Classic Machines
Steam engines, cameras, clocks. Each is built as a model you can run and take apart.
2 plates
Plates 2
- Plate C01 Watt’s Steam Engine PowerStart here An iron vessel standing in cold water saved most of the coal; two spinning balls taught the engine its own pace. Built in Birmingham in 1788, it stands at rest in London today. Open →
- Plate C02 The SLR Camera Light & SoundStart here While you frame, a mirror behind the lens sends the light up into a prism. Press the release and the mirror lifts; two cloth curtains cross the film one after the other. Open →