(1) Prototype 'people carrier' submarine. Jules Verne????? (2)Prosthesis false arm. Made by an armourer, somewhere in South Germany/North Italy, in around 1520 A.D. Two similar examples in the FitzWilliam Museum, Cambridge. (3)Printing press. (4)Astrolabe. Probably part of a clock dial. Possibly by Isaac Habrecht, or more probably by an Italian/German maker. Circa 1550. (5)Water driven fret or piercing saw. (6)Scottish snuff mull(?). Made from rhinoscerous horn(?) mid/late 19th century.
1. Excellent idea Mike but it's catalogued as the Airbus A390-200 conceptual air-liner. 2. Superb Mike with much more detail than I could provide. 3. Freudian slip Mike, I know you know it's a book-press. 4. Very full answer Mike, I would only add that it appears to have some of its functional elements laid out in a volvelle, which category includes the analogue clock dial you mention. 5. I'm sure you're right again although I had thought it might be a steam powered monster of a fret/piercing saw. 6. No sign of a lid, so it's more likely a drinking vessel of rhino horn. 55 out of 60 points allowing for the additional info.
(1) Prototype 'people carrier' submarine. Jules Verne?????
ReplyDelete(2)Prosthesis false arm. Made by an armourer, somewhere in South Germany/North Italy, in around 1520 A.D. Two similar examples in the FitzWilliam Museum, Cambridge.
(3)Printing press.
(4)Astrolabe. Probably part of a clock dial. Possibly by Isaac Habrecht, or more probably by an Italian/German maker. Circa 1550.
(5)Water driven fret or piercing saw.
(6)Scottish snuff mull(?). Made from rhinoscerous horn(?) mid/late 19th century.
1. Excellent idea Mike but it's catalogued as the Airbus A390-200 conceptual air-liner.
ReplyDelete2. Superb Mike with much more detail than I could provide.
3. Freudian slip Mike, I know you know it's a book-press.
4. Very full answer Mike, I would only add that it appears to have some of its functional elements laid out in a volvelle, which category includes the analogue clock dial you mention.
5. I'm sure you're right again although I had thought it might be a steam powered monster of a fret/piercing saw.
6. No sign of a lid, so it's more likely a drinking vessel of rhino horn. 55 out of 60 points allowing for the additional info.