Documentary on old automata: Portrait of automatons. An automaton, an android is a mechanical being.

Lutèce Créations, the european specialist in automatons (or automata) and mechanical music instruments (music boxes and barrel organs) presents in this video, some old automatons and androids of a private parisian collection.
You will find in this video androids such as smokers, writters, clowns, painters made by parisian caftsmen (Gustave Vichy, Lambert, Roullet-Decamps, Phalibois...). A walking peacock made by Roullet-Decamps is also shown in this documentary.
To find some antique and modern automatons in our parisian shop: www.automates-boites-musique.com and www.ma-boite-a-musique.com
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Our Parisian store:
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[@reinhardt5405]

Personally I find them very hypnotic, intriguing and amusing.

[@jase123111]

Me too. They are amazing. It must have too so long to make them!

[@kiska1964]

Definitely!

[@johnshields6852]

I could watch these machines all-day.

[@jase123111]

That peacock one is AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@lisabrown1324]

These are all so amazing and wonderful works of art. So grateful to get to see them. Thank you.

[@piratessalyx7871]

The military doctors visit was eye opening....ouch....lol

[@sophiacarson1046]

Is the maintenance/cleaning of the automatons ever filmed? I would love to know more about what’s going on inside these fascinating inventions

In a few months we will make 3 videos about restauration of automatons.

[@kyssedbyfyre915]

There's another Documentary here on YT that goes into great detail about PRECISELY this! The inner workings are explained and shows in their grand and beautifully intricate detail. Highly suggest. I watched it before coming here.

[@LarryOfilms]

Creepy but so fascinating

[@shable1436]

Military doctor must have been considered obsene back then

[@darkallegiance666]

Absolutely wonderful! These aged automata are marvellous.

[@BeverlyM52]

I almost think that I recognize some of these as people I know or have seen.

[@lyndioli]

What a fine collection! Would love to see these in person! ❤

[@feralbluee]

3:47 clown playing trumpet has a beautiful face. thank you so much. merci ~~~

[@interruptingPreempt]

The pierrot writer is playing "Au Clair de la Lune!" How fitting!

[@sidilicious11]

The creepiest one was the dude in a big hat with a monster coming out of his belly. The most realistic was the scribe. I wonder if there are people still making automatons?

[@facelessdrone]

Although automaton makers are few and far between, spread thinly across the globe, there are many online communities where the congregate. Although, through my quick looking at them most are posted in French, so, unless you understand that language, Goodluck trying to interact. Lol.

[@mariapierce2707]

Thank you❤ I would love to see them in person. How special and unique! Thank you for posting! Respect

[@dusty2774]

my birthday is coming soon, I would love to have one of these (lol) these are magnificent! thank you for sharing

[@GrandAncientOak]

These are amazing. What incredible works of art.

[@reb_d1143]

Creepy AND fascinating

[@thaddeusmcgrath]

8:53 The insertion of such a device into the bum is uncalled for even a military doctor. At least buy the gentleman a drink!

[@shable1436]

So did watch makers make these for fun, or was it a niche thing? I love to watch vids of tourbillion constructions, especially the high end ones, so i was just wondering if it was in the similar vein

[@heavenly.psycho]

Thanks for showing many more automata other than those usually shown In documentaries 🤩🤩🤩

[@marinahansen5964]

Oh how I enjoy watching this! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@feralbluee]

the clown playing the broom blinks. so realistic. this has also been brought up a lot for AI - both high tech and for toys. humans always do the most with what they have to work with from tools made from stone to bronze to steel. from sewing with a punch to a needle to a sewing machine.

[@junhochai3884]

Earliest GIFs

[@iristhistle2484]

Great Video! I loved seeing all the automatons and their origins, but what kind of medical procedure is going on here? 8:53

It's an enema.

[@iristhistle2484]

@ thank you

[@lyndioli]

I think this is when Drs would blow tobacco smoke into the rectum to cleanse out whatever was ailing the patient! Yes, I read about this before in historical medical procedures ! Crazy, huh?!!!

[@aguilacalva2625]

👍👏👏 wonderful

[@harlendevraak1202]

Really fascinating. But too many horror movies ruined these beautiful machines. It’s very hard not to be creeped out by them today.

[@rschiwal]

Yeah. Clowns have been creepy for centuries.

[@AnonymousPanda-lo6gu]

Lovely ❤ It's so facinating

[@daeseongju8567]

So fantastic thank you for uploading

[@IDD.Bronze.Sculptures]

I wonder if the people of those days thought these were as creepy a most of us do today

[@EllaNonimato]

thanks for the video. I couldn't help to think of this as the clown from hell 01:07

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[@woweric]

very popular in brasil

[@birthdayblues1]

heyyy military doctor what the heck are you doing 😂😂

[@raffiwrrnc8325]

I think about motion without energy.Automata that give life to other Automata rotate continuously and non-stop...What do you think????

[@lindawoody8501]

The Little Tisch seems more modern as there was a British comedian by the same name in the 20th Century I think. Unless the performer took his inspiration from this Automaton. All the male Automatons seemed very creepy in facial features. The lady playing the mandolin looked pretty normal as far as facial features and dress.

[@DeadKoby]

I guess you have to be from the time period and the region to understand why clowns with automated tongues was a thing. I appreciate the mechanical aspect of these devices.

[@facelessdrone]

Easy to do mechanically i'd guess, and also back then it was a common gesture of silliness/childish playfulness, which would be expected of a clown. You can see a famous example of this in Einstein's most famous portrait, in an attempt to "ruin" the photo, he stuck out his tongue to embarrass the photographer by making the photo look "unprofessional", since Einstein was born in 1879, he would've grown up in 1880s and 1890s, meaning that he was using a cultural gesture learned from his childhood in germany(which undoubtedly had contact with Switzerland and France who were all tied economically at the time) and so, realistically, this childish gesture was shared commonly throughout those regions of Europe and would be an obvious choice for the whimsical automatons to invoke the same feelings in their audience.

[@dreadinside654]

I wonder if I can buy the smoking doll. Wait, these are not for sale right?

This video is a documentary. If you want to buy some automatons, you can go to our shop:www.automates-boites-musique.com . Sincerly. Lutèce Créations

[@dreadinside654]

@ Ok thank you

[@jasearon4532]

It’s wired 😢

[@johanbruijnooge6818]

And some are weird.

[@Seiunodue]

Forse a quell' epoca la gente trovava questa musica irresistibile....e forse anche quei piccoli automi😅😅😅😅😅 personalmente trovo quella musica molto fastidiosa.....e quei cosi in casa non ce li vorrei nemmeno per 10000 € 😂😂😂😂😂

[@matthewmolina9485]

Lousy photography!