The Bowes Museum---Barnard Castle

[dognose]

Hi,

The Bowes Museum contains only a modest display of silver, but the prize in this collection is the famous 'Silver Swan'

The Silver Swan dates from 1773 and was first recorded in 1774 as a crowd puller in the Mechanical Museum of James Cox, a London showman and dealer.
The swan was shown at the 1867 Paris International Exhibition where jeweller Harry Emanuel exhibited it.

The Museum is in the picturesque market town of Barnard Castle, County Durham situated in the heart of the Pennines in North East England.
The Bowes Museum is open daily. Closed only 25 & 26 December & 1 January.

http://www.thebowesmuseum.org.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Trev.
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[dognose]

There are a variety of short videos of the Swan in action to be seen on Google Videos, just click the link:

http://video.google.com/videosearch?hl= ... CCIQqwQwCQ#" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Trev.
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[dragonflywink]

Trev, thank you for posting the video. My Mom collects both swans and silver, we both found the videos of that amazing automaton absolutely charming, must be even more lovely in person.

~Cheryl
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[dognose]

Hi Cheryl,

Yes it is charming, I saw it about fifteen years ago and considering when it was built makes it all the more amazing.

Regards Trev.
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[dognose]

Latest news of the swan:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-57006380

Trev.

[dognose]

Bowes Museum's Silver Swan to be restored:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-66809922

Trev.

[dognose]

The Bowes Museum hopes the Silver Swan will be operational again before Christmas:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-tees-67143406

Trev.