Drawing Tuesday - Science Museum

Finding a bench, I also found this (and had no idea what it was; a short explanation is here) -

It's useful to juxtapose the camera's view and the drawing - it shows I'm in "tall and skinny" mode - note to self: carefully assess the relative width of things before getting going on shading and details.

Same applies to this one - I did try to measure, first with a view to fitting it all on the page, but wouldn't believe my eyes when it came to angles and depth, and the drawing has gone a bit wonky -

Lockheed Electra Airliner 1935

Also it helps objectivity to look at it some days later. (Drawing it from memory is an interesting exercise, too!)

When an astonishingly loud clanking started up and people streamed toward the source of the sound, I notice Carol sitting unmoved by all the furore -

The noise turned out to be this power loom being demonstrated - gives you an idea of the incredible din in weaving mills.

Having survived noise, crowds, and some confusion about which cafe to meet in, quite a few of us were gathered round the table.

Michelle's "talking doll"

Nadjla's "quantum computer"

Carol wondered whatever happened to these inventions -
mechanical massager 1910 and washerless tap 1932

Mags was intrigued by the 19th century irons

Janet B started a collection of teas-mades

Judith's oil-immersed oscillator (c1896) generated electromagnetic waves

Several people grappled with the architecture of the mathematics gallery -

Sue

Janet K added figures, for scale

Judith

 Extra-curricular activity

Relief printing on coloured paper by Najlaa

Part of Janet B's collection of sketches done in various waiting rooms
(you can see shadows of views-from-the-window)

Mags' current train stitching

 Tool of the week - the fude nib has the tip turned up, to give a variable line with a fountain pen -