Mechanical Collection (page 13)

Fire-Breathing Horse
A mechanical horse that breathes fire

GORDONs WAXWORKS, 1907
Gordons Mechanical Waxworks at Ashton Fair

Body / Plastic Renovation
Neo-plastic renovation therapy - a mechanical fountain of youth which rejuvenates the human body, in a beauty parlour of the future

Western Union operating room, New York, USA
The Western Union main operating room at the companys New York offices, showing a front view of the switchboard, the pneumatic message system and the mechanical in-house system

Joseph Whitworth / Col Lit
SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH English mechanical engineer and inventor

Joseph Whitworth / W Inven
SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH English mechanical engineer and inventor

Joseph Whitworth / Erfindu
SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH English mechanical engineer and inventor

Compositor at Work
A compositor at work in pre- mechanical days, picking out the individual letters to make up the text held in the holder beside him

Operating Mech. Semaphore
Operating the mechanical semaphore of the Royal Navy

S for Semaphore
A sailor composes the letters on the mechanical semaphore used by the Royal Navy

Using Mech. Semaphore
A rating of the Royal Navy using the mechanical semaphore

Mechanical Semaphore
Mechanical semaphore used by the British Navy

Penny-In-Slot Machine
A penny-in-the-slot machine presumably promising some kind of entertainment upon payment and possibly a prize

Card with Lovers
An elaborate Victorian card showing two lovers - the male figure can be made to stand or kneel by pulling a tab !

Self-Adjusting Clepsydra
The SELF-ADJUSTING CLEPSYDRA is attributed to Ctesibius, a mechanical engineer of Alexandria, Egypt: the technology involves a dual action of tube and reservoir Date: circa 200 BC

Vaucansons Automata
JACQUES DE VAUCANSON French inventor, notably of automata; here, he astonishes his servant with a mechanical flute-player Date: 1709 - 1782

Steam Wagon on the Farm
Mechanical haulage in the cornfields - a steam wagon helps bring in the harvest

Clockwork Carriages 1900
French Clockwork Carriages

French Mechanical Toys

Shaving Machine
Six men are shaved simultaneously in this up-to- date shaving establishment, equipped with the very latest thing in mechanical beard- removal

A Mechanical Horse, a new tractor in Vienna, Austria, devised for helping (with extra horse power) horses up hills

London Cries Entertainer
A showman with a mechanical dancing doll entertains. Here he has attracted the attentions of a young boy and girl

Mechanical Carriage Toy
A French mechanical carriage

Mechanical Whisk 1925
From wooden spoon to mechanical whisk - saving time and fatigue !

Kempelins Automaton Chess Player
Wolfgang von Kempelins Automaton Chess Player. It was created in Germany, was widely exhibited, and eventually reappeared in New York in 1845

Futuristic device to help a gentleman get dressed
A futuristic device to help a gentleman get dressed in the automatic home of the future. At the press of a button, a mechanical arm holds out his suit, top hat and walking stick

Futuristic invention for the lazy person
A futuristic invention for the lazy person -- no need to leave your seat when you need a drink, in the automatic home of the future

Futuristic mechanised barbers shop
A futuristic mechanised barbers shop, where all the barber has to do is press a few buttons on a machine

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