includes those which depend for their action upon the spinning of a top
or fly-wheel, and some of them are particularly pretty and ingenious.
Here, for example, is a couple of figures, which the gentleman who
sold it to me told me was “a Narry and a Narriet walking hout on
‘Ampstead ’Eath.” In this case the ruling spirit and go is as usual
in the _lady_, and the man has to follow whither she leads, the legs
of the man are connected together at the hips by a pair of cranks so
disposed, that if one leg be pushed back, the other is thereby thrown
forward. Now the heels are so cut that they catch in the ground when
in a forward position and can slide forward when behind; in being urged
along, the forward leg catching in the ground is relatively pushed back
and the other leg comes forward, which in its turn catches, and the
effect of walking is produced.
And here we have (Fig. 25) another on precisely the same principle, in
which an ostrich appears to draw a cart, which in reality, is pushing
him along, but the effect of the ostrich’s strut is delightfully
reproduced.
[Illustration: Fig. 25.]
Here is another in which several very curious motions are reproduced.
This beautiful little mechanical toy (Fig. 26) represents a circus
girl riding round the ring, and occasionally leaping over a bar or
bowing to the audience, while the prancing action of the horse is
ingeniously imitated. The motive power is derived from the spinning of
a top or fly-wheel, supported in a frame attached to the bar to which
the horse is fixed; and, as the spindle of the top spins on the
bevel edge of the circular base, the horse is caused to gallop round
in a circle, and, being supported on the table by a roller mounted
eccentrically on its axis, it prances up and down as it runs. The
equestrienne is attached to a light lever pivotted on the rotating
frame and revolving with it. Twice in its revolution this lever is
lifted by a cam, forming part of the base; the first lift causes the
figure to give a little bow, and the second, which is much greater,
makes her leap over the bar under which the horse runs. This little
machine is one of the most mechanically ingenious of the modern
automaton toys, and it is made at the cost of only a few pence.
[Illustration: Fig. 26.]
The last I shall show you is this elephant. In this little machine we
have a fly-wheel, which with its vertical shaft looks like an umbrella
over the Nabob who sits on the top, the vertical shaft passes into
the body of the elephant, and there by a simple frictional gearing,
rotates a couple of cranks to which the legs are connected. The effect
of spinning the umbrella is therefore merely to move the legs backwards
and forwards; and, if that were all, no progression could be effected;
but each foot rests on a little wheel or roller, which can only rotate
in one direction so that while it catches the ground in its backward
stroke it rolls freely over it while it is moving forward, and thus
each leg in its turn contributes to the progressive movement of the toy.
Now I have come to the end, and it only remains to me to thank you all
for having supported me by your presence in such numbers to-night, and
to say to you in the words of Othello:
“It gives me wonder great as my content,
To see you here before me.”
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Footnotes:
[1] The “Iliad” of Homer, translated by Alexander Pope, xviii. 440-444.
[2] “_Mathematicall Magick_, or the Wonders that may be performed by
Mechanicall Geometry.” London, printed by _M. E._ for _Sa: Gellibrand_
at the Brasen Serpent in _Paul’s_ Churchyard, 1648 (page 173).
[3] “Saturnaliorum Conviviorum,” Lib. I. cap. xxiii.
[4] Aulus Gellius, “Noctes Atticæ.” Lib. X. cap. xii.
[5] “_New and Rare Inventions of Water Workes_, shewing the easiest
waies to raise water higher than the spring. By which invention the
Perpetual Motion is proposed, many hard labours performed And variety
of Motions and Sounds produced. First written in French by Isaak de
Caus a late famous engineer; and now translated into English by John
Leak. London, Printed by Joseph Moxon. Folio. 1659.”
[6] See page 30.
[7] “De Syria Dea.”
[8] Mem. Acad. Sc. Paris, 1729.
