The Peacock Clock in the collections of the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg. It is an automaton featuring three life-sized mechanical birds. It was manufactured by the entrepreneur James Cox in the 2nd half of the 18th century and through the influence of Grigory Potemkin it was acquired by Catherine the Great in 1781.
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