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The Birthing Engine Automaton

I became enamored of the Geneva Stop and created the automaton around this ingenious device sometimes used in motion-picture film cameras.

The mother figure exerts herself, a bell rings, a baby emerges, and the doctor's mouth opens in disbelief. The cycle repeats quickly and endlessly.

The antique qualities and subject matter of the piece suggest it is from an era when large families and bawdy humor were more common than today.

Now in a private collection

The Birthing Engine Automaton

Approximately 30 cm high X 30 cm long X 12 cm wide
Aspen, basswood, baltic birch ply (gears), brass
Doctor, mother, and baby figures animated
Integrated bell sound
Engraved brass title plaque - "The Birthing Engine"
Weighted base
One-of-a-kind piece

The Birthing Engine, 2003, by Dug North

Initial Sketch
Refined Sketch
In Progress
Finished
Video Clip [?]



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