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The Shrines of Snake-Beings     
Inspired,   duringseveral        
extendedtravels  in  Spain  and
Mexico,  by the diversefolk     
methods     ofElectrical      
 ShrineManufacture,     Snake-Beings
            beganresearching        
 thearchives     of     theInternational   
PatentsOffice,  unearthing   awealth   
of  suppressedinformation          
onReligious Machinery.     
Hidden  among  thedesigns    for     CoinOperated Votive  CandleMachines and ElectronicPrayer Carpets were theTechniques and  methodsin   which   ÔReligiousFrenzyÕ    could     beinduced      in      anunsuspecting    public.The proposed mechanismsutilised   ultra-sound,vibration      machinesSubliminals and flickerdevices,          whichoperated             atfrequencies,   designedto  affect the  psychesof the worshippers.      One    repetitivedetail  in the numerousblueprints   was    thefrequency    generator,which  operated  at  25HZ.  This  was reportedas  capable of inducingReligious Awe,  and  iscoincidentally      thefrequency     of      aflickering   Televisionset, demonstrating thatthe     gap     betweenReligion and Science isslowly narrowing.     For Nine years theNomadic  Shrine   MakerSnake-Beings        hasattempted   to    bringthese        ÒInvisibleTechnologiesÓ into  thepublic  light for  bothResearch  and Practicalusage.  The Shrines  ofSnake-Beings  representsome of the results  ofthis research, combinedwith  the diversity  ofcurrent  belief systemsbased  on the ReligiousDeities  of the  ModernWorld. 



  The Shrine Factories of Santiago de compostela.    At the end of the pilgrim's way in north western Spain lies the town of Santiago de Compostela ; for many centuries the end destination of travellers from many different strains  of religion, Pagan Pre-Christian and Christian Heretic have traditionally converged here to consolidate forces against the oppressing order of the  church .   The knights Templar with their knowledge of Astrology have left their marks in the cathedral, with it's twelve shrines that encircle the thirteenth central jewel studded alter. An eye in a triangle looks down from the domed Arabic vaulted ceiling, a great stone serpent at the pilgrims entrance to the cathedral has  • centuries of usage shown in a hand shaped mark in the stone where it is customary to place your own hand on entry.Virgin Enamel Blue   Around the Cathedral the predominant industry is the making and renovating of icons and statues for the supply of the multitude of shops selling religious paraphernalia to the tourists and religious travellers. In narrow alley ways workshop windows display unfinished the mechanisms of devotion, shelves can be seen lined with component parts lying ready for prefabricated assembly ; Angels Wings, Saint's Halos, Iron Nail, and Tin of Virgin Blue Enamel sit among Hammers and Screwdrivers, Soldering Irons and Wire Cutters ; tools which can be used for Creation, delicate Operations or Destruction as seen fit by the discretion of the sales staff. Several of the workshops have opted for modern means of production limiting their business to component supplies for the large ass  “embly plants in the neighbourhood. Religion in Line with TechnologyUnfortunately the source of raw materials, salvaged plaster and carved wood, is running dry and certain unscrupulous dealers are resorting to the use of modern day materials in an attempt to cut costs and appeal to the recent trend of up-dating the church, bringing Religion on line with Technology. But the worse is yet to come, and it is complications  such as these which chart the prognosis of the spiritual malaise eating away at all organised religion as the end of the millennium draws near.  Reliquary Rats  These Reliquary Rats have been known to use  second rate items such as Broken Alarm Clocks, Typewriters, Christmas Lights Camera Lenses and Basic Electronic Circuit-Trickery along with other items found easily in the wastes of a large pilgrim town. The use of these found items are said by certain quarters in the religious lab  Úyrinth to contain more of the 'Essence' simply for the reason that they have been obtained Ôwithout conscious effort', and as time passes it can be seen, without doubt, that in the future usage of these local deities will increase as it has in other sectors of the religious community such as San Jose's shrine in Avinguda del Santuari de Sant Josep de la Muntanya in Barcelona, or a more recently occupied chapel nearby which was reported as having used numbers clipped from metro tickets collected from the turn-stiles of the local station in its Basilica.Theology and