2025
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This is a self-assembly steampunk-themed kitchen timer. It's fully functional - when you select the required cooking period the candle lamp flickers, the pointer advances to zero and the air horn blares for 20 seconds. Apparently this is quite loud and you may need to put a sock in it!
My kit was obtained from the SteamheadInventions shop on Etsy. The shop is owned by John Bunce and is inspired by the ingenuity of Victorian inventors. John designs a range of idiosyncratic devices that are offered either ready-made or as kits.
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John Bunce came up with the idea whilst staying in the village of Nempnett Thrubwell in Somerset. It's not far from Bristol Airport, but despite having lived both in Bristol and Somerset I've never encountered the place.
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