Automaton making
The making of moving mechanical sculptures and toys (see also toy making and puppet making).
| Status | Currently viable(see ‘Other information’) |
| Craft category | Toys and automata |
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| Origin in the UK | |
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| Current total no. serious amateur makers |
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History
Techniques
Local forms
Sub-crafts
Issues affecting the viability of the craft
Support organisations
Craftspeople currently known
- Paul Spooner
- Keith Newstead
- Robert Race
- Clare Pattinson
There is a list of makers on the Cabaret Mechanical Theatre website.
Other information
According to the British Toymakers Guild, automata making is thriving and is of ‘least concern’.
