"L'Oracle du Mort" Fortune Telling Magician Automaton

"L'Oracle du Mort" (ORACLE OF THE DEAD MAN) The Fortune Telling Magician depicting an 1800's magician from the French occult revival. This automaton was made from scratch by Thomas Kuntz. It has a very complex mechanical system consisting of hand cut cams gears levers springs, sprockets and pulleys. Such automata involve great precision and many months of intense work after a preparation time that can often be years. It requires skill sets in all disciplines including sculpture, painting, mold making, machining, engineering fabric work and cabinetry. The case is made of solid oak. It tells 7 fortunes and if one attempts to fool the magician a cheeky devil appears in the window...

Video edit and costumes by Blake Bolger.
The the cam cutting machine shown briefly is a specially made "shop designed' device for individual cam duplication. The sketch shows how it came to be....
edition of 3 sold out.

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• Thomas Kuntz
• creepy automata Fire
• necromantic
• fortune teller
• John Dee Edward Kelley
• occult
• fetish
• derbyshire lathe
• automates automaten
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• Karakuri
• Ningyo
• robot
• android
• magick
• oracle
• maillardet
• machining
• animatronics
• sherline
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• steampunk
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• pyrotechnic

[TTompion]

This is magnificent! The details are flawless, including the soundtrack which sounds original.

The machining looks very elegant; a rare combination of imaginative creativity and practical engineering.

And not a printed circuit in sight!

[haxanthrobo]

Thankyou! i'm most grateful.

Yes ...this one is all mechanical and not computer controlled.

I actually made this after a VERY complex computer controlled piece which I will post later.

The music in the clip is original indeed; it is by Dead Can Dance (its called Mother Tongue) they are a favorite , I highly recommend them !

[veegates5757]

Wow!! Again, I am both humbled and inspired by your artistic achievements. Your creativity and attention to detail are unsurpassed! Wonderful!

[haxanthrobo]

thankyou!

...........I'm dying to see your new Harlequinn

[69mechanik]

Another one for my favourites list! Great to see some film of the construction as well.

[haxanthrobo]

coming from you sir that is a great honor, thanks!

[tuanmacmusic]

What is more important that knowledge?....Imagination...ye­s, I agree and so did Paracelsus. The model is a work of genius without a doubt.

[ageshero]

This is spectacular. But makes me sad, how would i learn how to do something like this, if i wanted to, who would teach this kind of stuff.

[gmmix]

Defies belief! 

[ralahinn1]

I'm glad that someone is continuing to make automatons. I have always been fascinated with them, though a few have also creeped me out,lol. I like this one

[hotdrumchick]

Artisanship seems to be fading into time nowadays. Very few young people are interested in how things really work, making something with their own hands or cotinuing family tradition. kudos to you sir, for keeping this art form alive.

[jessicalainemorris]

This is a marvel. It works beautifully. And the message is awesome. Lovely Automaton!

[SoulsOfTheForsaken]

That is the most amazing thing I have ever seen. You are a true artist. I would love to own one .

[204ironman]

@Mattros its gonna be in yo room and come to life :D!

[204ironman]

@capriketti, Your in your room with it at 12:00 and without anyone touching it, it starts to move. Think abot that :D

[LUVMEN21]

MARVELOUS!! WELL DONE!!

[KurtSahib]

Incredible! Mechanical cam driven. Wow! No servos here.