Blaise Bontems

Blaise Bontems (15 March 1814 Le Ménil - 1893) was a noted Parisian specialist in the manufacture of automaton singing birds and the first of a dynasty of automaton manufacturers, which included his son Charles Jules and his grandson Lucien.[1] Bontems' birds were famous for the realism of their song.[2][3][4]

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.antiquorum.com/html/vox/vox2003/vox_julliet/private_collection/collection.htm
  2. ↑ The robot: the life story of a technology - Lisa Nocks
  3. ↑ http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/2443223
  4. ↑ http://www.victoriantradingco.com/store/catalogimages/4f/i12288.html


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