Cool Toys At The Museum
Last month I visited the Museum of History and Archeology of Targu Mures, which is inside the medieval fortress and it's always home to some cool exhibitions. The one I visited last month was about the Pauline order and you can read my previous posts about it here and here. It is still open till the end of the year, so if you like what you see here, there's still time to visit, if you're in the area.
Before we go on, let's see who are the Paulines.
The Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit, commonly called the Pauline Fathers, is a monastic order of the Roman Catholic Church founded in Hungary during the 13th century.
This name is derived from the hermit Saint Paul of Thebes (died c. 345), canonized in 491 by Pope Gelasius I. After his death, the Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite was founded and still exists today, taking him as its model. source
Today I'm going to show you some cool stuff they have set up in the museum, that look like toys, but in fact they are not.
Have you ever seen such devices? Do you know what they are?
What about now? Looks like a binocular, but is it really a binocular?
It's not. Just as you're trying to figure out what can you see if you look through these lenses, I was trying to figure out how can I get (at least) a half decent photo, to show you what you can see.
I'm not sure what's the name of this gadget, but it's made of two magnifying glasses, or two lenses that you have to look through in order to see the image inside it. The image here was a part of the library in Budapest, Hungary, that is the permanent home of these old artifacts.
These are unedited images, so you can see how bad the photo is. What you can't see is how difficult it was for me to take a half decent photo. I placed the camera on the lens (on one lens instead of two) and tried my best. At least I'm glad I can show you this gorgeous carved wooden door.
A wonderful carved, wooden spiral staircase, a real masterpiece.
It's not the first time I was seeing such a device. It looks like it was common those days, to use mirrors and all kind of lenses.
Different artifacts, among which this shield of faith award from 2021.
What I saw in the next room exceeded all my expectations, not that I had any. This is a huge mock-up, I mean room size mock-up, with photos, that symbolizes the rout of the Pauline pilgrimage. When i saw it, I had the impression I am in a toy factory and I am just presented the newest attraction, but obviously it wasn't like that.
So like a kid, I stood there and just clicked the button on my camera, trying to capture the good moment and took 178 photos. Can you believe it?
There were two trains moving with different speed.
The setup was very cool, almost seemed real, with trees, hills, animals and train stations.
Each side represented a different country, as far as I can recall. This was from Romania, a place called Harghita Băi, which is a famous tourist place, known for it's spa facilities.
Here the train had to stop at the red light. How cool is that?
While I'm not at the age of playing with these "toys", I would have definitely loved to participate in building the scene.
So, which one is your favorite? The lenses or the railway?
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@erikah I liked both activities, however, railway one is something different and unusual. You had a lot of pictures there LOL. Binocular thing is little complicated but you have successfully shared what it looks like.
Thanks for sharing such a nice museum trip!!!
I know, the railway looks more attractive and I can understand why. I liked it too.
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I did something similar, when I traveled to the Castle of Eger, Eger, Hungary. I took more than 100 photos that day. I uploaded 80 photos to Facebook. That is/was the maximum number of photos in a single photo album.
Loved both of them in that tour Erika, you know those glasses (binoculars reminded me of the ones that were bought in circuses, and you put a photo inside and then with one eye open and the other closed, I looked at any photo enlarged, I think I have a very old one with a photo of my younger brother, if I get it I will share the photo with you.
And the large-scale railroad reminds me of the American series, "the prairie house" where the faith and Christian communion prevails as a legacy of the Paulines with the mountains, the railroad transporting coal, but in a futuristic city, because even the traffic lights have for train stops among other things.
The pictures are wonderful and very eloquent of the moment.
Thank you very much for sharing @erikah ☮️
I'm glad to hear this post made me think of those things you mentioned here. Indeed it is interesting.
I really wonder what was those in the first image, I thought it was some kind of toy but I didn't expect to be it a binacular. How cool is that. Those wood carvings really impressed me together with the usage of those lenses.
As for the railway, it's my favorite and just like you from the photo you've shown above, it's like that I'm inside one of those factory.
By the way you took a lot of pics there 😁 and I guess you had a hard time choosing what to include in here.
Thanks for sharing this one.
Indeed I took a lot of photos, because the trains were moving at a different speed and taking photos of a moving object is not easy. I had to make sure I have enough decent photos to post and show you what I saw there.
What an interesting thing those "pseudo-binoculars" are... Every day I learn something new!... I love being in #Hive!.... Excellent post, very interesting!... Thanks for sharing @erikah friend!!!
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The thing with magnifying glasses is too cool, especially the shots using it.
Thank you! I think so too :)
When I first saw those vintage binoculars, the first thing that came to my mind is like...
"Oh! It looks like a Virtual Reality something on this generation! Perhaps you can see that you're in a middle of a game" lol.
It looks the same, right? It's like the design has been upgraded to modern times. It's nice to know that you were able to share with us what's the images behind those lenses, I know you have a hard time capturing a decent photo but thank you for the effort! My curiosity has been satisfied now.
You're not far as back in those days, this could have been virtual reality.
And yes, it looks the same as the VR devices we have these days, just a bit heavier, so it would have pulled your head down for sure 😁
You have no idea how much I've struggled to keep that binocular in one hand, then, my phone in the other hand and take a photo that is somehow decent. But we're learning every day, isn't it?
Interesting lenses)
It looks like a photo taken with a monocle.
I think they were used for reading or writing in small letters.
Very interesting place, thanks for the tour)
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Thank you! These are not the same as the magnifying lenses, but I could be wrong as I could not see the mechanism in the box.
Judging by the distortions of the periphery, these may be lenses. For example, for reading small print or some small works.
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There are so many historical objects in the museum that you visited, I saw them all.
And the image you display looks really good.
Thank you! Indeed, there's plenty to see there.
What beautiful photos, it would be great to take macro photos there, they would be great
Thank you! I don't know about macro photos as everything is under glass and if the glass is not clean, the photos will look bad. You can imagine that no one is going to clean every surface every day.
The trains look like the most fun! But the binoculars made me wonder if the books in there are real. Imagine carrying a miniature library of actual hardback books...
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Thank you!
Indeed, the train was a lot of fun. The books are real in the museum.
The ones in the little box are real? How may titles are there???
What you see in the box is a photo of the library :) So there are no boocs in the box, but a photo of the library.
Oh! I thought it was like miniature carvings inside 😂
Noooo :) It would be nice to see such things but I don't know where as I've never seen one so far.
It is a good idea to use those binocles with the pictures inside, I believe one has a feeling that it is a tiny room there or like a key hole that someone is trying to look through.
The model landscaope with valley and rail is also a dream of some people who love to work and put them together. That is very satisfying to see hte final result. Wonderful place!
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