tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post5241937805521294384..comments2024-03-16T21:03:05.280+13:00Comments on Bat, Bean, Beam: The AutarchGiovanni Tisohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10618534731338616708noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-43526540701508880742014-08-13T00:29:15.480+12:002014-08-13T00:29:15.480+12:00Ironically given the name, the important distincti...Ironically given the name, the important distinction between this table and the Eremitage or Ludwig’s tables is that while they allow meals to be served without servants intimately present, The Autarch allows diners to be “served” in a household without servants at all.<br /><br />I’m reminded of the American post-WWII robofetishism which I think reflected a dream, not of reducing the labor Witennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-32759363377999980132014-08-12T18:02:48.675+12:002014-08-12T18:02:48.675+12:00'Mad King Ludwig' of Bavaria had a similar...'Mad King Ludwig' of Bavaria had a similar table constructed, modelled on the "magic table” in the Grimms' fairytale about the table that would set itself on command. The table was lowered by a mechanical apparatus to the floor below, where it was set and the food was placed on it. Then it was raised to the room above for dining, the table appearing to have magically set itself. Tim Uppertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18263106921316456428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-88677776760848584152014-08-12T10:45:10.297+12:002014-08-12T10:45:10.297+12:00Interesting, thank you. I guess the dumb waiter is...Interesting, thank you. I guess the dumb waiter is also based on that principle.Giovanni Tisohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10618534731338616708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-3268255630166831452014-08-12T10:20:51.713+12:002014-08-12T10:20:51.713+12:00I guess this is a variation on the elevator table ...I guess this is a variation on the elevator table once installed in the Eremitage hunting lodge (1734-36) in Jægersborg Dyrehave, north of Copenhagen. According to the Danish government Slots go Ejendomsstyrelsen website 'The kitchen is in the basement, right below the dining room. An intricate elevator device used to hoist fully laden tables up through a hatch in the floor to the dining roomChristopher Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01264481177071819483noreply@blogger.com