METALWORK

Metalwork Videos

• An Enamel Box

  

  Duration: 2 mins 17 secs

  See how an enamel box is made, starting as a thin sheet of copper and finishing up as the kind of decorated box that was used for snuff.

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• The Wilkes Detector Lock

  

  Duration: 2 mins 43 secs

  This lock was made by John Wilkes about 1680. It was used on the door of a room where valuables were kept and it has special security features.

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• A Musical Automaton Clock

  

  Duration: 2 mins 43 secs

  Watch and listen as the musical automaton clock from the British Galleries goes through its performance.

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