 | | Select imageto view close-up | Mechanical Divination and Prayer Machine. The operator is invited to insert a coin and allow the random selection of deities influence the direction of their prayers. Deities are selected by the spinning of the five motorised selection wheels. A telephone hand set allows communication of the internal prayer tape loop, while a built-in electric fan blasts a cold wind on the hand that reaches for the telephone receiver, suggesting the unpredictability of the deities conjured forth. Contains various Relics of Greater and Lesser Saints. Patent # 27652-333 Made in London June '98. Currently owned by Paulene Morphett London N1. |
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