the silver swan | Clipmarks


	the silver swan

doodleicious

10-22-2009 8:26 AM

143 views

tags:

loving, art

doodleicious says:

i want one.if you have never seen this gadget- ya gotta check it out- made in 1773- it works as well now as the day it was made-or so they say

2 Comments |

Add a Comment

10-24-2009 5:40 AM

darkeforce

And these days, you can't get a television that lasts more than 5 years!

10-24-2009 10:30 AM

doodleicious

yeah--------built in obsolescence.........

Login to Comment. Not a member yet? Sign up

Today's Top Clips

visit the Top Clips page

View the Top Clips from October 22, 2009

Embed This Clip In Your Site...

<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/49846b13-51cb-4839-b6e2-003060e93ad0/061A81EA-A64C-47F3-A723-03E728008D2A/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://meinekleinefabrik.blogspot.com/2009/09/even-better-than-real-thing.html" href="http://meinekleinefabrik.blogspot.com/2009/09/even-better-than-real-thing.html" style="font-size: 11px;">meinekleinefabrik.blogspot.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://meinekleinefabrik.blogspot.com/2009/09/even-better-than-real-thing.html"><div align="center"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/k1raHbc4_GQ&hl=en&fs=1&" height="329" width="400" wmode="opaque" quality="high" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://meinekleinefabrik.blogspot.com/2009/09/even-better-than-real-thing.html"><P>The <B>Silver Swan</B> is an <A title="Automaton" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automaton">automaton</A> dating from the 18th Century and is housed in the <A title="Bowes Museum" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowes_Museum">Bowes Museum</A>, <A title="Barnard Castle" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnard_Castle">Barnard Castle</A>, <A title="Teesdale" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teesdale">Teesdale</A>, <A title="County Durham" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_Durham">County Durham</A>, <A title="England" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England">England</A>.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://meinekleinefabrik.blogspot.com/2009/09/even-better-than-real-thing.html"><P>The <A title="Swan" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swan">swan</A>, which is life size, is a <A title="Clockwork" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clockwork">clockwork</A> driven device that includes a <A title="Musical box" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_box">music box</A>. The swan sits in a "<A title="Stream" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stream">stream</A>" that is made of glass rods and is surrounded by silver leaves. Small silver fish can be seen "swimming" in the stream.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://meinekleinefabrik.blogspot.com/2009/09/even-better-than-real-thing.html"><P>When the clockwork is wound the music box plays and the glass rods rotate giving the illusion of flowing water. The swan turns its head from side to side and also <A class="mw-redirect" title="Preening" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preening">preens</A> itself. After a few moments the swan notices the swimming fish and bends down to catch and eat one (ornithologically inaccurate, as swans do not eat fish). The swan's head then returns to the upright position and the performance, which has lasted about 40 seconds, is over. To help preserve the mechanism the swan is only operated once each day at 2pm.</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/061A81EA-A64C-47F3-A723-03E728008D2A/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

New from the makers of Clipmarks: Amplify.com - Don't just share the news...Amplify it!

Clipmarks: Home; New Clips; Top Clips; Dashboard

Popular Topics: News; Life; Science; Technology; Entertainment

Get Started: Sign Up; Install Clipping Tool; How Clipping Works; Clip-to-Blog™; ClipSearch

Tools and Resources: FAQ; ClipWeek; Top Clippers; Top Tags; Site Map

About Clipmarks: About Us; Contact; Copyright; Privacy; EULA

Search Options

Today's Top Clips