Chinese Magician Automaton

1920 mechanical Chinese magician makes dolls appear and disappear to be auctioned October 28th, 2007 at www.skinnerinc.com

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• magic
• magician
• automaton
• doll
• Chinese
• bizarre
• auction

[TheMagicOfDean]

May i know where can i get this music pls?

[wexrex]

Hi ... we created the music in the studio exclusively for this video ... I can create music for you if desired.

Gary

[wexrex]

@TheMagicOfDean

I created the music exclusively for the video.

Gary

[mooghammondb3]

AMAZING clockwork.

[wexrex]

It's actually electric .. 5 foot tall ... made in the 1920s by Phalibois ...

[jaimwah]

Better than an x box

[bradsommers]

The magic part is simple, the mechanism extremely complex for the entire automaton. The assistant merely disappears when the back of the box rotates and allows a lever mechanism to move her backward, then the screen moves back into place. The "small" assistant is merely hidden in the base of the table until the appropriate time, when she rises up. A series of cams is used to "program" each movement of the magician.

[Transfusions]

Intel inside maybe?

[ralahinn1]

How much did it finally go for when it was sold. I wish more of these survived. I wish people kept making these things, they would be impressive to bring out at a party or in a theater setting

[cillantro]

@jaimwah Maybe an overstatement ;)

But having said that,this would be much more worth as an investment and conversation peice than something drab like an xbox.

[darkglamgoth]

wow! brilliant!

[whoisxiao]

omg!

[GreenStar364]

Cool! :D d(OwO)b