A 240 Year Old Writing Doll

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OZturner

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I received an email with an attachment, regarding a Doll made 240 years ago, that can be programmed and Can Write.
The Engineering is Incredible.
For your pleasure is the text of the email, and the link to the short Video.
I trust you will enjoy.

"A 240-year-old doll - A MUST WATCH

The Swiss had/have some genius mechanical engineers and craftsmen.
Swiss-made watch movements that are still among the best today.

A 240-year-old doll; you have never seen anything like this before.

Truly Amazing...

Watch the doll's eyes as he writes with a pen on the paper.

Yes, it is 240 years old.

This video will fascinate just about all the engineers, artists, clock makers, doll makers, computer programmers, want-to-be inventors or basically anyone out there that likes to tinker.

This is far more than tinkering.

When you view this, think computers.

Enjoy. It is truly amazing and remember, this was built in the 1770's.

The link is

http://www.chonday.com/Videos /the-writer-automaton.

Brian.
 
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randyrls

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Brian; Impressive! Automatons were very popular among the elite of Europe in the 1700 to 1800's. I have seen the Glockenspiel in Munich, and several in Bavaria
 

Woodchipper

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Amazing! The Swiss are noted for their precision. My father was an engineer. He used to tell the story, back in the 50s, an American engineer sent a drill bit the size of a human hair to an engineer in Switzerland. The Swiss fellow sent the drill bit back..........with a hole drilled in it!
 
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