A common goal that a lot of modders have is to take the product they are dealing with and help it appear more modern, or even futuristic. It’s not often you see a throwback to time when brass and intricate design were commonplace.
The end result is a monitor that is an accurate representation of what it would look like a few hundred years ago, had something like this actually existed.
The Steampunk Keyboard looked terribly anachronistic sitting in front of my Dell 1907FP flat panel monitor and while I hesitated to tear open a $300 monitor that was still under warantee, art must be served.
Source: Steampunk Workshop