below - brass
etches cut to produce the required, symmetrical span
below - the arm pivots and lamps were
soldered to the dolls on a jig to ensure uniformity
below - the last of the four dolls is on the jig
to have the lamps added
below - the basic structure with the dolls mounted (the right hand doll was later shortened)
below - adding the cross braces to the underside
of the spans
below - 2 dolls with arms, cranks and drive wires installed - the lamps for the shunt arms are closer to the doll.
below - basic shell of plug-in coupling.
below - plug-in coupling engaged.
(The balance weights are cosmetic - non-working)
below - drive board with 8
bouncing mechanisms. The coupling can be seen at the top
of the board.
