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Eric the Robot 1928 pictorial

Eric the Robot 1928 pictorial "Robot That Moves & Talks Opens Exposition" London

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  • Condition: An original magazine article that has been carefully removed, and sent in an acid free sleeve.
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    Description

    "Robot That Moves and Talks Opens Exposition". Eric was the first British robot, built in 1928 by First World War veteran Captain William Richards, and aircraft engineer Alan Reffell. He was constructed to open the Exhibition of the Society of Model Engineers at London's Royal Horticultural Hall in 1928, after the Duke of York cancelled and an exasperated Richards, the exhibition's secretary, offered to "make a man of tin" to take the Duke's place. At the event's opening, Eric rose to his feet, bowed and gave a four-minute opening address.
    This is an original partial page magazine article from 1928.
    We do not photocopy these.
    Page measures 6 1/2” x 9”.
    Eric the Robot 1928 pictorial "Robot That Moves & Talks Opens Exposition" London
    Eric the Robot 1928 pictorial "Robot That Moves & Talks Opens Exposition" London
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    Description
    "Robot That Moves and Talks Opens Exposition". Eric was the first British robot, built in 1928 by First World War veteran Captain William Richards, and aircraft engineer Alan Reffell. He was constructed to open the Exhibition of the Society of Model Engineers at London's Royal Horticultural Hall in 1928, after the Duke of York cancelled and an exasperated Richards, the exhibition's secretary, offered to "make a man of tin" to take the Duke's place. At the event's opening, Eric rose to his feet, bowed and gave a four-minute opening address.
    This is an original partial page magazine article from 1928.
    We do not photocopy these.
    Page measures 6 1/2” x 9”.
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