Antique Clockwork Figures Photos

For the amusement of adults and children a variety of mechanical devices, run by mechanical or even clockwork devices. They range from lever-controlled mechanical banks to motion figures.

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Chicago World's Fair cast iron mechanical bank at Knights of Columbus Museum. New Haven, CT.Soldier firing penny into vault on mechanical Wimbledon Bank & other coin banks at Museum of Childhood. Edinburgh, Scotland.Mechanical bank with kicking mule at Museum of Childhood. Edinburgh, Scotland.World's Fair mechanical bank with Columbus meeting Indian at Columbus Museum. Columbus, WI.
Chicago World's Fair cast iron mechanical bank (1892) at Knights of Columbus Museum. New Haven, CT.Soldier firing penny into vault on mechanical Wimbledon Bank & other coin banks at Museum of Childhood. Edinburgh, Scotland.Mechanical bank with kicking mule at Museum of Childhood. Edinburgh, Scotland.World's Fair mechanical bank (c1893) with Columbus meeting Indian at Columbus Museum. Columbus, WI.
Tammany mechanical bank portrays Boss Tweed who pockets coins by J.&E. Stevens Co. at Museum of the City of New York. New York, NY.Cast-iron jump rope toy as mechanical coin bank at Haas-Lilienthal House. San Francisco, CA.Toy carousel & trains at Cultural History Museum. Rostock, Germany.Miniature carrousel with airplanes & zeppelins at City Toy Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.
Tammany mechanical bank (c1873) portrays Boss Tweed who pockets coins by J.&E. Stevens Co. at Museum of the City of New York. New York, NY.Cast-iron jump rope toy as mechanical coin bank at Haas-Lilienthal House. San Francisco, CA.Toy carousel & trains at Cultural History Museum. Rostock, Germany.Miniature carrousel with airplanes & zeppelins at City Toy Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.
English Execution mechanical show at Musée Mécanique. San Francisco, CA.Gilded silver drinking game in form of St George Dragonslayer by Jakob I Miller from Augsburg at Bavarian National Museum. Munich, Germany.Wind-up Uncle Wiggily rabbit car at City Toy Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.Wind-up horse-drawn carriages, steam roller & fire wagon at City Toy Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.
English Execution mechanical show at Musée Mécanique. San Francisco, CA.Gilded silver drinking game in form of St George Dragonslayer (c1615) by Jakob I Miller from Augsburg at Bavarian National Museum. (The base contains a wind-up mechanism to roll this centerpiece across the table. The diner closest to where it stopped had to open the head & drink the wine inside.). Munich, Germany.Wind-up Uncle Wiggily rabbit car (1936) at City Toy Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.Wind-up horse-drawn carriages, steam roller & fire wagon (early 20thC) at City Toy Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.
German toy cars, plane & boats at City Toy Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.Collection of clockwork figures, toys & automatons at Arts et Metiers Museum. Paris, France.Collection of clockwork figures & automatons at Arts et Metiers Museum. Paris, France.Mechanical musical drummer modeled after baby by Léopold Lambert at Arts et Metiers Museum. Paris, France.
German toy cars, plane & boats (1960s) at City Toy Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.Collection of clockwork figures, toys & automatons at Arts et Metiers Museum. Paris, France.Collection of clockwork figures & automatons at Arts et Metiers Museum. Paris, France.Mechanical musical drummer modeled after baby (c1895) by Léopold Lambert at Arts et Metiers Museum. Paris, France.
Mechanical clown with mandolin at Arts et Metiers Museum. Paris, France.Mechanical Mouse Merrymakers Band by Marx Toy Co. at Museum of the City of New York. New York, NY.Mechanical toys beating drum & riding tricycle at The Strong National Museum of Play. Rochester, NY.Marx Bunny Express clockwork Easter train at Lincoln Train Museum. Gettysburg, PA.
Mechanical clown with mandolin (c1890) at Arts et Metiers Museum. Paris, France.Mechanical Mouse Merrymakers Band (c1931) by Marx Toy Co. at Museum of the City of New York. New York, NY.Mechanical toys beating drum & riding tricycle at The Strong National Museum of Play. Rochester, NY.Marx Bunny Express clockwork Easter train (c1936) at Lincoln Train Museum. Gettysburg, PA.
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