Mechanical Memories Magazine

banging upside down in the fireplace. Next the stuffed moose' s head on the opposite
wall slowly turns to look at you, at the same time you will hear a loud roll of thunder as
the lid of the piano mysteriously opens and closes. Your eye is then caught by the mirror
on the rear wall, as the mirror changes to reveal mad uncle Henry who was walled up
alive some years ago. Next the door at the side of the mirror opens and a mummy
covered in bandages can be seen looking out. At the same time, the table in the centre of
the room rises up and then suddenly drops back to the floor, the lights then go out and
it's time to insert another penny.
It was great fun designing and building this machine, and for me, the fun is what it' s all
about, so who knows what I might build next????
Stuart Dale
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