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Finest mechanical bird song of 1890
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http://youtu.be/tPKFT_t2rL0
This lovely mechanical contraption is designed to mechanically recreate bird song. The video uploader says this was made about 120 years ago in Paris, probably by Blaise Bontems who was known for this type of automaton. It's a fascinating, delicate device!
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R1D1?
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No,.... it is a B-1RD
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That was
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I was wondering the same Lola!
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That was
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Mechanical birdsong!
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Quote from: Wing Goose on 08-Dec-12, 05:43:49 PM
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Mechanical birdsong!
A wren-ch.
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Quote from: MAK on 08-Dec-12, 09:41:15 PM
Quote from: Wing Goose on 08-Dec-12, 05:43:49 PM
That was
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Lola
Mechanical birdsong!
A wren-ch.
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