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Gatling rapid fire guns, 1862. Artist: William George Armstrong
Gatling rapid fire guns, 1862. Various models of the machine gun patented by American inventor Richard J Gatling in 1862. The weapon, a hand-cranked multiple-barrelled rotary gun

Gatling rapid fire gun, 1862. This was a revolving battery gun and, with ten barrels, had a firing capacity of 1200 rounds a minute. Camel-mounted model. From The Science Record. (New York, 1862)

Gatling rapid fire gun, 1870. This was a revolving battery gun and, with ten barrels, had a firing capacity of rounds of 1200 rounds of a minute. From The Graphic. (London, August 20, 1870)

Montigny mitrailleuse, rapid fire gun, 1870. Artist: Joseph Montigny
Montigny mitrailleuse, rapid fire gun, 1870. Various views of the gun, invented by Joseph Montigny, introduced by the French during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871

Early design of a quick firing cannon, 1482. From De re militari (On Military Matters) by Roberto Valturio. (1482). Written in about 1455, the first printed edition was published in Verona in 1472

Henry Morton Stanleys African expedition to relieve Emin Pasha, 1886-1889 (1887). Emin Pasha, who was in the Egyptian service and Governor of the Equatorial Province

Gatling rapid fire gun, 1861-1862 (1872). This was a revolving battery gun and, with ten barrels, had a firing capacity of 1200 rounds a minute. From The Great Industries of the United States

Mademoiselle Claire, an automaton built by Robert Herdner, 1912. Artist: Robert Herdner
Mademoiselle Claire, an automaton built by Robert Herdner, used by him at l Hopital Bretonneau to hand out surgical instruments from tgrolley. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 18 August 1912

Engraving depicting an earth closet by Kings, which automatically discharged earth into the bucket when the lid is closed. Dated 19th Century

Rifle, Self-Loading, 7. 92 Mm, Fg42
Fallschirmjagergewehr FG42 7. 92 mm automatic rifle, 1942-1945; with bayonet; no magazine; used by German parachute troops in World War Two, in France and Italy. Date: 1942

Automatic pistol, magazine & revolver
Diagram of the automatic pistol with its magazine, and revolver with its clip-loader. Both revolers and automatic pistols were supplied to the various branches of the Army and to the Navy. Date: 1915

Sperry bomb-sight apparatus 1944
Diagram of a Sperry bomb-sight O-1 used by the United States Army Air Forces (USaF) bombers in World War Two. By manipulating the various control knobs

Winifred Coombe-Tennant (Mrs Willett), medium
Winifred Margaret Serocold Coombe-Tennant (pseudonym: Mrs Willett, 1874-1956), British suffragette, politician, philanthropist, patron of the arts and spiritualist who engaged in automatic writing

Biometric passport chip. This chip is used in passports as an electronic identity document that uses biometrics to authenticate the identity of travellers

Automatic photograph of sitters and Rudi Schneider at sance
Automatic photograph of sitters and Rudi Schneider at a sance at the National Laboratory of Psychical Research, 8 March 1932. Harry Price and Professor David Fraser-Harris are controlling Schneider

Sir Henry Morton Stanley with a Maxim Automatic Machine-Gun
Engraving of Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), the Anglo-American journalist and explorer, sitting astride a Maxim Automatic Machine-gun, 1887

Dial Automatic Telephone Transmitting Speech
Dial of an automatic telephone. From The Wonder Book of Science, published 1930's

A 19th century miniature electric railway track used for serving meals at the table. From Ilustracion Artistica, published 1887

The worlds largest typewriter on display at the Business Efficiency Exhibition, White City, London, England in 1931. From The Pageant of the Century, published 1934

Tel-Aviv Exchange Automatic Telephone 1934 Israel
Tel-Aviv Exchange Automatic Telephone. 1934, Israel, Tel Aviv

Composite picture radio mast Tel-Aviv Exchange
Composite picture with radio mast and Tel-Aviv Exchange Automatic Telephone 1934, Israel

A Maxim Automatic Machine Gun. From In Darkest Africa By Henry M. Stanley Published 1890

Maxim Automatic Machine Gun, Aka The Pom-Pom. From The Book South Africa And The Transvaal War By Louis Creswicke, Published 1900

Lord Dundonalds Galloping Gun-Carriage With Maxim Gun. From The Book South Africa And The Transvaal War By Louis Creswicke, Published 1900

