Hellbrun Mechan.(ischer) Theater, No. 78

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Hellbrun Mechan.(ischer) Theater, No. 78
a rare stereocard by Würthle & Spinnhirn in Salzburg showing the automaton theatre with water organ; and Hellbrun Tischgrotte, No. 74 stereocard by the same publisher, showing the Table Grotto Fountain -- 3½ x 7in. (9 x 18cm.), both cards on orange mounts, Circa 1860 (2)

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The Mechanical Theatre at Hellbrun near Salzburg is one of the few surviving water-driven automata grottos made fashionable during the 18th Century by, amongst others, Salomon de Caus. Built between 1748 - 1750 by Lorenz Rosenegger as the centre-piece of the new aquatic gardens, it features over two hundred and fifty carved figures in a Baroque town setting.

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