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Keith Incorporated

Keith Incorporated

Simon Tait’s Mews – No.10 It’s Keith’s birthday so he goes to the computer centre to sort out a programme, pops in to the overall shop for a new pair,…
‘Sad Frog’ by Keith Newstead

‘Sad Frog’ by Keith Newstead

Keith Newstead has started making wonderful automata from the flotsam which arrives regularly at his local beach in Cornwall. The contents of containers lost at sea sometimes contain large amounts…
Steppy Movement from a Smooth Cam

Steppy Movement from a Smooth Cam

Interestingly, the motion derived from the smooth helical cam is jerky because the ratchet moves it in a series of 12 steps. The pin in the foreground moves back and…
Miami Icebreaker

Miami Icebreaker

Simon Tait’s Mews – No.9 Miami has never seen anything like it before. It’s not me saying that, it’s Dr Andrew R Hirschl, respected dentist of that parish, and he’s…
Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre

Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre

Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre opened their new permanent exhibition in Glasgow at the new Trongate 103 Centre last September. They have a daily programme of performances of their incredible machines, (prices…
Living Mechanicals

Living Mechanicals

A small collection of CMT automata from Automatomania will be shown during the Manipulate Visual Theatre Festival from 2nd Feb to 6th Feb 2010 Living Mechanicals Travis Theatre Edinburgh
Heart in Hand

Heart in Hand

The perfect gift for Valentines, a one-off piece from Carlos Zapata. This a very stunning but gentle piece with a fantastic action as the hand opens and closes. 43 cm.…
Automata: Contemporary Mechanical Sculpture

Automata: Contemporary Mechanical Sculpture

A new exhibition has just opened at the Chazen Museum of Art in Madison, WI. The exhibition features the collection and work of Michael Croft, who will also be giving…
Tim’s Little Shop of Chuckles

Tim’s Little Shop of Chuckles

Simon Tait’s Mews – No.8 Ever realised there was a product you absolutely needed but that didn’t exist? The kind of thing that chaps used to send new apprentices off…
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