Roullet and Decamps smoking monkey automaton
Here is a good video of a smoking automaton -- once a popular theme. This one, made by Roullet and Decamps, features a monkey puffing away on a cigarette.
From the YouTube description
From the YouTube description
This monkey has been trained to smoke cigars and cigarettes. He was made around 1900 by the Parisian firm of Roullet and Decamps and is made of Papier Mache covered with real fur. His enigmatic green glass eyes show just how much pleasure he gets from a fine tobacco.
Labels: animals, automatomania, automaton, France, Roullet et Decamps, smoker, video, vintage
1 Comments:
Amazing how much smoke he inhales without his lips ever touching the cigarette!
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