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

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  • Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
  • 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-... and www.ma-boite-a...
    Some direct links in our websites:
    www.ma-boite-a...
    www.automates-...
    Our Parisian store:
    Lutèce Créations - 103, rue de Sèvres - 75006 Paris - France
    Tel: 00 33 (0)1 42 22 91 73.
    Our blog (in french):
    automates-boite...
    Hashtags: automatons / automaton / automata / androids / android / mechanical / shop / store / Paris / parisian.

Комментарии • 59

  • @reinhardt5405
    @reinhardt5405 Год назад +47

    Personally I find them very hypnotic, intriguing and amusing.

    • @jase123111
      @jase123111 Год назад +2

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

    • @kiska1964
      @kiska1964 Год назад +2

      Definitely!

  • @sophiacarson1046
    @sophiacarson1046 2 года назад +63

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

    •  2 года назад +21

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

    • @kyssedbyfyre915
      @kyssedbyfyre915 Год назад +5

      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.

  • @lisabrown1324
    @lisabrown1324 Год назад +12

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

  • @johnshields6852
    @johnshields6852 Год назад +8

    I could watch these machines all-day.

  • @interruptingPreempt
    @interruptingPreempt Год назад +5

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

  • @sidilicious11
    @sidilicious11 Год назад +18

    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
      @facelessdrone 11 месяцев назад +2

      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.

    • @AerialTheShamen
      @AerialTheShamen 2 месяца назад

      May be the scary face originally had a mask of e.g. latex that crumbled apart across centuries. But the concept is still eerie (may it symbolize a ventriloquist?).

  • @feralbluee
    @feralbluee 5 месяцев назад +3

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

  • @jase123111
    @jase123111 Год назад +5

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

  • @piratessalyx7871
    @piratessalyx7871 Год назад +10

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

  • @darkallegiance666
    @darkallegiance666 Год назад +10

    Absolutely wonderful! These aged automata are marvellous.

  • @shable1436
    @shable1436 Год назад +10

    Military doctor must have been considered obsene back then

  • @LarryOfilms
    @LarryOfilms Год назад +4

    Creepy but so fascinating

  • @BeverlyM52
    @BeverlyM52 Год назад +6

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

  • @mariapierce2707
    @mariapierce2707 Год назад +5

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

  • @lyndioli
    @lyndioli Год назад +5

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

  • @GrandAncientOak
    @GrandAncientOak Год назад +4

    These are amazing. What incredible works of art.

  • @iristhistle2484
    @iristhistle2484 2 года назад +15

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

    •  2 года назад +9

      It's an enema.

    • @iristhistle2484
      @iristhistle2484 2 года назад +1

      @ thank you

    • @lyndioli
      @lyndioli Год назад

      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?!!!

  • @thaddeusmcgrath
    @thaddeusmcgrath Год назад +5

    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!

  • @dusty2774
    @dusty2774 Год назад +4

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

  • @marinahansen5964
    @marinahansen5964 Год назад +2

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

  • @heavenly.psycho
    @heavenly.psycho Год назад +2

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

  • @feralbluee
    @feralbluee 5 месяцев назад +1

    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
    @junhochai3884 Год назад +4

    Earliest GIFs

  • @AnonymousPanda-lo6gu
    @AnonymousPanda-lo6gu Год назад +4

    Lovely ❤
    It's so facinating

  • @harlendevraak1202
    @harlendevraak1202 8 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @lgbtaresins
    @lgbtaresins 9 месяцев назад +1

    So fantastic thank you for uploading

  • @aguilacalva2625
    @aguilacalva2625 Год назад +2

    👍👏👏
    wonderful

  • @shable1436
    @shable1436 Год назад +4

    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

  • @rschiwal
    @rschiwal Год назад +3

    Yeah. Clowns have been creepy for centuries.

  • @reb_d1143
    @reb_d1143 9 месяцев назад +2

    Creepy AND fascinating

  • @EllaNonimato
    @EllaNonimato Год назад +2

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

  • @IDD.Bronze.Sculptures
    @IDD.Bronze.Sculptures 11 месяцев назад +3

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

  • @Picklesoupism
    @Picklesoupism Месяц назад +1

    How do people find these creepy? I love them!

  • @Megaflytron.
    @Megaflytron. 4 месяца назад +1

    These are kinda terrifying

  • @woweric
    @woweric 7 месяцев назад +1

    very popular in brasil

  • @birthdayblues1
    @birthdayblues1 8 месяцев назад +1

    heyyy military doctor what the heck are you doing 😂😂

  • @DeadKoby
    @DeadKoby Год назад +1

    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
      @facelessdrone 11 месяцев назад +3

      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.

    • @AerialTheShamen
      @AerialTheShamen 2 месяца назад

      @@facelessdrone And in the Maori warrior dance Haka showing the tongue is rather a sign of strength.

  • @lindawoody8501
    @lindawoody8501 Год назад +1

    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.

  • @raffiwrrnc8325
    @raffiwrrnc8325 11 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @karlhammer8151
    @karlhammer8151 2 месяца назад +1

    Чудесные игрушки!!!

  • @dreadinside654
    @dreadinside654 8 месяцев назад +1

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

    •  8 месяцев назад +1

      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
      @dreadinside654 8 месяцев назад +1

      @ Ok thank you

  •  2 года назад +2

    Join us to discover our modern and old automatons on our website: www.automates-boites-musique.com

  • @jasearon4532
    @jasearon4532 Год назад +1

    It’s wired 😢

  • @Seiunodue
    @Seiunodue 9 месяцев назад +1

    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
    @matthewmolina9485 Год назад +1

    Lousy photography!