Dieselpunk + Steampunk Culture
Machines in the Palace
I've already posted some pictures made in the Technical Museum (Vienna, Austria).
But the exposition is not restricted to the automotive items - there are much more and I hope they are worth a look. The museum, established in 1909 and opened in 1918 (not the best year for Austria), holds a fascinating collection of mechanic objets d'art - from modest home appliances to huge industrial machines. Let us see some of the exhibits.
Main hall
Under the glass ceiling
Back to the ground: vacuum cleaners
1920's coffee machine
Kitchen gas range
Historic laundry
Social housing
Etrich Taube - the only original Taube preserved
The famous Gnome et Rhône aviation engine
Airship models
2nd class railway car
Penny-farthing and other bicycles
Steinbrück (1848), one of the oldest Austrian locomotives
1883 1.20-type locomotive, Imperial and Royal Railways
1912 Vienna-built electric locomotive
Industrial Gothic
And machines, lots of them: steam, petrol, diesel, electric:
Comment
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Comment by lord_k on August 3, 2010 at 1:30am -
To Cap'n Tony:
even a tip of the Smithsonian iceberg will be appreciated.
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Comment by Cap'n Tony on August 2, 2010 at 7:03pm -
Great stuff, thank you m'lord. Is it just me, or does that espresso maker look like a steampunk daalek? Probably just me...
I need to do something like this with the Smithsonian before I stop working in DC come Monday after next. The problem is there's just so much between the Air & Space and the basement of the American History museum.
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Comment by lord_k on August 2, 2010 at 2:44pm
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To Pilsner Panther:
he would, beyond any doubt!
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Comment by Pilsner Panther on August 2, 2010 at 2:40pm -
Captain Beefheart would enjoy the vacuum cleaner exhibit.
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Comment by lord_k on August 2, 2010 at 12:27pm
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The Franlkin Institute exhibit should be something like Israeli Science Museum in Haifa, mostly children-oriented (lots of fun there).
Vienna TM is very "grown-up" but most of the visitors are high school students. Great place, enormous collection.
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Comment by Tome Wilson on August 2, 2010 at 8:58am -
Great photos, Lord K. Good angles and a ton of sharp detail.
It looks like a fun place to visit. There was a similar exhibit at The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia not too long ago, but the majority of the floor space was designed for children. They did have a drawing automaton on display, which I'm still impressed by to this day.
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Comment by Larry on August 1, 2010 at 3:06pm -
The machine as a work of art. I love it.
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