Mechanical Instruments

This sandwich shop has a century-old elevator behind a sheet of plexiglass.

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

A bus with a butt and biceps to put Olympic athletes to shame.

A Black Forest cuckoo clock theme park features one timepiece big enough to walk inside.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

An ornate century-old elevator still connects the two halves of Bad Schandau.

Once the product of an inexplicable gold strike, this ghost town is now home to one man and his love of classic machines.

These mechanical goats first battled it out in the year 1551, all because of an overcooked deer.

These crude contraptions were used to aid in the mining of lead, silver and gold.

The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

A charmingly old-fashioned reminder of the historic building's former life.

This Swedish astronomical clock was in storage for almost a century before its glorious workings were put on display once more.

Space program, pneumatics and more, bits and pieces, for movie sets or the common man.