An exceptionally rare timepiece from a bygone age of industry, this automaton clock takes the form of a locomotive. 🚂🚂 | M.S. Rau

Automaton wallclock. | Antique Clocks India

We're counting down to 2026 in style 👑✨ Introducing the “Musical Automaton Rhinoceros Clock” by the British jeweler, goldsmith, and inventor James Cox. In 1741, a rhinoceros named Miss Clara was brought by the Dutch East India Company from India to Rotterdam and presented at the European courts, setting off almost two decades of “rhinomania.” This magnificent rhino is crafted from gilt bronze and supports a small edifice featuring a clock and jeweled flowers. The chime mechanism strikes every h

Alligator Automaton, circa 1890. Restoration underway on this clever clockwork reptile. Still have the fearsome jaw and body to fit along with the covering joints. Rare model with challenging issues for the repairer. #automata #houseofautomata #automaton #clockwork #crocodile #clockworkguru #antique #reptile #restoration #fourlegs #maneater #lifelike #roullet&decamps | The House of Automata