Blaise_Bontems Knowpia

Blaise Bontems (15 March 1814 Le Ménil - 1893) was a French specialist in the manufacture of automaton singing birds and the first of a dynasty of automaton manufacturers, which included his son Charles Jules and his grandson Lucien.^[1] Bontems' birds were famous for the realism of their song.^[2]^[3]^[4]

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^ "Fall Auction Season". Archived from the original on 2010-01-31. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
^ The robot: the life story of a technology - Lisa Nocks
^ "BONTEMS BIRD AUTOMATON - Sep 17, 2006 | Antique Place in FL".
^ "Victorian trading Co. - www.victoriantradingco.com - Singing Bird Boxes - Silver Warbler Box". Archived from the original on 2010-01-31. Retrieved 2009-10-07.

[1] "Fall Auction Season". Archived from the original on 2010-01-31. Retrieved 2009-10-07.

[2] The robot: the life story of a technology - Lisa Nocks

[3] "BONTEMS BIRD AUTOMATON - Sep 17, 2006 | Antique Place in FL".

[4] "Victorian trading Co. - www.victoriantradingco.com - Singing Bird Boxes - Silver Warbler Box". Archived from the original on 2010-01-31. Retrieved 2009-10-07.

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