We have been entertaining and inspiring visitors & makers with our collection of automata since 1981. Now based in Hastings, UK we have exhibitions all over the world.
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If you have left it too late to send any cards don’t despair, we have a free download for you. Keith Newstead’s jolly design shows Santa and his reindeer having…
Keith Newstead has just joined the fabulous Instructables website which is full of all sorts of things to make. Keith will be uploading details on how to make some of…
A lovely new one-off piece from Carlos Zapata. This little man has sprouted wings, and built himself an ingenious mechanism to help launch himself into the air! But it is…
This evening we have a special one-off ‘Silver’ pig by Keith Newstead. This pig has been cut out of Stainless Steel. A lovely present for a special anniversary or congratulatory…
Wooden Circles for Your Automata Projects So Many Circles! Circles are found in dozens of mechanisms including cams, eccentrics, cranks, pin wheels, collars, followers, and flywheels. Circles may also serve…
Ron Fuller (a.k.a. The Village Toymaker) always makes a few ‘Stocking Fullers’ each Christmas. This AutoStirrer is one of our favourites. “Be one up on your office pals, see the…
Automata Maker and illustrator Sophie Naylor takes inspiration from British culture, historical inventions, gadgetry, contraptions, and nostalgic eras. She likes to depict ‘Britishness’ in an eccentric, quirky, humorous context. This…