Electronics   These practices are on the increase and nowadays it is common for the craftsperson of the church to be well versed in Electronics and assorted Pyrotechnica in addition to the traditional Theology and religious sciences, evident in the most recent development of the appearance of coin operated electronic prayer candles and the vending machines selling postcards and statues in the Vatican city.The Merging of Occult powers and TechnologyThe search for the workings behind  The Religious Experience was a long and treacherous journey. It took us through the dusty and dirty peripheries of the esoteric before the first cogs of the machine revealed their gnarled teeth above the seemingly smooth surface of their perfectly constructed reality. Slowly the Divine Circuitry became apparent after endless visits to the trance states of seedy church hall mediums and the bargain basement of the church of Dick Smith’s Electronic Emporium.   From a distant chance encounter in a Bingo-Hall, under the deep spell of Random Number Divinities; Technicians from the diversity of Organized Religions met for the first time to exchange Techno/Religico Blue-Prints. They discussed the foundation of a research group called ‘Circuit47’, (contactable via E-Mail:  HYPERLINK mailto:Deadlightbulb@Hotmail.com 
Deadlightbulb@Hotmail.com) which would attempt the assimilation of Occult powers with Technology. Each had brought with them the plans, Apparatus and Means, commissioned by their various Religions, through which the congregations could be hypnotized, stimulated and convinced by Mechanically induced Religious Experience.They proposed a plan to reveal the Mechanics behind Organised Religion, utilising the blue-prints they had taken from their corrupt employers and with this in mind set forth to gain the necessary Technologies using a technique which they called “collecting objects without conscious effort”.The group took inspiration from a contemporary urban myth which told of a heretical sub-culture of monks who had taken to the collecting of Dead Light-Bulbs and burnt out fuses from the electrical cupboards of Basilicas and local holy sites. The Monks claimed that the electrical components had been charged with an invisible supernatural force; which had surged down the wires causing the bulbs to break.The Origin of this invisible energy was never discussed although according to the myth several Electrical Pylons in the surrounding country side had been found adorned with Alchemical Symbols, candle wax and bodily fluids. Local people stopped using the tracks, which passed under the wires, and “Phantom Residual Energies” were reportedly manifesting themselves in the Television Sets, Toasters and everyday Electrical Appliances in the nearby village.Meanwhile back in the Bingo-Hall, under subliminal effect of the sound track of Random numbers, the Technicians were moving in several directions at once. One of these directions lead to the International Patents office with an aim to researching the existing “Religious Apparatus” under file heading ‘A-47’. Among the usual devices such as ‘Electric Votive Candles’ and ‘Electronic Prayer Carpets’ were found more obscure items such as the “Apparatus and Means of Generating an Electrical Eye of God Device” or the esoteric “Alchemical Random Divinity Selector”.(See enclosed photographs from private collection “The Shrines of Snake-Beings”)Meanwhile other members of the Bingo-Hall conspiracy were busy with portable Tape Recorders and small localised Transmitting devices. The sounds which were obtained using this white-noise based E.V.P. or “Electronic Voice Phenomena” were believed to be the communications from dis-embodied spirits which had modulated the static to form words. However the strangest results came from experimentation with existing and present day transmissions from the (Black) Mass Media. The Technicians decoding the radio signals from major broadcasting companies discovered a multitude of Subliminal and often Demonic (and Masonic) voices, hidden beneath the surface of the sound and image track. Other Technicians were at work with the reported “Phantom Residual Energies” present in discarded and seemingly broken Electrical Appliances. They discovered that through the correct channeling, these devices could be used in the building of “Oracular Machines” to gain knowledge of the rapid proliferation of Mutated and Technologically Modified Saints and Deities that run beneath the surface of so-called modern civilisation. This group went on to incorporate the popular fascination with games of chance within the Religious/Mechanical experiment, utilising an electronic roulette wheel within the prayer machines to allow Random Selection of Divinities (Photographs enclosed present several of the prayer machines made by Snake-Beings to these specifications). The merging of Technology with Religion meant that all kinds of devices could be used in the modern ritual, including Frequency Generators and Strobing Light-sources. One of the results of the research revealed that certain frequencies could affect moods within the human mind. For example 3 Hertz was found to cause Grumpyness Irritation and Depression while 25 hertz, or 25 flashes per second, was found to induce excitement and a “feeling of an almighty presence, or Religious buzz”.  