barpurplewrites:

elodieunderglass:

soundssimpleright:

claygoblin:

The Silver Swan, built by John Joseph Merlin and James Cox, 1773.

Source: Mechanical Marvels, Clockwork Dreams (BBC)

oh wow, the “water” is an illusion created by spinning glass rods.

wooooooooooah

Always reblog the clockwork swan

This post is like a school trip flash back for me, must have seen that swan a dozen times as a kid. It still takes my breath away