Yet more steampunkish items for you to peruse…
…and for me to drool over!
The first is a wedding present from a father to a son. The father lovingly crafted a walnut steampunk clock after his son got him introduced to the movement. The following note was attached:
Congratulations, you are now the owner of a one of a kind two-faced clock by Diversified Artistic Designs (D.A.D.). The clock’s energy is supplied by a state of the art dilithium crystal power generator. If you wish to order the accessory hub and adaptor cable, the generator can be modified to power your home as well as all of the cities in your hemisphere. (Parts not included. Contact your service center for details.)
To activate the dilithium power generator and set the clock, remove the large brass knobs and lift off the top. Caution, the generator itself is not a serviceable part. Do not remove the small brass nuts on top of the clock. If for any reason the power containment unit should become damaged or compromised in any way we recommend that you evacuate immediately, preferably to an alternate universe.
The second item isn’t necessarily steampunk, but I find it equally as cool. And once I pay off the new camera I bought, I plan on getting a kit and making my own. The clock above is called a nixie tube clock and can be bought in a kit and crafted lovingly by yourself. Enjoy!
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I see….English people…
…can it be?
On May22, Artist Paul St. George unveiled his steampunkish “scopes” to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Brooklyn Bridge. These telescopes allow people in New York and London to see each other in real time. As Paul St. George claims, he is completing the TransAtlantic tunnel his great grandfather Alexander Stanhope St George started in the 19th century. According to the story, the tunnel had a cave in and was abandoned. After Paul found the plans that had been stored away that showed parabolic mirrors at both locations, he says he has completed what his great grandfather started.
As it turns out, since that is overly “fantastical”, the story was fabricated along with photoshopped images of his great-grandfather back in the 19th centry. What people who look into the scopes are seeing is a collection of webcams and broadband broadcasting real time across the ocean to others looking in the scopes. It really is a fun concept and I have to say that I like the look of the scopes themselves, even if they are glorified webcams.