Dodge, DOD05912
DOD05912

Ferrari 456 GT 1995 Silver

Lexus, LEX00306
LEX00306

Machine Gun, Light, Arisaka, 6. 5 Mm Type 96
Type 96 (1936) 6. 5 mm light machine gun, 1936-1945. Introduced in 1936 as a replacement for the 11th Year Model, this gun was little better than the earlier type

Woman doing automatic writing in a garden -- she is Mrs P Savile of South Norwood, London, who could receive psychic information from an entity called White Cloud

Linotype machine
Illustration of a Linotype machine

Boot Shiner
November 1907: A man has his boots cleaned by an automatic penny in the slot boot polishing machine. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

HORROCKSs POWER LOOM. Front view of William Horrockss power loom, developed in the early 19th century and used in the factories of Lowell, Massachusetts. Engraving, 19th century

Bendix washing machine advertisement, c. 1955
Advertisement for the Bendix automatic home washer, which, claims the woman in the advert, really does do everything. I find that hard to believe. c.1955

Cow brush
Automatic brush scratcher in use on cows at a Dairy farm. Israel

Rudi Schneider evading control of Harry Price
Undated photograph of Rudi Schneider evading control of Harry Price at a sance. This is one of series of photographs documenting Harry Prices investigations into the mediumistic abilities of

An incubator designed by Paul Altmann and distributed by Messrs Coney and Schenkhein. The machine was automatic with the temperature maintained by a thermostat

Gatling rapid fire gun (1861-62): Camel-mounted model. From The Science Record New York, 1862. Engraving

Gentleman on 1904 NSU motorcycle
Gentleman on 1904 NSU 350cc Single motorcycle on country road circa 1904

Cutting and Binding Grass With Automatic Machine - a view of a two horse drawn machine for cutting and binding grass being driven by a man in a field. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Automatic central battery telephone. Model 27. Siemens. 1927. Milan. National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo Da Vinci. Milan. Italy

The First Juke Box?
The french introduce the automatic music distributor. You insert 10 centimes and it will play music. Could this have been the first juke box? Date: 1893

Cigar Lighters
Two lighters, including the Chronometer Automatic lighter, which will ignite in all conditions of wind and weather. circa 1909

Paranormal: William S. Marriott simulates automatic writing
The British magician William S. Marriott simulates automatic writing, inspired by a ghostly guide. Date: 1910

Bread-Making Plant
A complete automatic bread- making plant, constructed by Werner, Pfleiderer & Perkins Date: 1909

Auto-Novum self-service restaurant, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Auto-Novum self-service (automat) restaurant, Korte Hoogstraat, Rotterdam, Netherlands, in art nouveau style. Date: circa 1910

Its Automatic. Southbank, Middlesbrough 1970s Date: 1970s

Sun Motors car wash, St Petersburg, Florida, USA, offering a complete auto wash in three minutes for one dollar 25 cents. Date: circa 1940s

The Monitor: Automatic but not fool-proof by H. M. Bateman
" The Monitor. Automatic, but not fool-proof: a war-drama in nine fits." This Bateman cartoon from World War One sends up the jingoistic, often misguided

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"From Automats to Automatics: A Journey through Time and Technology" Step into the past at the Horn & Hardart Automat in New York City, USA, where hungry patrons once enjoyed a revolutionary dining experience with automatic food dispensers. Innovation knows no bounds, as seen with the introduction of the New British Sten gun by G. H. Davis. This automatic weapon designed during World War II showcased advancements in firepower. Speaking of firearms, we cannot forget John Moses Browning, a legendary inventor whose genius gave birth to iconic automatic pistols that changed military history forever. Sports enthusiasts recall the intense clash between Bristol City and Walsall on 03/05/15 when both teams displayed their automatic reflexes on the field. During times of political upheaval, propaganda played its part. Witness China's Communist Party poster from 1950 urging citizens to give everything for their country - an automated call for loyalty and sacrifice. Artistic expressions take various forms; one such example is a humanoid robot artwork that blurs the line between man and machine, showcasing our fascination with automation. Even animals have been enlisted in technological endeavors like military espionage. Discover how pigeons were trained as camera-carrying spies during wartime operations - nature's own automatic surveillance system. Transport yourself back to early 20th century America with an advertisement for Colt. 45 caliber military automatic pistol - a symbol of power and precision that became synonymous with American weaponry prowess. As technology progressed rapidly, so did communication systems. Explore the wonders of an Automatic Phone Exchange or step further back into history to witness Telephone Exchange in 1929 - marvels that revolutionized telecommunications worldwide.