Honourable Pipkin Gearbottom

🎩 Meet The Honourable Pipkin Gearbottom

Pipkin is a perfectly polished gentleman who only wishes to observe the fascinating chaos of modern life. Standing proudly on a silver-domed base, his cylindrical body is painted a delightful textured verdigris green, resembling aged copper. His main feature is the stunning cluster of mixed-metal gears and cogs adorning his torso, suggesting a highly complex, yet somewhat unnecessary, internal mechanism. His golden, spherical head features large, observant eyes and is topped with a jaunty brass bowler hat, secured by a dignified chain collar. Pipkin is always ready for a cup of tea (if he had hands) and a good, long stare.

⚙️ Origin Story

Pipkin wasn't built for war or complex calculation. He was assembled in a dusty attic in 1898 by a retired clockmaker who simply wanted a very polite, mechanical companion to help him find his lost spectacles. Unfortunately, the clockmaker ran out of memory-processing gears, resulting in Pipkin being intensely focused on everything except the spectacles. After the clockmaker finally gave up and bought a new pair, Pipkin was affectionately packed away, ready for a new, equally non-essential life.

💼 Employment History

Current Role: Director of Discreet Observation & Shelf Proprietor. (Pipkin ensures maximum visual interest on any shelf or desk he occupies, specializing in looking perfectly correct while silently judging clutter. He takes his role as a mood-booster very seriously.)

Previous Role (1950s): Automated Usher for a Single, Reserved Seat in a Dime Store Cinema. (Fired for excessive formality; he insisted on bowing and presenting a velvet cushion to every person—even those not sitting in the reserved seat—causing long lines and mass confusion. He now enjoys a quieter, less demanding life of being decorative.)