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<p>[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 363502, member: 25"]It would be worth sorting out a proper camera. Or digging into the settings for your phone camera, I was surprised how sophisticated the camera on my partner's could be if you actually read the instructions.</p><p><br /></p><p>This appears to be second half of the 19th C and indeed, probably French. When working the bird will whistle and twitter quite realistically using bellows and pipes operated by a small clockwork motor. Access to this is via the baseplate. Removing the baseplate and taking a look is not going to ruin it. Poking about inside is not advised.</p><p>Have you wound it up, is it already wound up? </p><p>It is just possible that it is a product of the 1970s. At that time some very good reproductions of singing birds in a cage automata were produced and are still around, although I have not seen a version like that and do not really expect it to be modern. A look at the movement would tell all.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Make sure the person has schooling and a degree</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Not practical<i>, watch </i>repair tends to be learned by apprenticeship, not academia. In any case, if you are going to sell it, anyone likely to buy it will almost certainly be able to fix it themselves or have a competent craftsman on tap. Unguided you could pay more than it is worth just to get it working<i>.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>If you post more and better pictures, resize them to about 500KB or less and select full image when posting. It is a PITA clicking from thumbnail to thumbnail. Take the pictures in good light for better depth of focus.<i></i></p><p><i></i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 363502, member: 25"]It would be worth sorting out a proper camera. Or digging into the settings for your phone camera, I was surprised how sophisticated the camera on my partner's could be if you actually read the instructions. This appears to be second half of the 19th C and indeed, probably French. When working the bird will whistle and twitter quite realistically using bellows and pipes operated by a small clockwork motor. Access to this is via the baseplate. Removing the baseplate and taking a look is not going to ruin it. Poking about inside is not advised. Have you wound it up, is it already wound up? It is just possible that it is a product of the 1970s. At that time some very good reproductions of singing birds in a cage automata were produced and are still around, although I have not seen a version like that and do not really expect it to be modern. A look at the movement would tell all. [I]Make sure the person has schooling and a degree[/I] Not practical[I], watch [/I]repair tends to be learned by apprenticeship, not academia. In any case, if you are going to sell it, anyone likely to buy it will almost certainly be able to fix it themselves or have a competent craftsman on tap. Unguided you could pay more than it is worth just to get it working[I]. [/I] If you post more and better pictures, resize them to about 500KB or less and select full image when posting. It is a PITA clicking from thumbnail to thumbnail.[I] [/I]Take the pictures in good light for better depth of focus.[I] [/I][/QUOTE]
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