Automaton

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Date:1874 - 1876 (c.)

Description:Large glass oval dome containing a tin plate castle, with a clock set into the tower. The castle is defended by tin soldiers and a sailing ship rests in the bay below.

The maker is possibly Phalibois, a French maker of automata.

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Donor ref:G94.158.0001 (83/15849)

Source: Staffordshire Museum Service - Art Collection

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