Penny-in-the-Slot Automata and the Working Model
Hardback (01 Jan 2005)
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This is the first comprehensive guide to those ingenious amusements which have delighted visitors to the seaside, fairground, or exhibition for over a century. The book features many of the unusual coin-operated models and tableaux built to entertain the public from the 1860s to the 1970s. The models are based on a variety of themes including haunted houses, drunkard scenes, executions, laughing clowns, sailors, puppet-shows, and miniature locomotives. There are also chapters devoted to American machines (such as fortune-tellers and vendors) and mechanical music-the precursor to the modern jukebox. With over 200 color illustrations, including many of the rarest surviving examples, plus a price guide, this unique book will be a comprehensive source of reference for automata and working-model enthusiasts and collectors.
Book information
ISBN: | 9780709074083 |
Publisher: | Robert Hale |
Imprint: | Robert Hale |
Pub date: | 01 Jan 2005 |
DEWEY: | 688.728 |
DEWEY edition: | 22 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 224 |
Weight: | 1170g |
Height: | 280mm |
Width: | 230mm |
Spine width: | 22mm |