[9] Beckmann in his “History of Inventions,” says that these automata
found their way to St. Petersburg, and that in 1764, he himself saw
them at the Palace of Zarsko-Selo, where he learnt that they had been
purchased from Vaucanson, but they were not, at that time, in working
order.
[10] “An Attempt to Analyse the Automaton Chess Player of Mr. de
Kempelen, with an easy method of imitating the movements of that
celebrated figure. Illustrated by original drawings. 8vo. London. 1821.”
[11] The author exhibited Edison’s talking doll at the Conversazione of
the Sette of Odd Volumes which was held the following month.
THE FOLLOWING EDITIONS OF OLD WORKS, IN ILLUSTRATION OF THE PAPER, WERE
EXHIBITED BY THE AUTHOR.
1. John Wilkins, (Bishop of Chester,) _Mathematicall Magick_.
(First Edition.) Sm. 8vo. London, 1648.
2. —— _Ditto_. (Third Edition.) Sm. 8vo. London, 1680.
3. —— _Ditto_. (Fourth Edition.) Sm. 8vo. London, 1691.
4. Aulus Gellius, _Noctes Atticæ_. Folio. Paris, 1530.
5. —— _Ditto_. Sm. 8vo. Lyons, 1546.
6. —— _Ditto_. 12mo. (Elzevir.) Amsterdam, 1651.
7. Hero, of Alexandria. _Spiritalia_. (Commandinus Edition.)
Sm. 4to. Urbino, 1575.
8. —— _Ditto_. (Aleotti Edition.) Sm. 4to. Ferrara, 1589.
9. —— _Ditto_. (Georgi Edition.) 4to. Urbino, 1592.
10. —— _Ditto_. (Aleotti Edition.) Sm. 4to. Amsterdam, 1680.
11. —— _De gli automati overo machine se movente_. Sm. 4to.
Venice, 1589.
12. —— _Quatro theoremi aggiunti a gli artifitiosi Spiriti_.
Sm. 4to. Ferrara, 1589.
13. John Bate, _The Mysteries of Nature and Art_. Sm. 4to.
London, 1654.
14. Edward Somerset (Marquis of Worcester). _A Century of the Names
and Scantlings of such Inventions, as at present I can
call to mind_. 12mo. London, 1746.
15. Agostino Ramelli. _Le Diverse et artificiose Machine_. Folio.
Paris, 1588.
16. Athanasius Kircher. _Magnes sive de Arte Magnetica_. Folio.
Rome, 1641.
17. Vaucanson. _An Account of the Mechanism of Automaton or image
playing on the German Flute_. 4to. London, 1742.
18. Peter van Musschenbroeck. _Introductio ad Philosophiam
Naturalem_. 4to. Padua, 1768.
19. Jacques Ozanam. _Recréations Mathématiques et physiques_.
8vo. Paris, 1696.
20. Anonymous, (believed to be by Thomas Powell, D.D.) _Humane
Industry, or a History of most Manual Arts_.
Sm. 8vo. London, 1661.
21. Anonymous, (probably Professor Willis.) _An attempt to Analyse
the Automaton Chess player of Mr. de Kempelen_. 8vo.
London, 1821.
22. Cox’s Museum. _Descriptive Catalogue of the Superb and
Magnificent pieces of Mechanism and Jewellery in Cox’s
Museum_. Sm. 4to. London, 1772.
23. Henry Van Etten, _Mathematicall Recreations_. 12mo. London,
1633.
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_Issued to the Members of the Sette of Odd Volumes_.
“Books that can be held in the hand, and carried to the fireside,
are the best after all.”—_Samuel Johnson_.
“The writings of the wise are the only riches our posterity cannot
squander.”—_Charles Lamb_.
1. =B. Q.=
A Biographical and Bibliographical Fragment. 22 Pages. Presented
on November the 5th, 1880, by His Oddship C. W. H. WYMAN. 1st
Edition limited to 25 copies.
(Subsequently enlarged to 50 copies.)
2. =Glossographia Anglicana=.
