A film by Peculiar Pictures, from their website:

 

A story of outstanding heroism in the face of deception, subterfuge and treachery. Conjuring up the belief that it was made forty years before film was even invented, 1884: Yesterday’s Future tells of a future that might have been but never was. Directed by Tim Ollive, the film is a mix of animation, puppetry and two dimensional and three dimensional computer generated imagery (CGI) set against backgrounds created using stunning artwork, model sets and period photographs from the Hulton Picture Library division of Getty Images.

 

Combine these idiosyncratic production techniques with a script of mind boggling ingenuity and you have a hilarious comedy film the like of which you will not have seen before.

 

So, put your tongue firmly in your cheek, stiffen your upper lip and prepare to be shaken and stirred by 1884: Yesterday’s Future.

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More information here, and a truly marvellous trailer may be found, but I can’t tell you where or how.

 

Mr Gazongola writes:

Yes, Jake of all Trades is at it again. With the release of the computer game Damnation, he was commissioned to create a computer to be given away to a winner of the competition held by Destructoid. It weighs nearly a metric tonne, and is full of wood and brassy goodness. It sports an Intel Core i7 965, 12 gigs DDR3 RAM, an X57 chipset motherboard, a Dual Radeon 4870X2 card, and 1 Terabyte of hard drive.

 

 

You too can enter the competition to win this fantastic device. Just post a picture of you in your best steamy outfit, with the destructoid.com logo. Unfortunately, due to its weight, the competition is only open to US and Canadian residents (spifflication!).

Show Us Your Loive Of Steam Punk And Win This Custom PC

Welcome one and all to the first instalment of Rowan’s eBay Treasure Hunt, where I trawl the Æther Bay (commonly know as eBay) for the steamiest items it has to offer!

Below every item, you can find out more info, see more photographs, or even put in your own bid if you feel like it by clicking on the picture!

 

Steam-boiler Automaton Clock

Well, it seems the 19th Century had Steampunks as well! This retrofitted clock/barometer combo lends some of the mainspring power to run the steam-governor on the top of the boiler. Steam, clockwork, brass, copper and rivets. How much more Steampunk can you get?

 

Steampunk Webcam

This lab lamp (most probably for use with a dissecting microscope) looks like a ready made webcam! The pop up chimney is a nice touch.

 

 

 

Antique Brass Adjustable Dental Lamp

This is possibly my favourite of the lot, a variable hight dental lamp that would look perfect in any workshop! The high can angle can be adjusted via a set of pulleys and a swinging arm, and each of the four bulbs can be individually switched on or off.

 

 

 Well, that is it for this week, check back next week! If you happen to find anything particularly good on eBay, send me a PM on the forums or post it in the comments below, and I shall include it!