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Toy Robots from Japan: Techno Fantasies: Techno Fantasies
Alan Bunkum
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Description for Toy Robots from Japan: Techno Fantasies: Techno Fantasies
Hardback. Num Pages: 126 pages, 220 color photos. BIC Classification: WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 220 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1074.
This fascinating book charts toy robot design of the last half of the 20th century and explores Japanese aesthetics in tinplate toys, especially robots. Over 200 photographs and original conceptual drawings illustrate this captivating history, from the wind-up walking mechanism of the "Diamond Planet Robot" to the sophisticated "Answer Game Machine," the first robot computer capable of doing mathematical problems. Tomy, Horikawa, Waco, and Sony are just a few of the manufacturers whose robotic designs are featured here. The captions provide much relevant information, including date, size, manufacturer, and current values. This important book is of compelling interest to historians, ... Read more
This fascinating book charts toy robot design of the last half of the 20th century and explores Japanese aesthetics in tinplate toys, especially robots. Over 200 photographs and original conceptual drawings illustrate this captivating history, from the wind-up walking mechanism of the "Diamond Planet Robot" to the sophisticated "Answer Game Machine," the first robot computer capable of doing mathematical problems. Tomy, Horikawa, Waco, and Sony are just a few of the manufacturers whose robotic designs are featured here. The captions provide much relevant information, including date, size, manufacturer, and current values. This important book is of compelling interest to historians, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Weight
1084g
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764322747
SKU
V9780764322747
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Ref
99-12
About Alan Bunkum
Alan Bunkum is an artist, lecturer, and of Head of Fine Art at Loughborough University, UK. His fascination in toys began while studying at the Slade School of Fine Art in London in the 1970s, when he discovered robot prints and sculptures by Eduardo Paolozzi. He possesses one of the largest collections of toy robots in the UK.
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