Waddesdon Manor
Volunteer open day
Fri 1 Mar 2019
Looking for a new challenge? Find out more about becoming a volunteer at our open day.
Musical elephant
The elephant automaton was one of Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild’s most admired treasures. It was mentioned in a local newspaper report of 1889 describing the visit of the Shah of Persia, who asked to see the mechanism perform again and again.
