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its things like this that to me makes the cost of the Internet worth every cent of it.
The Writer Automaton, Switzerland
A 240 year old doll that can write, a clockwork creation by Pierre Jaquet-Droz, a Swiss watchmaker. The doll is able to write any custom text up to 40 letters long, and it uses a goose feather to write, which he inks from time to time, including a shake of the wrist to prevent ink from spilling. His eyes follow the text being written, and the head moves when he takes some ink. You can view this doll in person at the Musée d'Art et d'Histoire of Neuchâtel, in Switzerland.
http://www.chonday.com/Videos/the-writer-automaton
ETA: mybad, I forgot the link
2naSalit
(86,776 posts)automaton but there's no link or picture in your post.
ETA: you must have seen it while I was typing.
madokie
(51,076 posts)mybad that I forgot the link, sorry