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Manual Mechanica
11” x 8” x 3”
On display and available for purchase at Jackson Memorial Library, Tenants Harbor, ME
With its careful arrangement of antique spindles, knobs, and gears, Manual Mechanica pays homage to the elegance of manual tools and the ingenuity of early mechanical design. This assemblage captures a time when the work of the hand and the logic of the machine were one and the same.
11” x 8” x 3”
On display and available for purchase at Jackson Memorial Library, Tenants Harbor, ME
With its careful arrangement of antique spindles, knobs, and gears, Manual Mechanica pays homage to the elegance of manual tools and the ingenuity of early mechanical design. This assemblage captures a time when the work of the hand and the logic of the machine were one and the same.
Materials List
Antique wooden spindles or textile bobbins
Brass gears and mountings
Carved wooden pegs
Ornate brass-and-wood drawer pull
Wooden boxes and blocks
Printed paper background texture
Mixed hardwoods with visible patina
Hidden fasteners and adhesives
A tribute to the artistry of early machinery, Manual Mechanica arranges wooden and metal components into a visually rhythmic sequence. Wooden spindles—lathed, grooved, and gear-tipped—recall the workings of looms, mills, or drafting tools. To the right, finely turned pegs and an ornate knob suggest both musical and mechanical functions. The piece evokes the feel of a bygone era when motion was translated by hand and elegance was built into the function.