Transparent 19th century ‘mystery clock’ comes up for sale at Chiswick Auctions

A rare early model of the ‘mystery clock’ invented by magician and horologist Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin (1805-1871) is up for sale at Chiswick Auctions next month.

Robert-Houdin began developing his mystery clocks in the early 1830s and produced five distinct type…

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