Objekt 1
House made of cardboard
Description
The figures on the facade are movable. They are driven by a concealed mechanism located inside the house. Sand filled into the tower from above moves various wheels as it trickles down. These then set the small figures in motion via metal rods.
Object description
Basel (?), end of the 18th century
Cardboard, painted; papier-mâché (figures)
Inv. 1910.189. Gift of the Brockenhaus Society, Basel.