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Word: mechanismâ (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1923-1923
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...dial consists of a great gong, under which there are a certain number of human bones and skulls. When the hands point to one o'clock some of the bones unite to form a skeleton which?actuated by hidden mechanism???springs to its feet, seizes a wooden mallet and strikes the gong a single blow. The skeleton than collapses into pieces...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Imaginary Interviews: Jun. 11, 1923 | 6/11/1923 | See Source »

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