When these findings were revealed to Technicians in the Media field it was discovered that “Coincidentally” this was also the frequency of a flickering Television Set, revealing that the Religious worship of Technology was already more advanced than previously suspected. Bibliography“Secret prayer book of the Cult of the Dead Light-Bulb” Circuit47 #1(Available from P.O. Box 8647 Auckland in exchange for 5 40c stamps)Bingo-diziacThe ecstatic state produced by the digestion of Random Numbers, the effect on the brain and nervous system called upon under the disguise of numbers or other seemingly random events, as well hidden a secret as the Magickal Alphabet used by the callers of Bingo, in which numbers and groups of numbers are associated with a colour and a mental image  through which different emotional and psychological states are evoked in a random fashion. written by the society of Randomology and ecstatic  Research:  Bulletin #135The Cult of the Dead Light Bulb.Modern day splinter group which has broken off from various of the worldÕs Organised Religions.   Allegedly founded when several defecting  Technicians from the Laboratories of the worldÕs leading Religions met by chance encounter in a ÔBingoÕ Hall.   Each founding member had taken with them the latest plans and blueprints for ÔReligious Apparatus and MethodsÕ which they had decided not to pass on to their corrupt employers, preferring to sell the secrets to Ôthe other sideÕ.  Within a short space of time and an excited  open discussion, to the soundtrack of the Bingo callers Random number selection, they came to the unanimous decision to expose the mechanics behind Organised Religion by participating collectively to create a religion or magickal system  which took into account the Divinity of Machines.     It was decided that in the traditional role of Priests, Machines would now be found, selecting with precision what tools would be used for which job. They came upon the name, The Cult of the Dead Light-Bulb, after one of the group, an electrician by trade, was rewiring a Monastery which , he was told, was a haven for  a secret society of monks who had taken to the practice of stealing the broken Light-Bulbs and burnt-out Fuses from the church electrical cupboards, apparently for use in their secret rituals.  One of the Heretics was said to have claimed that the stolen Light-Bulbs were ÔCharged with Religious EnergyÕ and another claimed that an ÔAlchemical TransubstantiationÕ had taken place within the filament of the burnt-out fuse. number 2world tour:"highlights of the shrines of snake beings"(maybe combine the following 1-3)1Water shrine from the Film : " The Shrine "A twenty minute  Super 8 Film  transferred to video  shows the water shrine during  the construction, adoration and eventual destruction through emursion in the north sea. Each of the proposed four Shrines were dedicated to an element : in this case Water, and then displayed in a public place for adoration, in this case the Noordwijk sea dijks and Noordwijk binnen psychiatric hospital zoo The water shrine destroyed by the particular element to which it was  attributed. The final shrine and the fourth element  of Air, is the film itself,  the record of the ritual,  which is presently in the process of destruction through repeated public screenings, the oxide on the video tape demagnetising, slowly losing its charge.  Patent   #  434433333-001Made in  Holland  1992 destroyed on Noordwijk aan Zee beach. 2Fire  shrine from the Film : " The Shrine "Preserved on a twenty minute  Super 8 Film  transferred to video  showing the construction, adoration and destruction of three shrines made by Snake-Beings. Each Shrine is dedicated to an element : in this case Fire, and after being displayed in a public place for adoration in this case the Ramblers in Barcelona, was  destroyed by the particular element to which it was attributed. The final shrine and the fourth element  of Air, is the film itself,  the record of the ritual,  which is presently in the process of destruction through repeated public screenings, the oxide on the video tape demagnetising, slowly losing its charge.  