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Novelty drinking cup (the head comes off and there are wind-up wheels in the bottom), silver-gilt, Germany, 1617-1620 AD (lemmy.world)
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[–] PugJesus 7 points 5 months ago

https://wb.britishmuseum.org/MCN2560#409544001

The huntsman walks into the forest with his dog to hunt wild boar. He is a rare survival of German drinking customs around 1600. Made for a drinking game, this huntsman was propelled by a clockwork mechanism in the base. The diner that the huntsman stopped in front of had to remove the head and drink all the wine from the hollow figure.

Prost!