tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post3304117381998205393..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: Friday Video: A Bejeweled Caterpillar Automaton, 1820Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-59746139805975434522016-05-13T17:46:17.625-04:002016-05-13T17:46:17.625-04:00What a first class blog, ladies! I'm a tour ...What a first class blog, ladies! I'm a tour guide at Hillwood museum in Washington DC....so you and your readers should come see the Roentgen desk in person.Marthanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-12064771242961908792014-05-02T07:38:53.354-04:002014-05-02T07:38:53.354-04:00No video available as yet but I am working on gett...No video available as yet but I am working on getting it up on our website. I will let you know when it is there!Pippa Shirleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-48433074573897403102014-04-13T18:05:38.965-04:002014-04-13T18:05:38.965-04:00DLM, please feel free to share the link and video ...DLM, please feel free to share the link and video - the joys of Vimeo and YouTube!<br /><br />Pippa, I'm very sorry to hear that one selfish/greedy person stole your caterpillar/silkworm. Treasures like this truly are irreplaceable. But I love the elephant! Is there a video somewhere showing it in action? These automata really come to life when they're wound up.Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-71962522208076166012014-04-12T13:14:41.231-04:002014-04-12T13:14:41.231-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.DLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08768285199864217885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-3731491974361683272014-04-12T13:14:18.582-04:002014-04-12T13:14:18.582-04:00What a gorgeous, ingenious bauble! I hope you won...What a gorgeous, ingenious bauble! I hope you won't mind if I nab the vid (and tell my own readers to come by here for better background and more links ...).DLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08768285199864217885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-87161924837262626642014-04-11T11:06:20.622-04:002014-04-11T11:06:20.622-04:00Very interested to see this - we had a similar sil...Very interested to see this - we had a similar silkworm in the collections here which was sadly stolen along with many of our gold boxes in 2003, so its present whereabouts are unknown.<br /><br />I was also interested to see your blog on other automata, because we have a wonderful elephant automaton here, made in the 1760s in London by Hubert Martinet. It has a musical box in the base and when wound up springs into life - the eyes roll, ears flap, tail and trunk swing and all the figures revolve. You can read more on our website here http://collection.waddesdon.org.uk/search.do?id=41380&db=object&page=1&view=detailAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17673543823258075152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-71271399089472866642014-04-11T10:55:20.842-04:002014-04-11T10:55:20.842-04:00What a fascinating toy! Playthings of kings and q...What a fascinating toy! Playthings of kings and queens. Thank you for your interesting posts.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08400461867371343576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-431516597009162322014-04-11T08:33:57.258-04:002014-04-11T08:33:57.258-04:00Very cool! I have seen several automatons but the...Very cool! I have seen several automatons but they were all in human form. I find them fascinating. This is the first I have seen as an animal. Very fun!!!! Thank you for posting this video so we could see it!<br /><br />BettyThe Gossamer Tearoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04730159829276259194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-55937481707766385712014-04-11T06:15:24.144-04:002014-04-11T06:15:24.144-04:00A lovely blog, ladies! That caterpillar...if I fin...A lovely blog, ladies! That caterpillar...if I find a boyfriend millionaire I will know what to ask for! :DAnachronisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10398058819007642332noreply@blogger.com