Tag: George the Robot

The first version of "George' the robot built when Tony Sale was seventeen years old in 1949. Compare with image below shows that this negative/print masked out the brand of vacuum cleaner.   The later version of "George" displayed bigger feet, broader shoulders, and with ears! I contacted Tony Sale in 2009 and hopefully soon I will …

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 The 1932 George Robot by Capt. William H.Richards is an improved version of the 1928 Eric Robot. There is also a later 1952 version named Robert Robot with a different head, but I have no record of who owned and operated Robert Robot back then [1].    The 1932 head is more sculptured, rounded than the later, more …

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