An aeronautical oddity from the little known British company Emett Aerospace.
Roland Emett designed and supervised the building of what he called his "things" – always with silly names such as The Featherstone-Kite Openwork Basketweave Mark Two Gentleman's Flying Machine
There's a challenge for you!!
Two copies of this machine actually exist, one of which was displayed in a glass case in the Merrion Centre, Leeds, the other on permanent display at the Mid-America Science Museum in Hot Springs, Arkansas https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=FM%2fffthP&id=86BF8A51E2924BAD07445C6A0AE626A3676483E2&thid=OIP.FM_ffthPXtIAiB5SZkRxYAHaE7&mediaurl=https%3a%2f%2fi.pinimg.com%2f736x%2f95%2fe3%2f5c%2f95e35c40d7055f4e53418ba7898800d1--heath-robinson-kinetic-art.jpg&cdnurl=https%3a%2f%2fth.bing.com%2fth%2fid%2fR.14cfdf7ed84f5ed200881e5266447160%3frik%3d4oNkZ6Mm5gpqXA%26pid%3dImgRaw%26r%3d0&exph=490&expw=736&q=roland+emmett+railway&simid=608013695341967458&FORM=IRPRST&ck=CD93A1D76F525CFC3DB907252D15693A&selectedIndex=153&ajaxhist=0&ajaxserp=0 (https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=FM%2fffthP&id=86BF8A51E2924BAD07445C6A0AE626A3676483E2&thid=OIP.FM_ffthPXtIAiB5SZkRxYAHaE7&mediaurl=https%3a%2f%2fi.pinimg.com%2f736x%2f95%2fe3%2f5c%2f95e35c40d7055f4e53418ba7898800d1--heath-robinson-kinetic-art.jpg&cdnurl=https%3a%2f%2fth.bing.com%2fth%2fid%2fR.14cfdf7ed84f5ed200881e5266447160%3frik%3d4oNkZ6Mm5gpqXA%26pid%3dImgRaw%26r%3d0&exph=490&expw=736&q=roland+emmett+railway&simid=608013695341967458&FORM=IRPRST&ck=CD93A1D76F525CFC3DB907252D15693A&selectedIndex=153&ajaxhist=0&ajaxserp=0)
Years ago the Ontario Science Centre had a display of Emmet's creations, very entertaining!
Looks like Willie Wonka crashed into Dr Seuss!