By the late J. TROTTER BROCKETT, F.S.A., London and Newcastle,
author of “Glossary of North Country Words,” to which is
prefixed a Biographical Sketch of the Author by FREDERICK
BLOOMER. (pp. 94.) Presented on July the 7th, 1882, by His
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by ye vnworthy Historiographer to ye Sette, _Brother_ and
_Vice-President_ WILLIAM MORT THOMPSON, and produced by ye order
and at ye charges of Hys Oddship ye President and Librarian of
ye Sette, Bro. BERNARD QUARITCH. (pp. 136.) Presented on April
the 13th, 1883, by his Oddship BERNARD QUARITCH.
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Or Posies for Rings, Hand-kerchers, & Gloves, and such pretty
Tokens that Lovers send their Loves. London, 1674. A Reprint.
And Ye Garland of Ye Odd Volumes, (pp. 102.) Presented on
October the 12th, 1883, by Bro. JAMES ROBERTS BROWN.
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5. =Queen Anne Musick=.
A brief Accompt of ye genuine Article, those who performed ye
same, and ye Masters in ye facultie. From 1702 to 1714. (pp. 40.)
Presented on July the 13th, 1883, by Bro. BURNHAM W. HORNER.
Edition limited to 100 copies.
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June 1st, 1883. (pp. 26.) Presented on July the 13th, 1883, by
His Oddship W. MORT THOMPSON.
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7. =Codex Chiromantiae=.
Being a Compleate Manualle of ye Science and Arte of Expoundynge
ye Past, ye Presente, ye Future, and ye Charactere, by ye
Scrutinie of ye Hande, ye Gestures thereof, and ye Chirographie.
_Codicillus I_.—CHIROGNOMY. (pp. 118.) Presented on November the
2nd, 1883, by Bro. ED. HERON-ALLEN.
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8. =Intaglio Engraving: Past and Present=.
An Address, by Bro. EDWARD RENTON, delivered at the Freemasons’
Tavern, Great Queen Street, on December 5th, 1884. (pp. 74.)
Presented to the Sette by His Oddship EDWARD F. WYMAN.
Edition limited to 200 copies.
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Soc., Barrister-at-Law, Master of the Rolls in the Sette of
Odd Volumes, delivered at the Freemasons’ Tavern, Great Queen
Street, on Friday, February 5th, 1885. (pp. 72.) Presented to
the Sette by His Oddship EDWARD F. WYMAN.
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10. =“Pens, Ink, and Paper:” a Discourse upon Caligraphy=.
The Implements and Practice of Writing, both Ancient and Modern,
with Curiosa, and an Appendix of famous English Penmen, by Bro.
DANIEL W. KETTLE, F.R.G.S., Cosmographer; delivered at the
Freemasons’ Tavern, Great Queen Street, on Friday, November 6th,
1885. (pp. 104.) Presented to the Sette on January 8th, 1886, by
Bro. DANIEL W. KETTLE.
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11. =On Some of the Books for Children of the Last Century=.
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Churchyard. A paper read at a Meeting of the Sette of Odd
Volumes by Brother CHARLES WELSH, Chapman of the Sette, at the
Freemasons’ Tavern, on Friday, the 8th day of January, 1886.
(pp. 108.) Presented to the Sette by Bro. CHARLES WELSH.
Edition limited to 250 copies.
12. =Frost Fairs on the Thames=.
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of the Odd Volumes, delivered at Willis’s Rooms, on Friday,
December 3rd, 1886. (pp. 76.) Presented to the Sette by His
Oddship GEORGE CLULOW.
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By Bro. CHARLES WELSH, Chapman to the Sette. Read before the
Sette, at Willis’s Rooms, on Friday, the 6th May, 1887. With a
Catalogue of the Books Exhibited. (pp. 60.) Presented to the
Sette by Bro. JAMES ROBERTS BROWN.
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14. =A Short Sketch of Liturgical History and Literature=.
