John Joseph Merlin's Carousel Horse

John Joseph Merlin's Carousel Horse

Origin	John Joseph Merlin
Type	Carousel Horse
Effects	Has a mesmerizing effect when rode.
Downsides	User loses touch with reality when on the horse.
Activation	Riding or touching.
Collected by	Ellen Sonavich
Section	Scots-Rothschild 2929
Aisle	93930-29393
Shelf	303993-22339-393949
Date of Collection	June 1st, 1815
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Origin[]

John Joseph Merlin (born Jean-Joseph Merlin, 6 September 1735 – 8 May 1803) was a Belgian Freemason, clock-maker, musical-instrument maker, and inventor from the Prince-Bishopric of Liège in the Holy Roman Empire. He moved to England in 1760. By 1766 he was working with James Cox and creating automatons such as Cox's timepiece and the Silver Swan. By 1773 he was designing and making innovative keyboard instruments. In 1783 he opened Merlin's Mechanical Museum in Princes Street, Hanover Square, London, a meeting-place for the gentry and nobility. In addition to his clocks, musical instruments and automata, Merlin is credited with the invention of inline skates in the 1760s. He was referred to by contemporaries as "The Ingenious Mechanic". He was friendly with composer Joseph Haydn

Effects[]

When rode or touched, the horse has a mesmerizing effect that turns the surrounding area into a swirling dreamlike state. User does have a harder time returning to reality when off the horse.

Collection[]

Collected by Ellen Sonavich on June 1st, 1815.

Was apart of the lost cache of artifacts, that was stolen by Dan Seavy off the HMS Avalon during the transition of Warehouse 12.