Patent   #  434433333-001Made in Spain, 1993 destroyed in guel parc Barcelona,  3Earth shrine from the Film : " The Shrine "Preserved on a twenty minute  Super 8 Film  transferred to video  showing the construction, adoration and destruction of three shrines made by Snake-Beings. Each Shrine is dedicated to an element : in this case Earth, and after being displayed in a public place for adoration are destroyed by the particular element to which they were attributed. The final shrine and the fourth element  of Air, is the film itself,  the record of the ritual,  which is presently in the process of destruction through repeated public screenings, the oxide on the video tape demagnetising, slowly losing its charge.  Patent   #  434433333-001Made in Spain, 1993 destroyed next to abandoned church 6km outside of Ponferrada on the way to the 'Templarios granja' 4Nine postal Shrines a set of nine shrines  in zip top bags as a  postal project(ion)An early experiment in sacrificial shrine  manufactering following on from "the shrine" filmIn this case the nine elements of the overal object created were sent in as diverse as possible locations around the world.Due to  missing files, present documentation does not tell of exact locations or to whom the shrines were sent. However the African shrine was sent to a remote christian missionary settlement in Kenya as an example of cultural export from a so called "civilised society" .The following people are also believed to have been recipients:Brenna  Los angelesSanta Arson (Steve Rife)  MinnesotaNafumi Ishimaru  JapanMartin Webclaw  Hamilton New Zealandmade in london 1993,  further documentation unavailable.5Shrine to all Saints.Insertion of a coin activates various illuminations and flicker devices located on multi-deity icons. The built-in  oscillator  effects the rapid selection between various popular tunes including ' when the saints come marching in ' utilising an electronic device used in novelty toys.Patent  #  65657774-000Currently owned by  Cat Meow  London N1. 6Portable Sanctuary to San Jose de la Muntana.Early  coin operated devotional shrine combining the chemists periodic tables with electronic images of saints, light emitting diodes, and an internal tape machine which causes the sounds of monks chanting to be heard.Patent  #   56477636-000made in London N16   1995Currently owned by  Bryn Jab  Amsterdam,  Holland. 7Shrine to Nikola Tesla.Nikola Tesla, the inventor of A.C. Electrickery, and early pioneer of Radio, is placed among the more traditional and pre-electronic saints who like Tesla had experienced a great flash of  (electrical)  light. The selector switch allows the operator to tune the shrine to the most distant transmissions, the origin of which  are  in constant dispute between  scientists,  artists  and  theologists. Available now for the average person in the street to decide for themselves.Patent  #  76399873-150Made in E8. '95currently owned by  Riki  of  'Sacred Art'  London N16 8Sacrificial ShrinesThese shrines were made to be destroyed, having been built into the recesses of houses due for demolition or reconstruction. In echo of ancient Egyptian tombs a warning was displayed to those who may disturb the shrines, in this case reading : " Danger  this shrine has been Hermetically Sealed to prevent the spread of  Religico-Magico  spores, to avoid infestation do not break  the seal."'Method and process of creating  Sacrificial Shrine'Patent  #  76498777-000Made and finally destroyed at  40 Farleigh Rd.  London  N16 1995 9Shrine of Santa Arson.Shrine to the saint of spontaneous combustion, ignition and flame.50 disposable gas lighters pay homage to the deity while the charred remains of a thousand matches struck in  salutation  are illuminated when the operator inserts a coin and presses one of the nine control buttons. Contains electrical flame light-bulbs, neon candles and the  'thumb of Santa Arson' , one of the rare relics  from the film  "Santa Arson".Patent  #  7774783-150made in London N16, N1 & E8 between  Dec.'95  &  April '96Currently owned by  Riki  of  'Sacred Art'  London N16 10Sacrificial ShrinesThese shrines were made to be destroyed, having been built into the recesses of houses due for demolition or reconstruction. In echo of ancient Egyptian tombs a warning was displayed to those who may disturb the shrines, in this case reading : " Danger  this shrine has been Hermetically Sealed to prevent the spread of  Religico-Magico  spores, to avoid infestation do not break  the seal."'Method and process of creating  Sacrificial Shrine'Patent  #  76498777-000Made and finally destroyed at    35 Horton Rd  E8. 