507 Mechanical Movements: A Classic Reference Comes Alive with Animations

507movements.com is digitizing Henry T. Brown's 1868 classic, '507 Mechanical Movements,' offering animated GIFs of each mechanism alongside the original illustrations. Currently, only a portion are animated, identified by color thumbnails, with more added over time. The site serves as a valuable resource for engineers, designers, and enthusiasts, preserving historical mechanical knowledge in an accessible, interactive format.

Unfortunately we do not have all the animations working yet, but we do have quite a few.

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2026-08-27