An automatic flute like singing bird, powered by a clockwork mechanism. The bird sings as it rocks from side to side. One of a pair of clockwork singing birds created by Jaquet-Droz and his son between 1775-85. An automatic flute like singing bird, powered by a clockwork mechanism. The bird sings as it rocks from side to side. One of a pair of clockwork singing birds created by Jaquet-Droz and his son between 1775-85.
What is arithmetic-bird?
Arithmetic birds were small mechanical song birds that sang different numbers (1-12) when their beaks were pressed. Some were musical and used in church organs, and some were toys. They originated in the 1700s. The earliest example is dated to 1730.