1997 11Basilica of the Tattooist.The one metre square glass front contains objects and icons from the tattooists art combined with various saints and goddesses.On insertion of a coin the 72 neon candles illuminate, the light-bulbs flicker and a telephone hand set plays a tape-loop of eclectic sound effects and chants.Patent  #  3796444-200Made in E8. Jan '97Commissioned by  'Sacred Art '  Tattooists and piercers.On permanent display at 148 Albion Rd. London N16. 12Nstra. Snra. de las Bombillas.( Our Lady of the Light-bulbs )The Shrine to  Ntra. Snra. de las Bombillas features twin  Random Divinity Selector  wheels set amongst various relics collected from the mountains, deserts and beaches of Spain. A coin, when inserted as votive offering to Ntra. Snra., activates the prayer mechanisms and illuminates the divine light-bulbs. In the lower section an  Alchemical Substances  and  Processes Selector  provides the mechanism of  Transubstantiation  which converts the baser elements of plastic ice-cream spoons, broken light-bulbs and rotting fruit into their higher counterparts.Patent  #  43873485-333Made in Spain. March-May '98Currently on loan for exhibition at  'Temple Tattu'  Brighton. U.K. 13Electronic Reliquaries.Set of three battery operated electronic deities and relics encapsulated in resin.Patent  #  3759358-39Made in E8  May-June '98  Currenlty in Wellington,  and UK.14Relics of the Saints.Insertion of a coin is optional, these priceless relics are not for sale. Saved from destruction and preserved for centuries these relics, which were once sold in Pilgrims inns and on street corners, have at last found their resting place within the machine."Machine and device for the automatic vending of Saints Relics and other Religious Paraphernalia."Patent  #  72654-111Made in N16 and  E8  '93 - '98(As featured in the film " Santa Arson")Currently on loan for exhibition at   'Temple Tattu'   Brighton U.K. 15Hand of Time.Pressing palms wood to flesh after the optional insertion of a coin, activates the mechanism to destroy time. Kali, the Indian Goddess of Anti-time looks on as the plastic alarm clocks wind themselves backwards into oblivion. 'Apparatus and Method for the destruction of Time, utilising Kali-Energy and Hand Activated disposable alarm clocks.Patent  #  437538-169Made in E8. May-June '98.Currently on display at Temple Tattu  9 Boyces St. Brighton U.K.16Random Divinity Selector.Set of three machines containing  Hermetically Sealed Religious Icons  and relics, Neon crucifix bulbs  and a push button operated  Random Divinity Selector. When the button is pushed the dial spins, an arrow indicates which  random divinity has been selected. Each machine contains selections from the following pantheons :1. Excerpts from the mysterious  'Satanas contra Christos'  booklet found in Madrid 97.2. Selections of Alchemical processes and substances in Spainish.3. Modern day  Air Pollutants  and  Short order abbreviations  from a  'Greasy  Spoon cafe'Patent  #  5358465-111Made in E8. May-June '98Complete set  currently owned by Riki of 'Sacred Art' London N1617 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  #  27652-333Made in London June '98.Currently owned by Paulene Morphett London N1.18Eye of God Device. "Look into the Eye of God, ,,the flickering eye...."Placement of one hand pressed against the machines wooden 'oath hand' activates the Eye of God Mechanism, allowing the operator to hear the voice as well.'Apparatus and Method for Electronic Generation of Eye and Voice of God effect for use in Mystical  Practices incorporating built-in ultra-sound frequency generator to induce Religious Visions'.Patent  # 837534-100Built in London July '98.Currently Owned by Vicky London N16. 19Alternating Current Altar.Comprising of twin video monitors set on Altar structure containing display case with the notebooks, dictorphone tapes, and magical objects collected during 5 months travel in Spain. A built-in frequency generator emits a selection of frequencies designed to influence the operator towards 'Religious Experience'    ( 50 HZ. which incidentally is the frequency of a flickering Television set )Patent  #  88788776-16 Site Specific structure for Exhibition "The Shrines of Emit Snake-Beings at the  'Rich & Famous Gallery'  81 Sandringham Road, London E8. July 29th '98.20Personalised  Religious  Shrine.Electrical
