1952 – Ebenezer the Mechanical Man – Jack Brownson (American)

(Source: Mechanix Illustrated June 1952)
Mechanical Ebenezer
Children in Des Moines, Iowa are enchanted by a six-foot mechanical man who walks, talks, and smokes cigarettes. Jack Brownson, who spent four years making him, guides Ebenezer by a cable, projects his voice through loadspeaker. Construction is almost entirely auto parts.
Tags: 1952, American, Ebenezer the Mechanical Man, Humanoid, Jack Brownson, Mechanical Man, Robot
February 7th, 2012 at 2:56 am
This is just fantastic.