"Unerring is my hand tho' small may I not add with truth / I do my best to please you all encourage then my youth"

Moonbase

“Draughtsman-Writer Automaton by Maillardet, 1800 Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, PA Controlled by a series of internal cams, Maillardet's automaton could write and draw in both French and English (above). Not creative in the way we usually think of it, but the writing and drawing is quite delicate and lovely. Link takes you to examples of both.”