, Barton's oil lamp, and John Porter's automaton lamp. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J. Farey from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, ...