When I posted about the Mortuary Automaton, a kind reader linked me to this awesome Haunted House Automaton, supposedly from the Edinburgh Museum of Childhood.
Too bad the picture is so small because there’s some cool stuff going on here. I tried to find other videos on youtube to no avail, and googled a bit. In my humble opinion, “Haunted House Automaton” should yield many more results.
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6 responses to “Haunted House Automaton”
That’s fantastic! Love all the little details. The Museum of Childhood sounds great, too. I can imagine modern children being shocked at the kind of toys their forebears had to put up with. They’ll probably be even more shocked when they realise a lot of them were actually pretty cool.
I wonder if modern kids could appreciate these old beauties. Would they choose an Xbox over an automaton? Most likely.
That’s pretty great!
I thought you might like this!
I’ve been trying to find a video of this to show my partner as my Mum used to take me and my brothers to the Museum of Childhood every summer during the school holidays and he has never been. This is the only video I could find! There’s also a Sweeney Todd one. They ignited my love for automatons from a young age. I hope to show them to him and my daughter next year, she just turned one so won’t appreciate any of it much yet haha.
I am so sorry that I only found this blog now and posted my message above. My heart is heavy as I have just read through Dana’s Instagram account that she is no longer with us. I hope that she is at peace and her loved ones are well. Kerri x