Illustrated by Examples Manuscript and Printed. A Paper read at
a Meeting of the Sette of Odd Volumes by Bro. BERNARD QUARITCH,
Librarian and First President of the Sette, at Willis’s Rooms,
on Friday, June 10th, 1887. (pp. 86.) Presented to the Sette by
Bro. BERNARD QUARITCH.
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October 21st, 1887. (pp. 60.) Presented to the Sette by Bro.
EDWARD WALFORD, M.A.
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16. =The Sweating Sickness=.
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Volumes, delivered at Willis’s Rooms, on Friday, November 4th,
1887. (pp. 48.) Presented to the Sette by Bro. FRED. H. GERVIS.
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By Bro. CHARLES HOLME, Pilgrim of the Sette of Odd Volumes. Read
before the Sette at Willis’s Rooms on Friday, January 6th, 1888.
(pp. 46.) Presented to the Sette by Bro. CHARLES HOLME.
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by ye vnworthy Historiographer to ye Sette, Bro. WILLIAM MORT
THOMPSON, and produced by ye order and at ye charges of ye
Sette. (pp. 157.)
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19. =Repeats and Plagiarisms in Art, 1888=.
By Bro. JAMES ORROCK, R.I., Connoisseur to the Sette of Odd
Volumes. Read before the Sette at Willis’s Rooms, St. James’s,
on Friday, January 4th, 1889. (pp. 33.) Presented to the Sette
by Bro. JAMES ORROCK, R.I.
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Grosvenor Gallery, on Thursday, July 17th, 1890. (pp. 46.)
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21. =The Drama in England during the last Three Centuries=.
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Volumes. Read before the Sette at Limmer’s Hotel, on Wednesday,
January 8th, 1890. (pp. 80.) Presented to the Sette by Bro.
WALTER HAMILTON.
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By Bro. SILVANUS P. THOMPSON, D.Sc., B.A., Magnetizer to the
Sette of Odd Volumes. Read before the Sette at Limmer’s Hotel,
on Friday, July 4th, 1890. (pp. 63.) Presented to the Sette by
Bro. SILVANUS P. THOMPSON.
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23. =Neglected Frescoes in Northern Italy=.
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Volumes. Read before the Sette at Limmer’s Hotel, on Friday,
December 6th, 1889. (pp. 48.) Presented to the Sette by Bro.
DOUGLAS H. GORDON.
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24. =Recollections of Robert-Houdin=.
By Bro. WILLIAM MANNING. Seer to the Sette of Odd Volumes.
Delivered at a Meeting of the Sette held at Limmer’s Hotel, on
Friday, December 7th, 1890. (pp. 81.) Presented to the Sette by
Bro. WILLIAM MANNING.
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25. =Scottish Witchcraft Trials=.
By Bro. J. W. BRODIE INNES, Master of the Rolls to the Sette of
Odd Volumes. Read before the Sette at a Meeting held at Limmer’s
Hotel, on Friday, November 7th, 1890. (pp. 66.) Presented to the
Sette by Bro. ALDERMAN TYLER.
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26. =Blue and White China=.
By Bro. ALEXANDER T. HOLLINGSWORTH, Artificer to the Sette
of Odd Volumes. Delivered at a Meeting of the Sette held at
Limmer’s Hotel, on Friday, February 6th, 1891. (pp. 70.)
Presented to the Sette by Bro. ALEXANDER T. HOLLINGSWORTH.
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Volumes), to the Sette at Limmer’s Hotel, on Friday, May 1st,
1891. (pp. xi and 66.) Presented to the Sette by Bro. CHAS.
PLUMPTRE JOHNSON.
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laboriously constructed by the Necromancer to the Sette of
Odd Volumes, (pp. 88.) Presented to the Sette by Bro. EDWARD
HERON-ALLEN, in October, 1891.
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29. =Automata Old and New=.
