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Old 17 January 2019, 11:43 PM   #1
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The peacock clock

The figures of a peacock, cockerel and owl that form part of this elaborate timepiece-automaton are fitted with mechanisms that set them in motion.

https://youtu.be/ilPlVRoUl_8?t=3
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Old 18 January 2019, 07:59 AM   #2
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Amazing
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Old 18 January 2019, 08:57 AM   #3
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I saw it last year when I was there.

Too bad it wasn’t running when I was there.

Crazy it is all mechanical, and over 200 years old.
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Old 18 January 2019, 09:57 AM   #4
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That was simply breathtaking. Thank you for posting it.
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Old 18 January 2019, 05:58 PM   #5
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