Penny-In-The-Slot Automata and the Working Model
| AUTHOR | Hesketh, Darren |
| PUBLISHER | Robert Hale & Company (09/01/2004) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
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.
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9780709074083
ISBN-10:
0709074085
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
224
Carton Quantity:
14
Product Dimensions:
8.80 x 0.90 x 10.70 inches
Weight:
2.55 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Price on Product - Canadian,
Dust Cover,
Price on Product,
Table of Contents,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
CN
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Technology & Engineering | Machinery
Technology & Engineering | General
Technology & Engineering | Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades
Dewey Decimal:
688.728
Library of Congress Control Number:
TJ1557
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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.
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