


Sparkling in the rain – the illuminated tunnel in Mie, Japan, with thousands of sakura-shaped bulbs | by godive2000

The Silver Swan, built by John Joseph Merlin and James Cox, 1773.
Source: Mechanical Marvels, Clockwork Dreams (BBC)
oh wow, the “water” is an illusion created by spinning glass rods.
wooooooooooah
Always reblog the clockwork swan
wut
Guessed that this was from the Victorian era.
Double checked.
1773??!!!!
Stunning.











