Tag: mechanical

The .Gif Friday Post No. 923 – Cheesedog, Three-Quarter Horses & A Nice Seat

[Found here, here and here.]

Monkey Pastry Chef

“When wound and the start/stop pull actuated, the incredibly detailed and realistically modeled standing monkey chef begins his performance by looking left then right whilst opening and closing eye lids as mouth moves to speak, lowering head slightly to indicate his latest culinary creation…”

This mechanical wonder (ca. 1880) sold for over $36k in 2014, and was presumably purchased by someone to keep their little brats and pets in line.

[More photos and background story here and here.]

The .Gif Friday Post No. 825 – Mechanical Dracula, Bony Peeper, Octo Creepo & Boop’s Jack o’ Lanterns

[Found here, here, here and here. Dracula h/t Gord S.]

Woolson Morse’s Contribution to the World: Mechanical Elephant Head 1891



DIAGRAM OF THE ELEPHANT’S HEAD
A. Wheels for the eyes.
B. Wheels for the trunk.
C. Cord for drawing trunk inward.
D. Cord for drawing trunk outward.
E. Leather thongs for operating wheels.
F. Hook from which head is suspended.

[Full story here.]

A.I.-Generated Translucent Robot Animals

[Found here.]

The .Gif Friday Post No. 787 – Jumpy Critters, Blockheadbanger & Swimming at 33rpm

[Found here and here. Clipped the raccoons from here.]

The .Gif Friday Post No. 744 – Eatin’ the Cherry, Wigglin’ the Kitty & Rockin’ the Monkey

[Found here, here and here.]

The .Gif Post No. 701 – 1965 Headbangers, Bollard Checkmate & Making a Bowl

[Top .gif from the intro to this; 2nd & 3rd found  here and here.]

She got that Wig Wag Walk

THE CUTE KIDS WITH
THE COMICAL EYES
AND THE
WIG WAG WALK

Creeps me right out. It’s like they’ve got instant Grave’s Disease or something. Watch Comical Clara & Pop Eye Pete in action here.

[Found here, h/t Mme. Jujujive.]

Awesome Clock Is Awesome.

Awesome Clock 2

No, it’s not a Harry Potter movie set. It’s a functional astronomical clock in Prague, Czech Republic. Its workings date to 1410AD and it’s still in operation after over 600 years.

[Image found here, story here. Here’s a video with an annoying soundtrack.]