Soldato
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One of my all time favourite sketch comedy series that no-one else seemed to watch at the time.Ming The Merciless...doing the hoovering
Philo's device worked as follows: a counterweighted spoon, supplied by a water tank, tipped over in a basin when full, releasing a spherical piece of pumice in the process. Once the spoon emptied, it was pulled up again by the counterweight, closing the door on the pumice by the tightening string.