Congratulations, Andy, on getting this priceless piece of history
restored to full functionality. That must have been a privelege as well as
great fun to do. What a wonderful challenge in trying to figure out what
each piece of the mechanism did. I'm constantly amazed at the delicacy and
precision of mechanisms such as watches and timepieces that were made
hundreds of years ago. I have often wondered how these precision mechs were
even made so many years ago before the availability of modern materials and
processes. I'm always fascinated by this stuff. Thanks for the link.
Greg Bogantz
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Baron" <a...@popyrus.com>
To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l@oldcrank.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 11:00 PM
Subject: [Phono-L] OT: clockwork automaton article in NY Times today
For those phonograph enthusiasts whose interests extend into other
mechanical realms, Today's edition of the New York Times (Science Times
section) ran an article about the drawing/writing automaton that restored
for Philadelphia's Franklin Institute Science Museum.
Here's the link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/27/science/maillardet-automaton-inspired-martin-scorseses-film-hugo.html?_r=2&seid=auto&smid=tw-nytimes&pagewanted=all
Best to all,
Andrew Baron
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