The Life and Times of Merlin
Joseph Merlin, who is credited with creating the mechanism that endows such lifelike grace to the Silver Swan, was a prodigious inventor. Jonathan Peacock, a Museum Trustee and member of Friends, has been researching Merlin for the past five years. His talk offers insights into the life and times of the man whose ingenuity devised a wide range of objects that continue to astound today.
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