Thanks Steve ~ The man of parts article has some inaccuracies (as much print / on-line media does). The Oscar video is something that I have mixed feelings about, but I'm glad to see that they at least made the costume loose.
A comment about yours regarding putting in a quarter -- You are remembering correctly that you got a drawing for a quarter, but this would have been taken by the operator as there was never any coin mechanism on the machine (as far as I know). Thanks for your clarification on the name The Franklin, vs. The Franklin Institute. I remember the former; didn't realize it had reverted back. The Franklin Institute was the first place of major organized scientific learning and dissemination, I think starting around 1824. Key technologies by many inventors and corporations were often first demonstrated publicly at the Institute, at least into the mid 20th century. It reopened as an interactive museum in 1933 at its current location which was built for the purpose (and entombing one of the largest locomotives ever built in the process). It remains a vital and fascinating place, and has many treasures tucked away, in addition to what's on exhibit. Please keep me posted on the scan of your drawing. A high-res scan, of 300 dpi (ideally) would be great for my study. Best, Andy On Apr 22, 2012, at 1:17 PM, [email protected] wrote: > I was able to dig up the two articles on the Automaton from the > Philadelphia Inquirer that I mentioned: > > > First the guy I mentioned who maintained it for many years: > > > _A man of parts._ > (http://www.philly.com/philly/news/science/20111120_A_man_of_parts_.html?viewAll=y) > > > > and then this - with video. > > _Franklin Institute Automaton ready for his Oscar_ > (http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/artswatch/Franklin-Institute-Automaton-ready-for-his-close-up.ht > ml?ref=more-like-this) > > > Because of interest, I'm gonna dig out the drawing I mentioned and scan it. > > > BTW, Andy (and others). The museum (founded by Ben Franklin, and where > Emile Berliner first demonstrated his Gramophone in 1887) tried to market > itself as The Franklin a few years ago but locals complained because of > nostalgic memories. So it is now back to being "The Franklin Institute" > > > Steve > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org > _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
