Gadgets such as Authentic Models – Baby Skyhook – Train, inspired by science, were popular in Victorian times.

Skyhooks could be set on a shelf or the rim of a table and set in motion to everybody’s delight and amazement.

People loved demonstrations of the seemingly impossible.

• Optical illusions
• Magnetic forces
• The laws of gravity

Everything seemed magical in an era when society was changing fast, and the Industrial Revolution was unstoppable.

Made in recycled metal sheet, cut by hand using original templates. Hand-painted, finished in aged patina, waxed. The counterweight is calibrated to create a swing.