Doctor Babinski’s Lycanthropic Remedy Kit

Lycanthropic Remedy Kit

Mr Babinski has enjoyed a whirlwind romance with Steampunk recently – being caught up in the wonderful visuals that we’ve come to adore – and being an artist of no small skill it has come to infleunce his work.  Above, you can see Dr. Babinski’s Lycanthropy Remedy, a rather grim looking device for both indicating what portion of the patient is lupine vs human, and one must assume that the curious and bilious looking fluid will either kill or cure the wolf portion of the victim.  I mean, patient.  Ahem.

Constructed of Sterling silver, copper, wood and other found items, this really does look like a wonderful item for starting the most terribly interesting conversations over.  There’s some other objects that Mr Babinski has created – some lovely wing and cog pins for example in his Steampunk Emporium of creations!   Very well done, Mr Babinski!

  • You are a very smart person!
  • I thoroughly enjoy every tidbit. Brilliant! And the attention to detail is greatly appreciated.
  • Harko
    I'd rather rate things on a scale of "historically oriented" vs "fantastically oriented" steampunk or something like that. Mostly it's because I sometimes want things to looks as age-fitting as possible (read: more than necessary), while still retaining that fantastical element. :P

    Thus, if I had it, I'd change the tubing to something more historically accurate. But that's just me.

    On whole, it's a splendid addition to my private virtual inspiration gallery, Mwahaha!
    e.g. good work. ;)
  • FiannaBear
    Well thanks Doctor. I didn't have enough problems and now I need to worry about some zealot running around trying to jab me with a needle in order to "cure" me.
  • Nishan Stepak
    What a wonderful contraption. I certainly hope Doctor Babinski has a way of subduing werewolves soon. He is going to need it if he is publicly blogging about it.
  • Biopunk?!?! Good Cogs, there's a new one everyday!

    I love this device, though. Perhaps cover the controversial tubing in cloth, so as to end discussion and seat it solidly in the category of "Steampunk as all getup"? Golly gee, it is magnificent...
  • Solus
    Actually I don't see Biopunk as a subclassification of Steampunk but a class on its own and that is why I mentioned it. I actually agree on you with what makes something Steampunk. This just fuses Biopunk and Steampunk in one and I find it more leaning towards Biopunk, just like the game Bioshock is not only Biopunk but also Retropunk becauseof the 1950's setting... but that is off-topic although I would love to see a "Steamshock" game
  • I gotta agree with A.R. White on this one. The whole point of Steampunk is a Victorian feel, not something strictly historical. If it was strictly historical, it wouldn't be Steampunk.
  • I find it so disconcerting that there are so many people obsessed with subclassifying steampunk into things like "biopunk" or "dieselpunk," and to me, it smacks of elitism. All that you really need to do to make a steampunk idea is give it the fingerprints of Victorian scientific romance, and beyond that, the details scarcely matter.
  • Solus
    I think this fits more into Biopunk but that aside this is indeed a rather interesting looking device only I doubt the tubing used existed in victorian times,correct me if I am wrong
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