Five Musical Fish
Handbill
1839 (printed)
1839 (printed)
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Handbill advertising five Musical Fish, to be seen at 121 Pall Mall, London, 1839.
The handbill announces that the proprietor of the Eccaleobion is showing Five Living Musical Fish, 'Which not only appear to have the power of articulating sounds, but of performing pieces of music In the most perfectly correct & harmonious manner!' They are 'a demonstration of a fact in physical sciences incredible until witnessed!'
The Eccaleobion was an incubator, invented by William Bucknall, which used steam heat to hatch eggs. Bucknall took the name of his machine from two Greek words, meaning 'I bring forth' and 'life'. He wrote a treatise on the subject, dated 1839, which refers to the exhibition in Pall Mall. An advertisement for the Eccaleobion and the Musical Fish appeared in the Spectator, 14 September 1839.
The handbill announces that the proprietor of the Eccaleobion is showing Five Living Musical Fish, 'Which not only appear to have the power of articulating sounds, but of performing pieces of music In the most perfectly correct & harmonious manner!' They are 'a demonstration of a fact in physical sciences incredible until witnessed!'
The Eccaleobion was an incubator, invented by William Bucknall, which used steam heat to hatch eggs. Bucknall took the name of his machine from two Greek words, meaning 'I bring forth' and 'life'. He wrote a treatise on the subject, dated 1839, which refers to the exhibition in Pall Mall. An advertisement for the Eccaleobion and the Musical Fish appeared in the Spectator, 14 September 1839.
Object details
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| Title | Five Musical Fish (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Letterpress |
| Brief description | Handbill advertising five Musical Fish, to be seen at 121 Pall Mall, London, 1839 |
| Physical description | Printed advertisement for an exhibition be seen at 121 Pall Mall. The proprietor of the Eccaleobion has added to his interesting exhibition of Hatching Birds by Steam and is showing 'A discovery in Accoustics presented to the Eye and Ear, by means of FIVE LIVING MUSICAL FISH!' Printed by W.S. Johnson, Nassau Steam Press, Soho. |
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| Credit line | Gabrielle Enthoven Collection |
| Summary | Handbill advertising five Musical Fish, to be seen at 121 Pall Mall, London, 1839. The handbill announces that the proprietor of the Eccaleobion is showing Five Living Musical Fish, 'Which not only appear to have the power of articulating sounds, but of performing pieces of music In the most perfectly correct & harmonious manner!' They are 'a demonstration of a fact in physical sciences incredible until witnessed!' The Eccaleobion was an incubator, invented by William Bucknall, which used steam heat to hatch eggs. Bucknall took the name of his machine from two Greek words, meaning 'I bring forth' and 'life'. He wrote a treatise on the subject, dated 1839, which refers to the exhibition in Pall Mall. An advertisement for the Eccaleobion and the Musical Fish appeared in the Spectator, 14 September 1839. |
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| Accession number | S.47-2019 |
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| Record created | February 13, 2019 |
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