Hi Andrew! I didn't know you were on this list. There was an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer when HUGO was coming out about a guy who retired from the Franklin Institute and helped advise on the film. Ironically, I grew up near Philly (where I now live) and remember the working Automaton - it was outside the cafeteria. And, just last month, as I pulled out my old scrapbook of my early teen years I came across the ACTUAL pen drawing that the Automaton drew for me,. (I think you put in a quarter to make it work. The paper it is on has the history of the machine printed on the back. If important enough that others want to see a scan, I can post it. Steve Ramm In a message dated 4/20/2012 3:28:01 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
For my friends on Phono-L who love antique mechanical things, and the stories behind them: http://www.popyrus.com/hugo/index.html Best, Andrew Baron Santa Fe _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