  Shrine and Altar for personalised religious activities, containing storage space for  ceremonial  paraphernalia and diverse pre-fabricated deities behind glass. Made to the height of the specific operator.Patent  # 8887366-250Made in London. E8 Sept-Oct '98.Private commission  for  Karlota. Stoke Newington London  N1621 Tattooist's Electrical  Reliquary  Spirit Box.Hand activated coin slot machine shrine containing Random Divinity Selector, Electrical Religious Neons,and Mechanical Deities. Central reliquary contains bone fragments, hair, rusting nails and the body fluids of the saints. Insertion of a coin activates the numerous clock mechanisms and  voice channelling devices in the lower section of the shrine. The twin hand switches allows the operator to randomly select deities,  throw an electronic dice,  and manipulate movements of the spinning saints behind the glass. Patent  #  6546733-5002.5 m x 2 m x 0.5 m Made in London and Brighton Oct-Nov '98Commissioned  by Temple Tattu ( Tattoo and Piercing studio ) On  permanent  display at  9 Boyces St. Brighton.U.K. 22Alchemical Kali device.Coin operated Apparatus and means of unleashing Kali-energy into light-bulbs and alarm clocks using left-hand switching mechanism. Right hand activates a Random Alchemical Divinity Selector allowing chance events to influence the religico-chemical processes of the operator.93cm x 49 x 39 Patent  #  367524-1500Made in N.Z. Feb-April '99Installed at Cafe Brazil ; 256 Karangahape Rd,Auckland. April-   July Ò99  23Shrine to the Dead Light-Bulb Coin operated Reliquary incorporating objects and sounds found ÒWithout Conscious Effort Ò. Insert coin and press the red ÔplayÕ button to choose from the 93 tracks on the internal C.D. player containing street recordings from seven countries across the world. Use the white button to Randomly Select your chemical pollutant. 93cm x 39 x 23Patent # 497004-888.Made in N.Z. April-June Ô9924Shrine  to  Carl  Jung,Kali, & Dr Faustus.    Commissioned by  G.Peterson.   Custom-madecoin operatedReliquary     utilisingRoulette    Wheel    toselect  Random  phrasesfrom  G.PetersonÕs poemÒCompromise        withTechnologyÓ80 X 44 X 24 CM.Patent # 45465545-333Made  in N.Z. July-SeptÔ9925Electrical  SpiritCatching   Box,    Coinoperated   for   publicuse.  Features  severalTransistor Radios tunedto            differentfrequencies manipulatedby  a  Random  SelectorDevice,  which utilisesthe ÔCut-up MethodÕ  asapplied    to     VoiceTransmissions       andDivining   the   Futureusing ÔRadiomancyÕDirections   for   use:place hand inside lowerchamber        pressinglightly    to    ensureelectrical     contact,Insert  coin to releaseÔReligious EnergyÕ intohand.33 X 93 X 23 CMPatent # 435656213-777Made  in N.Z. July Õ99-Feb Ô0026Mechanism for theTransubstantiation of Light-Bulbs    Place the left handonto  the  receptor  toallow   Chaotic   humanlife-force destroy  theLight-Bulbs     throughelectrical       energytransfer.Patent # 47324826-66Made  in  N.Z.  Jan-FebÔ0027Alternating Current  Altar   Site  specific Altarbuilt for BoojwaÕs  TheShrines of Snake-BeingsFeb Õ00.Contains   Note   booksTapes    and   MagickalObjects       collectedduring  the  making  ofthe  5 shrines Jan Õ99-Feb Ô0028Light bulb ShrinesEdition of 13featuring souveneer dead-match box relics  of Santa Arson (Snake Beings)with goddess Kali Lables and an as yet un-dead  light-bulb.made in Hamilton  may - june 200029Electric Totem pole #2  2000Assembled from an array of fast winding electronic clocks on a chared woodbacking, made as a site specific instalation in Gallery St. Agatha's auckland(see exhibition notes for Electric Totem poles june 2000)made in Hamilton may - june 200030Electric Totem pole #1  2000Flickering Light bulb array of nine  bulbs surrounded by a rubber tyre of nails2 metres high. Made as a site specific instalation in Gallery St. Agatha's auckland(see exhibition notes for Electric Totem poles june 2000)made in Hamilton may - june 200031Monolith #1First in a series of 3 monoliths for the year 2001...."shrine to the alchemical essence of time" coin operated.2 metre high standing clock (grandfather clock) device comprising of 5 fast running and backwards running electronic clock displays, electrical candles and large analogue face display. A  shrine to technology and its concept of time which incorporates detection and measuring instruments  with readings displayed on v.u. meters.made in Hamilton  june 2000 - March 200132Monolith #2  second in a series of 3 monoliths for the year 2001"shrine to discarded technology"2 meter high Burnt fish bone shrine incorporating  tape loop devicepush button activated to start electronic roulette wheel which selects discarded tecknology"standing clock" with central 'eye' piece through which can be seen a rapidly spining electronic clock face.made in Hamilton  june 2000 - March 2001