By Bro. CONRAD W. COOKE, Mechanick to the Sette of Odd Volumes.
Read before the Sette at a Meeting held at Limmer’s Hotel, on
Friday, November 6th, 1891. (pp. 118). Presented to the Sette by
Bro. CONRAD W. COOKE.
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Transactions of the Sette. Eleventh Year, 1888-9=.
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II. =The Year-Boke of the Odd Volumes: An Annual Record of the
Transactions of the Sette. Twelfth Year, 1889-90=.
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Transactions of the Sette. Thirteenth Year, 1890-1=.
Compiled mainly from the Minute Book of the Sette, and
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FOLIA.
ORIGINATED BY BROTHER HOLME, _Pilgrim_, WHO
PRESENTED EACH BROTHER WITH A
SPECIAL PORTFOLIO.
=1. The Victualling Crew=. Presented by Bro. HENRY
MOORE, A.R.A., _Ancient Mariner_.
=2. Proud Maisie=, from a drawing by Frederick Sandys.
Presented by Bro. TODHUNTER, _Playwright_.
=3. A Rainy Day in Hakone, Japan=. Presented by
Bro. ALFRED EAST, _Landscape Painter_.
=4. The Shelley Memorial=. Photogravure from the
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1. =Inaugural Address=
of His Oddship, W. M. THOMPSON, Fourth President of the Sette
of Odd Volumes, delivered at the Freemasons’ Tavern, Great
Queen Street, on his taking office on April 13th, &c. (pp. 31.)
Printed by order of Ye Sette, and issued on May the 4th, 1883.
Edition limited to 250 copies.
2. =Codex Chiromantiae=.
_Appendix A_. Dactylomancy, or Finger-ring Magic, Ancient,
Mediæval, and Modern, (pp. 34.) Presented on October the 12th,
1883, by Bro. ED. HERON-ALLEN.
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Sette of Odd Volumes, at the Freemasons’ Tavern, Great Queen
Street, at the Fifty-eighth Meeting of the Sette, on December
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Odd Volumes, delivered at the Freemasons’ Tavern, Great Queen
Street, on his taking office, on April 4th, 1884, &c. (pp. 56.)
Presented to the Sette by His Oddship EDWARD F. WYMAN.
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delivered at the Freemasons’ Tavern, Great Queen Street, on
June 6th, 1884. (pp. 32.) Presented to the Sette by His Oddship
EDWARD F. WYMAN.
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6. =The Unfinished Renaissance;=
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of “Plant Studies,” &c. Delivered at the Freemasons’ Tavern,
Friday, July 11th, 1884. (pp. 40.) Presented to the Sette by His
Oddship EDWARD F. WYMAN.
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Friday, January 2nd, 1885. (pp. 34.) Presented to the Sette by
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&c. (pp. 56.) Presented to the Sette by His Oddship JAMES
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9. =Catalogue of Works of Art=
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at Willis’s Rooms on Tuesday, June 8th, 1886. (pp. 66.)
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Bro. W. M. THOMPSON, _Historiographer_. Presented to the Sette
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SIGNIFICATIONS. Spoken in valediction at Willis’s Rooms, on
October the 8th, 1886, by Bro. EDWARD HERON-ALLEN. (pp. 45.)
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=Quatrains=.
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1880).
Original Member. 1878. EDWARD F. WYMAN, _Treasurer_,
19, Blomfield Road, Maida Vale, W.
(Secretary, 1878 and 1879; President, 1884).
1878. ALFRED J. DAVIES, _Attorney-General_,
Fairlight, Uxbridge Road, Ealing, W.
(Vice-President, 1881; Secretary, 1884;
President, 1887).
1878. G. R. TYLER, Alderman, late High Sheriff of
the City of London, _Stationer_,
17, Penywern Road, South Kensington, W.
(Vice-President, 1886).
1879. T. C. VENABLES, _Antiquary_,
9, Marlborough Place, N.W.
(President, 1888).