Merry Musical Mechanics
Merry Musical Mechanics
Clip: 352225_1_1
Year Shot: 1952
(Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1567
Original Film: 025-407-05
HD: N/A
Location: Switzerland
Timecode: 00:58:19 - 01:00:09
Merry Musical Mechanics They do everything but baby sit - these mechanical dolls, products over the last two centuries, of Swiss watchmaking genius. Children exploring these little machines at an exhibition. Some featured works: a mechanical caterpillar crawling, a very tiny music box with moving parts, fake birds chirping in cages, and an amazing person-shaped doll that sketches (and it draws very well!). Also some shots of gears turning. Amazing inventions - and they are old, many from the 18th century.