Automata and Mechanical Toys
Author : Rodney Peppé
Publisher :
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 48,34 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Mechanical toys
ISBN :
Author : Rodney Peppé
Publisher :
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 48,34 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Mechanical toys
ISBN :
Author : Mary Hillier
Publisher : Landmark Books International
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 49,96 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Mechanical dolls
ISBN : 9781870630276
This book deals with the evolution of mechanical toys following on the history of automata from very early times.
Author : Rodney Peppe
Publisher : The Crowood Press
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 33,27 MB
Release : 2023-12-19
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0719843510
Automata and mechanical toys delight children and adults alike with the beauty of their design and the excitement of their movement. This book explains how the mechanisms work and celebrates many leading makers. Topics covered: ·History of automata & mechanical toys including the early inventors from Hero of Alexandria, through the mechanical marvels of the eighteenth & nineteenth centuries, to contemporary automata. ·Advice on how to get started; tools and materials required and techniques explained. ·Step-by-step instructions with clear colour photographs.
Author : Robert Race
Publisher : The Crowood Press
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 35,55 MB
Release : 2018-10-23
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1785004921
This beautiful book draws on Robert Race's extensive collection of traditional moving toys, looking at the ways the makers have achieved remarkable and varied results, often with very limited resources. Each chapter begins by looking at the mechanisms and materials used in some of these traditional moving toys, goes on to consider possible variations, and describes how to make a related moving toy. It continues, from this basis, to develop a design for an automaton. The book shows that designing and making these simple but wonderfully satisfying mechanical devices is fun, and that good results can be achieved in many different ways, using a variety of materials, tools and equipment such as wood and wire, card and paper, bamboo, string, tin plate and feathers. It exploits, in a simple way, mechanisms such as levers, linkages, cranks and cams. It explores different ways of moving those mechanisms directly by hand, by springs or falling weights, and by the wind. Beautifully illustrated with 117 colour images.
Author : Robert Race
Publisher : Crowood
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 22,25 MB
Release : 2014-05-31
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1847977456
Designing and making successful automata involves combining materials, mechanisms and magic. Making Simple Automata explains how to design and construct small scale, simple mechanical devices made for fun. Materials such as paper and card, wood, wire, tinplate and plastics are covered along with mechanisms - levers and linkages, cranks and cams, wheels, gears, pulleys, springs, ratchets and pawls. This wonderful book is illustrated with examples throughout and explains the six golden rules for making automata alongside detailed step-by-step projects. Magic - an unanalyzable charm, a strong fascination so that the whole is more than the sum of its parts. Superbly illustrated with 110 colour photographs with examples and detailed step-by-step projects.
Author : Aidan Lawrence Onn
Publisher :
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 44,83 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Kinetic sculpture
ISBN :
Making Automata is hard. Making other sorts of three dimensional objects can also be hard, but he extra dimension of movement seems to add a disproportionate amount of difficulty. For most people, especially those untrained in engineering skills, getting to the point where making making mechanical devices is easy, can be a long and frustrating task. Then again, there are many people who have a sound understanding of engineering but can't even draw a horse. These things can be learnt. This book does not teach you to draw a horse, but it removes the mystery that surrounds the world of mechanisms and the business of making things move. Cabaret Mechanical Movement contains a lot of theory but it is also packed with practical tips and ideas for making your own automata, moving toys, or mechanical sculpture.
Author : Rodney Peppe
Publisher : Crowood Press (UK)
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 23,13 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN :
Mechanical toys transcend categories of age with their universal appeal. Whether the mechanism is hidden or revealed, simple or complex, the cycle of movement allows you to simply turn a handle and see the magic work. Making Mechanical Toys explains how to make these wonderful and fascinating toys through a variety of bright and exciting projects. 17 original "gallery" mechanical toys have been designed and made especially for this book, which includes step-by-step instructions with over a 140 color photographs and plans for making the toys. Advice on tools and materials, priming and painting, and tricks of the trade draw upon the author’s wide experience.
Author : Mary Hillier
Publisher :
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 47,78 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Mechanical toys
ISBN : 9780904041323
Author : Rob Ives
Publisher : Tarquin Group
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 19,44 MB
Release : 1998-01-07
Category : Handicraft
ISBN : 9781899618217
Patterns and instructions for creating four models.
Author : Rodney Frost
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 37,26 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Kinetic art
ISBN : 1402732236
Rodney Frost provides an introduction to the world of kinetic art - art that moves. Beginning with easy and fun projects like weather vanes and mobiles powered by air currents, he moves onto simple toys that are manipulated with strings and art mechanised by levers, cranks, cams and cogs.