Despairing of finding things that are suitably Steampunk for your tastes? Mr Hildebrandt most likely was, and so he went hunting for it in his very own home – and found an old clock. While initially it just looked a little worse for wear, on partial dismantlement for the timepiece he discovered that the face of the clock could be removed – allowing the beautiful escapement and parts to be visible and moving. Some time later, and with the aid of some LEDs to bring light to the internals, he was rewarded with a ticking, salt of the earth, cog-fest of a clock. A very good find, and excellent Steampunk reuse for what was probably quite a dull faced timepiece. For more photographs, please see his photoset, and you can even see the workings in action over at YouTube.

(Apparently, Mr Hildebrandt’s peers find the ticking of the clock tiresome – you have my condolences, Mr Hildebrandt. Still, as you say – even silent and stationary, it’s a nice ornament.)