Shannon has been speaking to the Exploratorium in SF, It looks like we will be doing something there in April, a few weeks before we head to Makers fair. I picked up some really incredible books of 1890's era technology in Munich when I was there over Christmas. Many people would be suprised to know that a form of "fax" machine existed then.
One Book has 100's of incredible etchings of everything from "modern" street lamps to the laying of the transatlantic telegraph cable.
After Shannon and I looked at it we came of with a story that will use some of the etchings.
"The Iron Leviathan" the hunting and use of clockwork Whales.
"these creatures are incredibly valuable, as they provide a source of quality gears and other mechanical parts, along with a source of high quality lubricant." (excerpt).
A must see in Munich is the Deutsches Museum a unbelieveable collection of vintage steam engines among other things.

Kimric